Dr Manikandan Balasubramanian

CEO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India26 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years of experience in Agile transformations.
  • Expert in driving AI adoption for organizational change.
  • Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt with proven results.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Agile transformations and change management within enterprise environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile CoachingChange ManagementAgileOperational ExcellenceSix SigmaBusiness Process ConsultingProject ManagementDevelopment

Other Skills

AI AdoptionCommunicationsDevOpsTestingTransformationProgram ManagementNegotiationCommunicationProcess ImprovementMentoringMetrics AnalysisMaintenanceEnhancementOral CommunicationProcess Mapping

About

Enterprise Change Leader and Agile Coach, with over 25 years of experience driving data-driven process improvements and organizational Agile transformations. Proven record in delivering sustained business value through strategic deployment of Agile practices and operational excellence. Currently spearheading Enterprise Change Management focused on AI adoption for internal transformation Specialties: Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)TCS Certified Agile Ninja Coach, PSM1 Certified, SAFe Agilist, ADAAP-QMG MBB Certified (Trained & Certified by Prof. A K Chaudhuri and Er. Shin Taguchi).ASQ Six Sigma BB Certified TCS Six Sigma GB & BB Certified CSQA Certified ITIL V3 Foundation

Experience

26 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
26 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
26 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Tata consultancy services

12 roles

Head, Enterprise Change Management, tcs^AI

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos

  • Leading enterprise-wide change management for AI-first delivery culture and adoption of AI/Gen AI tools, working directly with CxOs, Senior Leaders and stakeholders
  • Driving organization-wide adoption of AI capabilities and tools
Agile CoachingChange ManagementAI Adoption

Head, Marketing, Communications and OCM

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Managing organizational change management for the transformation initiatives
  • Managing internal and external communications
Change ManagementCommunications

Head Engineering Excellence

Apr 2024Feb 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Established Engineering Excellence function comprising of Agile, DevOps, Testing and Accessibility CoEs to elevate the delivery standards
AgileDevOpsTesting

Head, Strategy and Operations

Promoted

Aug 2023Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Managing transformation and operational excellence of Internal IT function, digital backbone of the organization
  • Working with CxOs, Senior Leaders and Stakeholders on digital transformation initiatives
TransformationOperational Excellence

Head, Program and Change Management

Jul 2022Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • • Led program management and change initiatives for business transformation group
Program ManagementChange Management

Enterprise Agile Coach

Jun 2017Jul 2023 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Responsible for enterprise wide Agile transformation
Agile CoachingNegotiationCommunication

Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Promoted

Nov 2008Jun 2017 · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • The Areas of Resposibility includes
  • Strategize Process Improvement
  • Prepare for Process Improvement
  • Improve the processes
  • Monitor and Control the Process Improvement
  • Process Improvement Competency Development in the Organization
  • Process Improvement Infrastructure Set up in the Organization
Process ImprovementSix Sigma

Business Process Consultant

Mar 2007Oct 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Have done Business Process Consulting assignments in Manufacturing, Specialty Pharmacy and Retail domain
  • Responsibilities:
  • Study AS-IS Business Process
  • Visit the companies
  • Identify the areas of improvement
  • Identify the Solutions
  • Recommend the Solutions
  • Prepare the TO-BE Business Process
Business Process ConsultingProcess Improvement

SLA Quality Leader & Site Leader

Jul 2004Oct 2004 · 3 mos

  • Managing projects by SLAs
  • Defining, Collecting & analysing metrics for improvements
  • Interacting with Customers to understand the requirements & come up with Process Improvements
  • Defining scope for development and design as per the business needs.
  • Business process Analysis and detailing of the requirements
Project ManagementMetrics Analysis

Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Promoted

Mar 2003Feb 2007 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Leading key processes of Six Sigma Core Group within a Large Relationship – Information Management and providing assistance in other key processes - Strategy & Planning, Training, Examination and Certification.
  • Mentoring Six Sigma projects in different business group in the relationship
  • Grooming Black Belts within Relationship.
  • Reviewing progress of the project at Tollgate reviews
  • Evaluate Six-Sigma Projects in line with GDC Business Goals & Objectives.
  • Conducting Green Belt Training for all associates and conducting Green Belt Exam
  • Process Owner of Process Improvement Project tracking Tool
  • Editor of Six Sigma News Letter
  • Incorporate, Institutionalise, and Propagate Results of Six Sigma Projects.
Six SigmaMentoring

Developer in Project 2

Jan 2002Jun 2004 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Responsibilities:
  • Develop the new process/ Programs
  • Prepare test plans, Test specifications
  • Prepare scripts for volume testing the system
  • Identify the scalability of the system quantitatively
  • Implement the optimized system
  • Provide post implementation support till the system is certified as stable
DevelopmentTesting

Developer in Project 1

Jan 2000Jan 2002 · 2 yrs

  • The scope of work involves.
  • Maintenance of programs for supporting the system.
  • Provide Enhancement to the system as per client requirements.
  • Creation of test plans for the modified programs and carrying out unit testing. Also, provide support during acceptance testing.
  • On call/Production Support.
MaintenanceEnhancementDevelopment

Education

Bharathiar University

Doctor of Philosophy

Nov 2017Oct 2023

Bharathiar University

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Dec 2014May 2016

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

B.Sc.

Jan 1996Jan 2000

Regional Institure of Technology, Jamshedpur

B.Sc.

MHSS, Karur

High School — HSC

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