JANARDHAN HEBBAR
Bangalore
Summary
Transformational Technology and Finance Leader with 23+ years of global leadership experience building and scaling high-impact Technology Capability Centers and GCCs. Proven architect of large-scale offshore organizations, driving enterprise-wide digital acceleration, finance transformation, and modernization of AI enabled engineering services ecosystems. Trusted CXO partner, aligning technology strategy with business priorities to unlock productivity, cost optimization, sustained customer value and innovation-led value creation. Recognized for building agile, future-ready talent ecosystems and consistently delivering operational excellence, productivity gains, and customer impact year on year.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director – Business Platforms CoE
DENTSU
01.2018 - Current
- Provide strategic leadership for global enterprise platforms, engineering services, and transformation initiatives supporting a complex multi-brand international organization.
- Spearheaded the evolution of the India CoE into a strategic enterprise capability hub.
- Orchestrated enterprise platform strategy across Finance, CRM, HR and workflow ecosystems.
- Governed global service delivery, performance management frameworks, and SLA excellence.
- Transformed engineering practices through structured DevOps, release governance and service assurance discipline.
- Institutionalized innovation culture integrating automation, analytics and AI into core operations.
- Strengthened global stakeholder confidence through structured engagement, transparency and value reporting.
- Optimized vendor partnerships and commercial constructs to improve strategic flexibility.
- Championed leadership development, succession planning and capability depth across architecture, engineering and delivery functions.
- Partnered with Group CXOs to shape long-term technology roadmap and modernization priorities.
Vice President – Finance & Technology
DENTSU
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Led convergence of finance and technology to enable global transformation programs.
- Established digital vision for global finance modernization.
- Directed ERP and enterprise system implementations across international markets.
- Institutionalized data-driven decision frameworks for executive leadership.
- Orchestrated automation strategy across finance operations to improve control and scalability.
- Enabled global master data governance and standardized reporting architecture.
- Acted as transformation leader across multi-country assignments supporting strategic change programs.
Senior Manager / Manager – Finance & Global Platforms
DENTSU
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Led finance process standardization and transition initiatives across global markets.
- Strengthened governance across P2P, O2C and R2R process landscapes.
- Supported enterprise systems stabilization and post-implementation optimization.
- Partnered with business leadership to enhance financial visibility and reporting accuracy.
Manager – Global Finance
SYNOVATE (IPSOS GROUP)
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Led global financial planning, consolidation and balance sheet governance.
- Played key role in enterprise performance reporting and acquisition integration.
- Supported global system rollouts and capability enablement initiatives.
Assistant Regional Manager
SYNOVATE (IPSOS GROUP)
- Managed regional financial oversight across South Asia.
- Served as Interim Finance Leader in Singapore overseeing operations and reporting stabilization.
Education
Chartered Accountant -
01.2005
B.Com - First Class
Mangalore University
Skills
- SAP BPC
- D365
- Salesforce
- ServiceNow
- Workday
- Blackline
- Concur
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Confluence
- Power BI
- Tableau
- RPA
- PowerApps
Certification
- Advanced Diploma in Global Business Services (GBS), The Hackett Institute
- Lean Six Sigma
Custom Section
- GCC & Technology CoE Strategy
- Digital & AI-Led Transformation
- Enterprise Platforms & ERP Modernization
- Target Operating Model Design
- Global Stakeholder & Vendor Governance
- Portfolio & Program Leadership
- Organizational Agile & Talent Transformation
- Financial Stewardship & Value Realization
Timeline
Director – Business Platforms CoE
DENTSU
01.2018 - Current
Vice President – Finance & Technology
DENTSU
01.2016 - 01.2018
Senior Manager / Manager – Finance & Global Platforms
DENTSU
01.2013 - 01.2016
Manager – Global Finance
SYNOVATE (IPSOS GROUP)
01.2007 - 01.2012
Assistant Regional Manager
SYNOVATE (IPSOS GROUP)
Chartered Accountant -
B.Com - First Class
Mangalore University