Arun Gopinath
Bangalore
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Head, MN Technology Centre
Nokia Bangalore
2022.03 - Current
- Steer MN Bangalore Leadership Team in implementing MN Strategy for 3500+ workforce
- Represent MN in theNokia Bangalore Steering Committee and chair the Campus Transformation program that seeks to develop Bangalore as an Innovation Centre of Excellence for the future
- Drove Engagement Task Force that helped reduce attrition from peak 13% in 2022 to 5% in Apr 2024 : mix of monetary actions for Early Careers and Focused Development actions for Seniors
- Established AI Centre of Excellence in Oct 2023 at Nokia Blr – goals are to evangelize AI and promote AI Feature Development across Nokia Bangalore : >2000 Employee Hours of AI sessions
Project Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2017.03 - 2022.02
- Executed several initiatives for MN TC Project Office including 5G Boost Hiring, Competence Development, Employee Engagement, Agile Transformation
- Played Strategic Role in Nokia Bangalore being awarded Best Location in 4 of 5 parameters 2020
- Successfully curated, co-ordinated delivery of Expertise Development Programs (EDP) covering more than 1000 employees since 2017
- Passionately running “Leadership Academy” for Aspiring and Experienced Leaders since 2017 – 40% candidates have upgraded their role since attending
Head, One-NDS R&D
Nokia Bangalore
2015.06 - 2017.02
- Successfully managed 300+ HC Global R&D Team across the United Kingdom, Germany and India
- Delivered >100 SY effort for One-NDS, One-EIR and One-MNP - flagship products of Nokia's market leading Subscriber Data Management (SDM) Portfolio
- Passionate about Innovation - seeded Software Data Layer (SDL), the Cloud Offering of Nokia's SDM, now a full fledged product
Release Program Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2012.10 - 2015.05
- Turned around the Flexilite WL7.0 2.0 release (Eur 20 Mio)
- Delivered WL 8.0, TRS WN9.1 Programs on time and quality
Competence Area Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2007.04 - 2013.10
- Established WiMAX competence area (15 to 100 in one year), followed by WCDMA, LTE and HSPA+ Competency Areas
Competence Area Manager
Siemens, Bangalore
1995.03 - 2006.03
- System Engineer, Technical Manager, Competence Area Manager in Network Management and Radio Network Element Development domains
Education
MBA -
Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B)
Bangalore 1999.04 - 2002.04
Bachelor of Engineering -
RV College Of Engineering
Bangalore 1990.07 - 1994.06
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI
Accomplishments and Recognition
- Health and Safety Recognition Award Q1 2022 signed by CEO Pekka Lundmark and Chief People Officer Stephanie Werner-Dietz for India Crisis and Continuity Management Team - for co-ordinating Covid vcaccination programme for over 6000 employees/family members
- Appreciation Award from Chief People Officer Amy Hanlon-Rodemich in 2023 for contribution to "India - Competitive Advantage through People" Program
- "Standing Ovation" Award for steering One-NDS, Nokia, 2016
- "Applaud Excellence" Award for contributions to Technology Centre excellence, including steering the Expertise Development and Leadership Academy Programs - Nokia, 2018 and 2020
- Nominated for and successfully completed "Next Generation Leadership Program" for upcoming global leaders- Mobile Networks, Nokia, 2016
Interests
Machine Learning, Coaching/Mentoring, Organizing Technical Workshops and Events
Timeline
Python for Everybody, Coursera
2023-04
Head, MN Technology Centre
Nokia Bangalore
2022.03 - Current
Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI
2020-10
Machine Learning, Coursera
2019-05
Project Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2017.03 - 2022.02
Head, One-NDS R&D
Nokia Bangalore
2015.06 - 2017.02
Release Program Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2012.10 - 2015.05
Competence Area Manager
Nokia Bangalore
2007.04 - 2013.10
MBA -
Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B)
1999.04 - 2002.04
Competence Area Manager
Siemens, Bangalore
1995.03 - 2006.03
Bachelor of Engineering -
RV College Of Engineering
1990.07 - 1994.06