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Ashwin Mehra

Bangalore

Summary

With a career spanning over 15 years, I have honed my skills as a techno-functional leader, specialising in setting up business processes and teams, stabilising processes, process automation, and cross-functional team leadership. Focusing on optimising operations, deploying data-driven strategies, and engaging stakeholders has consistently led to enhanced efficiencies and cost savings. I am committed to continuous improvement, using new technologies to drive innovation and elevate customer satisfaction.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Manager / Senior Manager (Product Owner), RPA Operations

VMware India
Bangalore
09.2017 - Current
  • Responsible for leading and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of Quote to Cash Robotic Process Automation (RPA) projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget
  • I manage cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement RPA solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce costs
  • I collaborate with stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, define project scope, and ensure alignment with business goals
  • Additionally, I ensure adherence to compliance and governance standards in RPA implementation while continuously monitoring and optimizing processes for maximum impact
  • Implemented processes to get continuous feedback from data and customers to improve the success and quality of transactions
  • Reducing re-occurring issues by 64% and taking success rate to 98% from 85%
  • Craft a tailor-made scorecard that exhibits the progress and impressive returns on investment (ROI) on RPA, elevates technology adoption by 88%, and fosters a thriving project pipeline
  • Created and enforced data privacy and security policies to safeguard sensitive information in full compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations

Manager (Application Owner), Business Application Support Operations

VMware India
Bangalore
03.2015 - 08.2017
  • Oversee the support and maintenance of business-critical GTM applications, ensuring high availability and performance
  • I lead a team of support specialists to resolve issues promptly, manage vendor relationships, and implement best practices for incident and problem management
  • Steered requirements gathering, configuration changes, and strategic planning for seamless go-lives
  • Ensured optimal preparedness and budget efficiency
  • Optimized application functionality through swift issue resolution for enhanced user experience and performance

Global Process Owner - Partner Operations

VMware India
Bangalore
12.2009 - 02.2015
  • Managed and oversaw the administration of rebate programs, ensuring goal setting for partners based on guidelines given by corporate finance, communicating quarterly accrual forecasts to the finance team, and quarterly calculating commission payout and timely processing of partner rebates
  • Additionally, I analyze rebate program performance, provide insights for optimization, and support strategic initiatives to drive business growth
  • Gathered requirements and implemented system enhancements for seamless incentive program management
  • Re-engineered reports (reduced exceptions by 94%, eliminated escalations) and collaborated with Revenue to streamline forecasting (improved alignment & precision)
  • Optimized processes (20% faster and more accurate) and automated repetitive tasks (saving 6 hours/day) through innovative solutions

Inside Sales Coordinator - Sales Operation

VMware India
Bangalore
06.2008 - 11.2009
  • I support the sales team by processing orders, and maintaining customer records to ensure seamless sales operations
  • I collaborate with the sales team in preparing sales forecasting and attainment report
  • Proactively created accounts and updated sales opportunities daily to optimize pipeline health
  • Build reports to identify duplicate opportunities for accurate pipeline and forecasting reports

Senior Business Analyst – Renewal PeopleSoft License Expansion

Oracle India
Bangalore
08.2006 - 05.2008
  • Identified terms of license expansion terms and accelerated the sales pipeline by pre-loading opportunities with License Verification Forms (LVFs) 90-120 days before expiration
  • Verified customer metrics from multiple sources to ensure compliance and alignment with expectations
  • Generate precise quotations with 100% accuracy for enterprise-level

Education

MBA - Marketing

Indian Institute of Planning And Management
Bengaluru, KA
01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Statistics, Physics

Mohanlal Sukadiya University
Udaipur, RJ
01.2001

Skills

  • Data-driven Decision Making
  • Business Process Modelling
  • Standardisation & Process Improvement
  • Operations Management
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Requirement Gathering & Documentation
  • Change Management
  • Workday reports
  • Performance Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Sales Process Apps:SFDC, CPQ, Tableau, PowerBI, etc
  • Microsoft App

Certification

  • Design Thinking - Innovation of Products and Services
  • Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Google Project Management
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner

Accomplishments

  • Spearheaded the development of comprehensive strategic plans to expand our product offering, to integrate ChatBOT, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of hyper-automation technologies
  • Strategically aligned the scope, schedule, and resource allocation precisely, ensuring we met and exceeded customer expectations and organizational objectives.
  • Forged and sustained strong, effective relationships with over 20 key stakeholders, encompassing customer representatives and internal teams, to ensure seamless collaboration and communication
  • Introduced and managed a comprehensive scorecard to monitor automation adoption across the Business Unit, leading to substantial enhancements in efficiency, notable cost savings, and a robust pipeline for future automation initiatives.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into clear deliverables.
  • Implemented robust monitoring mechanisms and meticulously measured the effectiveness of processes, achieving a substantial 20% increase in operational
  • Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and implemented advanced monitoring tools to effectively track progress and identify opportunities for continuous improvement, leading to a significant increase in transaction success rate

Work Availability

monday
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Timeline

Manager / Senior Manager (Product Owner), RPA Operations

VMware India
09.2017 - Current

Manager (Application Owner), Business Application Support Operations

VMware India
03.2015 - 08.2017

Global Process Owner - Partner Operations

VMware India
12.2009 - 02.2015

Inside Sales Coordinator - Sales Operation

VMware India
06.2008 - 11.2009

Senior Business Analyst – Renewal PeopleSoft License Expansion

Oracle India
08.2006 - 05.2008

MBA - Marketing

Indian Institute of Planning And Management

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Statistics, Physics

Mohanlal Sukadiya University

References

References available upon request.

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Company CultureTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programs

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute

Software

Microsoft Suit

Power BI

Salesforcecom

Ashwin Mehra