Program lead for Google India and Southeast Asia regulatory compliance for Payments products (GPay, Payment Aggregation, etc.) ensuring the organization's compliance posture to seamlessly operate in the respective markets.
Successfully ran 3 large scale regulatory programs over 3+ quarters working with Regulators (RBI, NPCI, etc.) to understand new regulations and then partnering with Product Counsel, Engineering, Business Development to implement changes and finally leading independent audits run by 3P Audit firms.
Lead program manager responsible for strategic planning and execution of product development, customer journey mapping, deployment strategies, product requirement and feature enhancement documentation managing a 20+ member team constituting of engineers and product managers.
Established core agile principles for the team by breaking up long term product roadmap in smaller deliverables resulting in 10 feature launches in a calendar year.
Management Consultant (4 Promotions)
Accenture Strategy
08.2016 - 08.2022
Responded to 10+ RFPs in 2021 leading to 6 wins that resulted in $15+ million in revenue generated for Accenture
Led the Speech Analytics discovery workstream for a Global Athletic Footwear and Apparel brand, leading a team of 4 resources to uncover insights that resulted in 20% reduction in Operating Expenses, 15% improvement in CSAT & 35% reduction in complaints
Improved CSAT scores by 20% & Containment rates by 15% for a North American Utility provider by redesigning conversational flows for high priority customer intents
Served as the Customer Experience Architect for a British financial services institution, identifying 20+ transformative initiatives over the course of 2 years, resulting in the modernization of their legacy call center solution to a modern omni-channel customer conversation center
Accomplishments
Champion of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiative for the practice (50+ team members), responsible to set up activities and events with internal and external experts to share the importance of having a culture where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves
Part of Google's recruitment process to identify talent in the Program Management space conducting 2-3 hiring interviews every month
<ul><li>Directed 5 locations generating $14.5M+ in annual sales.</li><li>Delivered highest company metrics, with measurable gains over previous years:</li><li>Top 2 highest grossing stores ($4.3M and $3.8M)</li><li>Gross margin: 48.7%, a 6% improvement over prior year</li><li>Net income: $2.5M; EBITDA: 17.2%, up 4.5% year-over-year</li><li>Oversaw recruiting, development, and coaching for 30+ managers and team leaders.</li><li>Implemented district-wide retention strategy, reducing turnover significantly.</li><li>Ensured all units passed federal/state audits and maintained 100% compliance.</li><li>Mentored future leaders, facilitating internal promotions and long-term career growth, including 1 General Manager promoted to District Manager, 3 Assistant General Managers promoted to General Managers in other districts, and 4 Shift Leads advanced to AGM roles.</li><li>Partnered with local schools to provide food during sporting events and teacher appreciation days.</li><li>Launched community-focused promotions including free breakfast sandwiches for educators and 5% lunch discounts for local hospital nurses.</li><li>Maintained an average Wendy’s Done Right Visit (WDRV) score of 96 across all locations.</li><li>Achieved an average score of 95 on ECO/FSA food safety assessments with zero critical violations across the district.</li></ul> at Wendy’s (Arizona Restaurant Co. LLC)<ul><li>Directed 5 locations generating $14.5M+ in annual sales.</li><li>Delivered highest company metrics, with measurable gains over previous years:</li><li>Top 2 highest grossing stores ($4.3M and $3.8M)</li><li>Gross margin: 48.7%, a 6% improvement over prior year</li><li>Net income: $2.5M; EBITDA: 17.2%, up 4.5% year-over-year</li><li>Oversaw recruiting, development, and coaching for 30+ managers and team leaders.</li><li>Implemented district-wide retention strategy, reducing turnover significantly.</li><li>Ensured all units passed federal/state audits and maintained 100% compliance.</li><li>Mentored future leaders, facilitating internal promotions and long-term career growth, including 1 General Manager promoted to District Manager, 3 Assistant General Managers promoted to General Managers in other districts, and 4 Shift Leads advanced to AGM roles.</li><li>Partnered with local schools to provide food during sporting events and teacher appreciation days.</li><li>Launched community-focused promotions including free breakfast sandwiches for educators and 5% lunch discounts for local hospital nurses.</li><li>Maintained an average Wendy’s Done Right Visit (WDRV) score of 96 across all locations.</li><li>Achieved an average score of 95 on ECO/FSA food safety assessments with zero critical violations across the district.</li></ul> at Wendy’s (Arizona Restaurant Co. LLC)
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