Swatantra Kumar

CEO

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands17 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in IT Strategy and Digital Transformation.
  • Proven track record in AI and emerging technologies.
  • Strong leadership in cross-functional and global teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology strategy leader with expertise in AI-driven digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

It StrategyIt GovernanceAi Strategy

Other Skills

IT TransformationProgram ManagementOrganizational LeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Change ManagementCritical ThinkingProfessional ServicesAI Agents.NET FrameworkASP.NETProgram DevelopmentAgile LeadershipBusiness StrategyPrompt Engineering

About

As a forward-thinking leader in the Technology Strategy and Digital Transformation, I am driven by the opportunity to shape the future of the technology landscape within organizations and create meaningful business impact. With hands-on experience, I thrive at the intersection of business and technology, enabling enterprises to navigate complex digital journeys, implement innovative solutions, and transform operational models to deliver measurable results. Throughout my career, an entrepreneurial spirit has been a guiding force. From establishing and managing a development and web hosting business at a young age to pursuing various digital ventures, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to take products from inception to successful delivery. Having collaborated with enterprises across diverse domains and geographies, from Canada to Australia and everywhere in between - I have honed a global perspective on building tailored solutions that address unique organizational needs. ✳️ Core Strengths: ✔ Strategic IT Leadership: I define strategic and inspiring technology visions, driving IT strategy, governance, and transformation to align with organizational objectives. ✔ AI & Digital Transformation: I enable businesses to harness the power of AI and emerging technologies to gain a competitive advantage. ✔ Transformational Leadership: I lead cross-functional teams across continents and cultures, fostering a culture of collaboration and inspiring peak performance. ✔ Impact-Oriented Solutions: I focus on delivering outcomes that matter, whether innovating future-ready solutions, optimizing tailored processes, enhancing customer experiences, or driving revenue growth. ✳️ Specialties: Digital & AI Transformation | IT Strategy & Governance | Value Consulting | IT Architecture | Program Management | Leadership

Experience

17 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Kpmg nederland

5 roles

Head of IT Strategy & Transformation

Promoted

May 2025Present · 1 yr · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ♦ Developing mid-long-term vision and IT Strategy to meet business objectives and defining a future state for IT that aligns with the organization’s strategic goals.
  • ♦ Establishing and enforcing IT policies and governance frameworks to ensure operational consistency, compliance, and effective risk management.
  • ♦ Defined and drove the strategic direction of digital products and platforms, ensuring alignment with evolving organizational needs and market trends.
  • ♦ Developed and managed business cases for large-scale IT (transformation) initiatives, securing executive buy-in and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and ROI expectations.
  • ♦ Championed the integration of digital, emerging, and AI technologies to transform business operations, enhance customer value, and drive innovation.
  • ♦ Identified, evaluated, and implemented innovative technologies, leading organizational adoption and managing change to maximize business impact.
IT StrategyIT GovernanceIT TransformationAI StrategyProgram ManagementOrganizational Leadership+1

AI Strategy & Enablement Lead

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ♦ Developing AI Strategy and Portfolio: Spearheading the design and execution of the firm's AI roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • ♦ Driving AI Capabilities: Establishing a unified, firm-wide approach to AI adoption and integration, fostering a cohesive and scalable AI ecosystem.
  • ♦ Leading AI Enablement: Aligning cross-functional teams to operationalize AI strategies effectively, embedding AI into core business processes.
  • ♦ Managing Strategic AI Accelerators: Accountable for delivering critical AI initiatives that enhance efficiency, innovation, and business value.
  • ♦ Identifying Opportunities & upskilling AI Literacy: Recognizing automation and AI-driven opportunities while championing AI literacy and adoption across the firm.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Change ManagementIT StrategyCritical ThinkingAI Strategy

Head of Solution Design & Development

Promoted

Jun 2021May 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ♦ Responsible for the technological vision, direction & strategy
  • ♦ Defining technology strategy, governance model, and architecture principles, improving trustworthiness in solution delivery
  • ♦ Review, implement/adopt, and monitor the emerging technology/platform to enhance business offering
  • ♦ Closely working with C-level executives (CIO/CTO/CDO)
  • ♦ P/L owner across multiple initiatives
  • ♦ Leading AI taskforce
  • ♦ Leading Low-Code services
  • ♦ Accountable for developing Internal Development Platform (IDP)
  • ♦ Measure and Improve digital standards, solution design, technology backbone
  • ♦ Improve agility, collaboration
  • ♦ Establish data management and governance strategy for maturing data practice
  • ♦ Accelerate growth by appraising, improving, and scaling the solutions
  • ♦ Recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical teams from the ground up

