Arka Chattopadhyay
Kolkata
Summary
Technical Strategy and Operations professional with 7+ years of experience across management consulting, business operations, and technology-enabled transformation in global environments. Proven track record in annual business planning, OKRs, operational cadence, executive decision support, and cross-functional execution. Experienced in influencing senior leadership, running complex multi-workstream programs, improving operational efficiency, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver measurable business outcomes at scale. MBA from IIM Ahmedabad with an engineering foundation and strong ability to translate business priorities into executable technical and operational initiatives.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Management Consultant - Strategy & Operations
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Kolkata, India
09.2024 - Current
- Partner with senior leadership to drive strategic planning, prioritization of growth opportunities, and execution cadence across multiple technology-enabled initiatives.
- Influence executive-level decision-making through structured problem solving, insights synthesis, and leadership-ready presentations supporting productivity and value realization.
- Design and run operational cadence including quarterly business reviews, milestone tracking, and KPI-based performance management across 5-7 concurrent initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional teams spanning product, engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders across global time zones, influencing outcomes without direct authority.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate recurring operational processes, improving execution efficiency and reducing decision turnaround time by ~20-25%.
- Support leadership in resource allocation and capacity planning, improving prioritization and focus across strategic initiatives.
Senior Management Consultant - Strategy & Operations
Intueri Consulting
Kolkata, India
02.2024 - 09.2024
- Owned end-to-end strategy and operations initiatives, including operating model design, execution governance, and delivery rigor for enterprise programs.
- Drove annual planning, goal setting, and prioritization across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with leadership priorities and delivery milestones.
- Acted as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, structuring ambiguous business challenges and driving clarity on priorities, risks, and trade-offs.
- Worked closely with technical teams and engineers to translate business objectives into executable programs, roadmaps, and operational plans.
- Improved consistency and predictability of execution through standardized reviews and tracking mechanisms, increasing on-time delivery by ~15-20%.
Strategy & Business Operations Manager
DevRev
Bengaluru, India
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Led strategy and business operations initiatives supporting product growth, customer engagement, and adoption in a SaaS environment.
- Ran program management for high-priority initiatives, including planning, execution tracking, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
- Partnered with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to deliver initiatives aligned to growth and productivity goals.
- Developed executive-ready reporting and operational dashboards to support leadership decision-making and prioritization.
- Supported leadership in identifying process improvements and scaling opportunities, contributing to improved operational efficiency and execution focus.
Team Lead & Consultant - Strategy & Operations
PwC India
Kolkata, India
03.2019 - 04.2022
- Delivered consulting engagements focused on strategy, business operations, and large-scale transformation programs across multiple industries.
- Led cross-functional teams to execute process improvement, reporting modernization, and technology enablement initiatives.
- Supported senior leadership with structured analyses, business reviews, and actionable recommendations to improve decision-making.
- Managed multiple concurrent workstreams in fast-paced client environments, consistently driving on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.
- Helped clients improve operational visibility and governance, reducing execution gaps and rework by ~20-30%.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - General Management
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Postgraduate Program - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
California Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Jadavpur University
ISC - undefined
12.2012
Skills
Strategy & Operations
Annual Business Planning
OKRs & Goal Setting
Program & Initiative Management
Executive Decision Support
Business Reviews
Cross-Functional Leadership
Process Improvement
Automation
Operational Excellence
Resource Planning
Prioritization
Capacity Management
Change Management
Influence Without Authority
Data-Driven Insights
Productivity
Performance Tracking
Certification
- Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)
- Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900)
- Data Science for Business - Harvard Business School Online
Open To Locations
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Gurugram, Haryana, India
Timeline
Management Consultant - Strategy & Operations
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
09.2024 - Current
Senior Management Consultant - Strategy & Operations
Intueri Consulting
02.2024 - 09.2024
Strategy & Business Operations Manager
DevRev
05.2023 - 12.2023
Team Lead & Consultant - Strategy & Operations
PwC India
03.2019 - 04.2022
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - General Management
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Postgraduate Program - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
California Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Jadavpur University