Successful P&L leader with experience in building and managing scaled global operations in remote/ in-office and hybrid models, managing vendors, clients and establishing good governance and people practices across large operations globally.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Vice President
Wipro
12.2018 - Current
Global delivery head for a New Age Silicon Valley client operation of 2,000+ people across multiple domains and sites globally
Managing multiple programs, prominently machine teaching (autonomous vehicles), logistics back-office, map making operations, Risk and fraud operations, IQA (independent quality audit), among others
Managing multiple delivery models - WFO, WFH and Hybrid.
Senior Manager
Wipro
04.2013 - 01.2017
Was Head of Workforce Management (talent fulfillment), for Network Equipment Provider and Media verticals, a 3,500+ people unit
Also managed Product Marketing and Communications for Wipro BPO's platforms group
Manager
Yahoo
10.2010 - 03.2013
Program Manager and Vendor Manager at the Bangalore CoE for outsourced product development
Entrepreneurship
BizSensors
05.2010 - 09.2010
Joined hands in an entrepreneurial venture with a startup company in the Operational Business Intelligence (BI) space, for a business intelligence SaaS product.
Channel Partner Manager
Hewlett Packard
08.2008 - 04.2010
Drove a $50Mn Revenue Generation channel for upsells via third-party Vendor Partner Tech Support contact centers at multiple global locations across USA, India and Philippines
Area Manager
Dell
04.2006 - 03.2008
Managed the technical support contact centre operations for the EMEA region
Successfully led a Six Sigma Green Belt project on First-time resolution with a 500-basis point improvement.
Assistant Program Manager
24/7 Customer
11.2003 - 03.2006
Transitioned, launched and managed outbound contact centre operations for multiple clients, across Telecom, Healthcare Insurance and Database marketing sectors.
Business Development Manager
TeamLease
04.2003 - 11.2003
Managed the Chennai Branch Operations as well as Client Relations and Business Development for Temp-Staffing and Recruitment services.
Business Development Manager
Manjushree Infotech
05.2001 - 03.2003
Account management and BPO operations teams for HIPAA compliant claims processing, EDI and transcription services
Was also the India Account Manager for OpenText Livelinkâ.
Content Developer to Bizdev Manager
Techna International
09.1996 - 01.2001
Worked between Sunnyvale and Calcutta offices, was responsible for account management, business development, client relations, and transitioning of software projects to the ODC in India
Was also a multimedia author and content developer in the early days.
Education
B.Com. (Hons) -
St Xavier's College, University of Calcutta
High-School - undefined
Don Bosco School, Calcutta
Certificate course - Computer Science
Apple Industries (later Aptech, Calcutta)
Skills
Global and Regional business operations, P&L leader
Global Vendor management
Service Delivery led growth
Building practices - scaled operations, new-age, semi-tech, domains like AI/ML/GIS
Building brands - online and offline
Customer relationship management
Industry Experience
New-Age/ Internet companies, Tech Product companies, Digital Media & Software Product Engineering
BPO & IT Services - Service Delivery and Practice Management
Startups (B2C, B2B) and Brand/ Product launch (two regional internet service providers & a business intelligence software company)
Staffing & HCM (Human Capital Management)
Advertising & Publishing - Print Media, Digital Media & Content Publishing
Professional Highlights
Hands-on leadership in business operations across BPO, IT, Media and Digital/Internet-age companies. Set up and currently heading a profitable, growing, global (India, LATAM, Europe, South Asia), 2,000+ people operation for a Silicon Valley New-Age client across multiple domains, prominently, machine teaching, logistics, digital map making and navigation, independent quality audit (IQA), among others.
Set up processes and streamlined vendor management operations at Yahoo!'s Global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Outsourced Product Development. Managed a $24+ M budget and successfully scaled-up and supported the outsourced operations from 350 to 700 people.
Successfully drove a $50-million annual revenue stream through outsourced vendor operations at HP's Consumer division, by managing performance of Tier-1 tech-support vendors across US, India and Philippines. Trained and managed vendor teams of 6K+ people on Up-sell techniques, Product portfolio and Customer management.
Awarded Area Manager of the Quarter at Dell for Q2, 2007, as well as joint winner of Site Director's award for Q3, 2007, for successfully managing Tech Support Operations/ Delivery.
Invited as Guest Lecturer/ Speaker, by institutions like Indian Institute of Coal Management and The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, to speak on various topics in Information Technology.