Avisek Goswami
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic IT leader with over 16 years of experience in driving digital transformation, IT strategy, and large-scale program delivery, leveraging deep associations across functions within a matrixed global organization.
Supported P&L owners across BUs unlock ROI from IT investments by aligning technology initiatives with business objectives, optimizing processes for operational efficiency, leading high-impact teams, and partnering with service providers.
Proven record in deploying forward-looking, scalable solutions, with accelerated change adoption.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Digital Transformation Officer | Business Finance
Schneider Electric
04.2024 - Current
- Led cross-functional delivery of a low-touch Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) tool, securing buy-in from 20+ CFOs and BU heads, and aligned contrasting stakeholder priorities for successful adoption.
- Managed program lifecycle, including business case approval, IT team organization, and Change Advisory, achieving 30% cost recovery in the first year, including an €8M reduction in technical debt.
- Drove change management initiatives, achieving 97% user adoption within one year, and an 80% reduction in manual touch points.
- Delivered parallel implementation of Data Lake and Analytics solutions, improving schedule agility by 30% on critical workstreams.
Site Digital Lead | Procurement and Analytics
Schneider Electric
12.2020 - 03.2024
- Orchestrated IT rationalization, consolidating 50+ operational units into a centralized hub, achieving €15M in annual savings.
- Developed standardized service catalogues and SLAs, enhancing process efficiency by 15%, and reducing turnaround time by 10%.
- Built an India-based team of over 60 members focused on IP compliance, achieving 20% desk cost savings.
- Co-authored business continuity and disaster recovery plans, recognized by the CPO for effective crisis management during EU disruptions.
- Enhanced user experience for over 8,000 users through RPA initiatives, increasing customer satisfaction scores by 15%.
- Leveraged Tableau analytics to achieve 8% savings on tail spend, driving continuous improvement initiatives that saved 8.5 FTEs.
- Scaled practice to support 20+ EU countries within 30 days during the Ukraine crisis, demonstrating resource management agility.
- Empowered 600 digital citizens through RPA initiatives, contributing to overall efficiency improvements.
Program Manager | Program and E2E Services
Schneider Electric
09.2016 - 11.2020
- Delivered digital transformation projects, migrating finance functions to outsourced shared services, achieving 92% touchless invoice posting, and 28% cost savings per invoice.
- Managed the automation of 4.5 million invoices using RPA and Machine Learning, optimizing 140 FTEs while expanding the user base by 3,000 at no extra cost.
- Ensured GDPR compliance across IT platforms, mitigating risks, and enhancing cybersecurity governance.
- Designed IT strategy and implementation roadmap, reducing financial supply chain costs by 20%, retiring 80 legacy tier-4 applications, and implementing robust application lifecycle management.
- Piloted innovative e-invoicing and P2P workflow automation solutions, alongside training and Knowledge Management System (KMS) initiatives.
- Executed zero-loss migration of a decade's financial data during M&A, compressing the timeline by one month and saving €200K. ESA
Manager | Operational Excellence
Schneider Electric
01.2015 - 09.2016
- Achieved 86% net utilization and 100% charge-back on 450 IT resources through effective demand forecasting.
- Rightsized teams based on project requirements, initiating SAFe Agile program management to enhance employee satisfaction by 10%.
- Developed service management blueprints with key performance indicators for SLA compliance and resource productivity.
- Delivered skill-based headcount forecasting and service packaging to sustain competitive billing rates.
Function Manager | Finance and SCM ERP
Schneider Electric
06.2011 - 12.2014
- Led 20+ team in post-implementation incident and change request support, reducing defect tickets by 15%.
- Delivered cost savings of €0.7M through service redesigns including e-banking and intercompany solutions.
- Supported M&A IT integration across four projects, saving €0.6M in external fees by managing application support and IT proposals.
- Served as finance functional representative in “TRANSFORM” initiative, contributing to CMMi-3 certification.
- Managed ERP upgrade as SPOC for finance workstream, coordinating external consultants and delivering project on time with minimal downtime.
- Developed Oracle 11i AGIS module to optimize transfer pricing, still in use after 10 years.
Systems Analyst | Accounts Payable Oracle Consulting
Cognizant
11.2006 - 06.2009
- Acted as SPOC for client interface and requirements analysis on Oracle ERP Accounts Payable modules.
- Led migration of financial reporting from legacy systems to Oracle E-Business Suite for insurance client.
Education
PGDIM -
IIM Mumbai (erstwhile NITIE)
06-2011
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Instrumentation
WBUT
07-2006
Skills
- Coupa
- Tableau
- Power Automate
- Planview
- KMS (Oracle)
- Invoicing Workflows (Readsoft, Omniflow)
- Supplier Portal (SupplyOn)
- e-Invoicing (Tungsten, Tradeshift)
- EPM (Tagetik)
- ERP (Oracle, SAP)
Functional Collaborations
Finance | Supply Chain | Shared Service | Business analytics | Captive Ops | Performance Management |Data governance & Cyber Security
Websites
Certification
- PMP 2019
- ITIL – Service Strategy 2017
Signature Strengths
- IT Strategy & Policy Planning
- Change Management & Training Leadership
- ROI-efficient technology selection and platform management
- Demand management and stakeholder alignment
- Business partnering and translating business requirements to IT solutions
- Vendor evaluation, negotiation, and management
- Ensuring compliance and governance of IT platforms, including external certifications
- Project Risk Management & Timely Execution
- Team leadership and high-performance culture building
Accomplishments
ACE award for top 1% contribution during M&A integration | 2014
Best Program Deployment in SE IP (Global Indirect Procurement) | 2021
Recognized by CPO for business continuity during EU crisis | 2022
Timeline
Digital Transformation Officer | Business Finance
Schneider Electric
04.2024 - Current
Site Digital Lead | Procurement and Analytics
Schneider Electric
12.2020 - 03.2024
Program Manager | Program and E2E Services
Schneider Electric
09.2016 - 11.2020
Manager | Operational Excellence
Schneider Electric
01.2015 - 09.2016
Function Manager | Finance and SCM ERP
Schneider Electric
06.2011 - 12.2014
Systems Analyst | Accounts Payable Oracle Consulting
Cognizant
11.2006 - 06.2009
PGDIM -
IIM Mumbai (erstwhile NITIE)
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Instrumentation
WBUT
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