ANIL RATH
Digital Transformation & Solution Lead
Bangalore
Summary
Strategic, Innovative and Goal-oriented leader with over 25 years of experience, including 16+ years in Talent & HR, with proven success in driving technology transformation, strategic planning, solution development, account management, program management, technology offering development, presales and consulting. Proven ability to lead digital transformation strategy & roadmap to optimize cost, innovate at scale, and value creation. Deployed large scale multi-technology programs including AI, ML, RPA, Analytics, and SaaS based solution to increase efficiency by 65%, NPS score 8.5 and cost savings up to 100 million USD. Exposure to working across cross-cultural teams globally for industries such as Energy & Utilities, Healthcare,Finance,Telecom, Consumer Goods, Communications, Media and Technology. Experience in collaborating with global stakeholder and steering committee to solve complex business challenges from strategy to execution.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Transformation & Solution Lead-Talent & HR
Accenture
Bengaluru
09.2017 - Current
- Developed and implemented technology strategy that aligns with overall HR and business strategies. This involves identifying technology solutions that can improve HR processes and functions, evaluating vendors, and selecting most appropriate solutions.
- Crafted technology solution offering for Talent & HR client account enabling to increase sales pipeline, bringing together vendor and propriety AI and automation solutions that can be applied to all talent acquisition opportunities solving specific client problems.
- Accelerated strategic hiring by implementing AI screening solution to instantly identify priority candidates. Reduced time-to-screen up to 68%, increased sourcing capacity by 3X and improved Hiring Manager & Candidate experience.
- Optimized recruitment funnel with predictive analytics solution to obtain insights and to tackle real-time issues with volume, speed and diversity. Reduced time to fill by 20%, improved diversity outcomes by 15%, and increased efficiency by 20%.
- Augmented Human + Machine solution to streamline interview scheduling process; increased efficiency up to 85%, Reduced cost per hire by 12%, and improved NPS from 8 to 8.8.
- Architect agile based talent & learning organization framework to streamline overall learning needs of employees aligning with business objectives; reducing cost by 15% and improving learner experience.
- Managed stakeholder relationships across Global business process, COE & Experience, CIO leadership, and technology teams. Driving coordination, communication and ensuring solutions meet overall business objectives.
- Driving business, functional, and application requirements, prioritizing them by cost and opportunity within overall business strategy, and ensuring overall alignment to other initiatives / integration with other enterprise systems.
- Overseeing change management to drive adoption, ensuring that employees are trained on new technology solutions and that they understand how to use them. Enabling training platform to communicate changes effectively and address any concerns that employees may have.
- Ensuring technology solutions comply with all relevant global legal laws and regulations, compliance, including data privacy laws, AI fairness.
- Ensuring projected business case and efficiency gains are realized. Monitoring performance of technology solutions and evaluate their impact on HR processes and functions.
Talent Strategy & Development Lead
Accenture Operations
Bangalore
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Led talent and leadership pipeline growth initiative, working with Senior Leadership to develop talent strategy.
- Assessed current capabilities, proficiency level and culture of business function, and identified gaps that must be addressed to successfully implement talent strategy.
- Implemented 9 BOX model to develop, leverage and enhance talent development processes.
- Led design, implementation and execution of talent strategy to upskill workforce. Resulted in 30% to specialized role, 10% to leadership role, and certified individuals in various competencies enabling to address client needs.
Service Delivery Lead
Accenture Operations
Bangalore
03.2007 - 08.2014
- Established Content & Knowledge Management (KM) service delivery for Learning and Talent Development (L&TD) organization; account with more than 100+ team members globally.
- Strategized Content and KM service delivery operation that includes Program Management, Financial/Budget management, driving Cost to Serve(C2S) initiatives to optimize spends on service delivery, People Engagement, Innovation & Automation initiatives to bring excellence in business operations.
- Increased operational efficiency by implementing cost saving initiatives such as Pyramid Slandering, Span Rationalization, and effective capacity utilization that has resulted cost saving benefit of USD 1M+ for client.
- Implemented technology initiatives to optimize delivery effort that has freed up capacity of 15000+ hours of effort.
- Excellent track record in implementing Shared Service Model to improve overall service delivery quality and client satisfaction score of 3 on 3.
Program Manager
Magic Software
Noida
09.2005 - 02.2007
- Program managed Learning engine & tools development and projects worth of 20M+ for large UK based learning client account.
- Managed team of 200+ and successfully delivered learning projects.
- Implemented SCORM, AICC, and QTI learning standards to bring in effectiveness to client account learning program.
Project Manager
Braahmam Net Solutions
Noida
04.2000 - 01.2005
- Managed learning projects and solutions for client accounts from Gov., Retail, HR,and Healthcare industries.
- Developed and standardized e-learning courses and products- SCORM, Section 508 and QTI compliance.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Application Developer
Hindalco Industries
Renukoot
04.1997 - 05.2000
- Performed Design, development and implementation of Attendance and Payroll software.
- Transitioned successfully of FoxPro based Payroll system to Oracle 8.
- Resolved system test and validation problems to provide normal program functioning.
Education
Design Thinking
LUMA Institute
Oracle 8i certification -
STG
New DelhiPG Honors - Computer Science-Operations & System Management
NIIT
BBSR 04.1994 - 06.1996
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Electronics, And Mathematics
BAM University
ODISHA 03.1991 - 03.1994
Skills
Innovation, Technology Strategy, and Roadmap
Strategic Planning and Execution
Thought Leadership
Business Case Development & Value Proposition
Product & Service Solutions
Ecosystem Partners Enablement
Design Thinking
Stakeholders Management
Change Management & Adoption
Workday, Taleo, HiredScore, Paradox Olivia, Beamery, SNOW etc
Timeline
Digital Transformation & Solution Lead-Talent & HR
Accenture
09.2017 - Current
Talent Strategy & Development Lead
Accenture Operations
09.2014 - 06.2015
Service Delivery Lead
Accenture Operations
03.2007 - 08.2014
Program Manager
Magic Software
09.2005 - 02.2007
Project Manager
Braahmam Net Solutions
04.2000 - 01.2005
Application Developer
Hindalco Industries
04.1997 - 05.2000
PG Honors - Computer Science-Operations & System Management
NIIT
04.1994 - 06.1996
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Electronics, And Mathematics
BAM University
03.1991 - 03.1994
Design Thinking
LUMA Institute
Oracle 8i certification -
STG