Manager | Engagement Manager

Promoted

Oct 2018Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ♦ Pre-Sales - Prospecting and qualifying leads, Identifying solutions to customer pain points, Crafting a unique selling proposition, Responsible for covering the technical and content side in the sales process
  • ♦ Answering RFPs, supporting POCs, Demo's, deep dives, pitches
  • ♦ Engagement Manager - Multiple International firm' assignments
  • ♦ Principle Cloud & Solution Architect
  • ♦ Cloud Migration - Continuous alignment with global services for Cloud Transformation and Migration
  • ♦ Release Management - Managing releases for large and complex financial engagement with one of the largest European Bank
  • ♦ IT SERVICE Manager Lab Infrastructure - ensures optimal performance, efficiency, reliability and adaptability to a variety of Hardware and Software. High Availability for Environments, Applications, and Infrastructure. Governance of on-premise infrastructure.
  • ♦ Implementation of IAAS/PAAS services in private/public/hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
  • ♦ Managing SaaS product's technical lifecycle and IT SERVICE OPERATION for Globally deployed Gamified e-learning portal (open to 120 countries)
  • ♦ Vendor Management
  • ♦ Reporting on the status of development, operations, and performance
  • ♦ Pre/Post Sales Architect for OutSystems
  • ♦ Pre-Sales Mendix
  • ♦ Container & Cluster Management
  • https://kpmg.com/nl/en/home/contacts/k/swatantra-kumar.html

Senior Consultant

May 2017Sep 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ♦ IT Service transition for SaaS based Gamification learning apps, Cloud Consulting
  • ♦ Scrum Master of Distributed Teams on various International engagements
  • ♦ Management Consultant helping public sector organizations to solve issues, create value, maximize growth and improving business performance
  • ♦ DevOps - Build and release engineer (Continuous Integration CI, Continuous Deployment CD) for numerous DevOps engagements
  • ♦ Core Developer on complex banking project designing calculation workflows
  • ♦ Responsible for ETL and Data delivery for one of the largest multinational bank globally
  • ♦ Team Lead: managing an offshore remote team
  • ♦ Building, Integrating and monitoring - GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, Jfrog Artifactory

Kpmg

2 roles

Senior Manager | Senior Product Manager | Global Power Platform Lead

Promoted

Oct 2022Apr 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ▷ Head of Solution Design & Development function
  • ▷ Product Management - Low-Code platforms (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Sharepoint, OutSystems)
  • ▷ Simplifying, improving & standardizing the DevOps practices
  • ▷ Global Power Platform CoE Program Manager
  • ▷ Building and managing the cross-functional distributed team of engineers and product managers responsible for bringing solutions to life
Professional Services

Senior Manager | Global Citizen Development Program Lead

Jul 2021Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ▷ Head of Solution Design & Development function
  • ▷ Global Power Platform CoE Program Manager
  • ▷ Global Citizen Development Program Lead
  • ▷ EMEA Low-Code CoE founding member
  • ▷ OutSystems Technology Champion
  • ▷ Leading technical consulting, architecture and distributed development teams
  • ▷ Building and managing the distributed team of engineers

Rabobank

5 roles

Lead Solutions Architect

Mar 2021Jun 2021 · 3 mos · Utrecht, Netherlands

Technical Support Operations Manager

Oct 2020Apr 2021 · 6 mos · Utrecht, Netherlands

Cloud Architect

Nov 2019Jul 2020 · 8 mos

Release Manager

May 2019Nov 2019 · 6 mos

Solutions Architect

May 2017May 2019 · 2 yrs

Credit agricole consumer finance

Low-Code Consultant

Nov 2019May 2020 · 6 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Nn

DevOps Consultant

Sep 2019Sep 2019 · 0 mo · The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Ing

Cloud Specialist

Jul 2019Oct 2019 · 3 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Nep group, inc.

Lead Technical Consultant

Jun 2016Apr 2017 · 10 mos · Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site

  • ✓ Developed Advanced Content Management System for Media Workflow and Content Delivery
  • ✓ Integrated with Media Asset Management portal and DRM (Digital rights management)
  • ✓ Provided the production workflow, from capturing to the most innovative solutions for video content, from creation to management and global distribution to VOD platforms
  • ✓ Supporting HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) + Apple FairPlay or Microsoft PlayReady dynamic encryption workflow
  • ✓ Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments

Arrows group global

Associate Project Manager | Product Lead

Jun 2016Apr 2017 · 10 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Happiest minds technologies

3 roles

Associate Project Manager

Jul 2015Jun 2016 · 11 mos

  • Then - OSSCube Solutions Ltd
  • ✓ Support Solutions or Management by providing project management control of key initiatives.
  • ✓ Ensure adherence to common processes, such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) process.
  • ✓ Work with Project Team to define, estimate & schedule project work to achieve project scope.
  • ✓ Provide a platform for communication and relationship management -- engage stakeholders for buy-in, relieve bottlenecks & complexity.
  • ✓ Provide performance monitoring, information, and reporting; help diagnose the root cause of problems.
  • ✓ Identify and escalate critical issues in a timely manner.
  • ✓ Ensure teams are taking corrective action as necessary to deliver complete scope, desired quality, and timeliness of strategic programs.
  • ✓ Keep team apprised via project plans, meetings and discussion minutes of project tasks identified, tasks to be completed, and work not completed.

Project Lead

Jul 2012Jul 2015 · 3 yrs

  • Then - OSSCube Solutions Ltd
  • ♦ Defining implementation standards and guidelines for Travel and Hospitality giant
  • ♦ Understanding pain areas and recommending IT Transformation Roadmaps to Client
  • ♦ Designing Architecture
  • ♦ Project/Client/Resource Handling
  • ♦ Task allocation and execution
  • ♦ Creating PSR, MoM, and scope document, SRS / Prototype of Projects.

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2010Jul 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Then - OSSCube Solutions Ltd
  • ♦ Executed a Data Migration project for an e-commerce domain
  • ♦ Coding as per MVC Architecture
  • ♦ DB profiling and load optimization
  • ♦ QA / Testing of code developed by the team
  • ♦ GIT/SVN configuration
  • ♦ Development of robust, scalable, high-volume web application in the fast-paced project environment
  • ♦ To do technical feasibility, analysis, designing and reviews

Cox & kings ltd

Software Engineering Manager

Jul 2010Jun 2016 · 5 yrs 11 mos · London | Mumbai · Hybrid

  • ♦ Scrum Master, responsible for 2 teams of size 7-9 each
  • ♦ Managing the day-to-day activities of the development team within an Agile/Scrum environment
  • ♦ Build, recruit, manage, and coach the team of engineers
  • ♦ Scoping the Business requirements from Onshore functional Team and translating into an action plan
  • ♦ Enhancing delivery and productivity of Offshore Team
  • ♦ Collaborating Functional and Technical needs of Onshore Team and getting delivered from Offshore Team
  • ♦ Managing Change configuration & release management for 3 territories UK/US/AUS over 12 environments
  • ♦ Creating Functional Document
  • ♦ User Training
  • ♦ UAT/Production Support
  • ♦ Company’s SMQA / Code review to meet standards.
  • ♦ Software Change / Configuration Management / Impact Analysis
  • ♦ Architecture Design / Solution Architect
  • ♦ Understanding the Legacy system and porting them
  • ♦ Responsible for the overall development life cycle

Pronto infotech

Development Team Lead

Oct 2009Jul 2010 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • ♦ Responsible for developing/implementing the go-live strategy for projects
  • ♦ Development of modules and integration
  • ♦ Designing Application Architecture
  • ♦ Creating SRS / Prototype of Projects
  • ♦ QA / Testing of code developed by the team
  • ♦ Managing Projects / Team
  • ♦ Developing Company’s custom libraries and frameworks

Alfa overseas, mumbai

Senior Web Developer

Jun 2009Oct 2009 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • ♦ Designing and Developing Application Architecture
  • ♦ Automating backup jobs
  • ♦ QA of the deliverables
  • ♦ Managing Team
  • ♦ Client coordination

Vision websters pvt ltd

Web Application Developer

Feb 2009Jun 2009 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • ♦ Developed Web Applications for the NGOs
  • ♦ Designed databases for the CMS and e-commerce webshops
  • ♦ Wrote Unit Tests for the functionalities in TDD
  • ♦ Managing Modules
  • ♦ API Testing

Swatantra solutions

Founder

Mar 2006Present · 20 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • 🎯 Management Consultant (Technology)
  • 🎯 Digital Transformation - Strategy, Planning, and Implementation
  • 🎯 Cloud Consulting & Hosting
  • 🎯 Content Management, Content Delivery & Performance Optimization
  • 🎯 Web migrations and deployments
  • 🎯 Web development and design

Vodafone idea limited

Inbound Customer Service Representative

Mar 2006Jun 2006 · 3 mos · Pune Division, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Prakrith Teleservices, division of then Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa and India's Essar Group; later acquired by Vodafone

Indian oil corp limited

Software Developer Internship

Jul 2005Jul 2005 · 0 mo · Barauni, Bihar, India · On-site

  • Application Developer Trainee in the MIS Department at Barauni Refinery

Education

Harvard University

Diploma — Technology Entrepreneurship

Jan 2022Present

Vlerick Business School

Digital MBA — Artificial Intelligence

Jun 2024Present

Jaipur National University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Artificial Intelligence

Nov 2024Jan 2028

Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

Master of Technology (M.Tech.) — Software Systems

Jan 2015Present

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing

Jan 2008Jan 2009

North Maharashtra University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Computer Engineering

Jan 2008Present

SAHIBGANJ COLLEGE, SAHIBGANJ

HSC

RMK, Banka

SSC

EF Language Abroad

EF Standard English

EF Executive Language Institute

Diploma of Education — Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature

Oct 2021Present

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