KALILUR RAHMAN
Chennai
Summary
- Seasoned technology executive with a strong business orientation (MBA) with over 28 years of experience in leading global technology strategy and delivery firms .
- Particularly adept at implementing large scale QA and automation , Project & Program Management, Archival practices that improve business agility while reducing rework.
- Extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical and Telecom industries.
- Collaborative leader with a track record of building strong partnerships with business and technology functions to achieve business outcomes.
- Recognized for building strong teams and driving employee engagement.
- Thought leader with two published books and speaker at key industry events.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR - Data, Digital & IT - APD , Novartis
NOVARTIS
06.2016 - Current
- Efficiently ran and expanded services for Factory Services Unit with Shared Services Function in DDIT
- Expanded services multifold for Testing, Archival, Performance Engineering and Project Management as a Service Functions
- Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing service reach, and effectively targeting new areas.
SENIOR MANAGER / VICE PRESIDENT
ACCENTURE
09.2007 - 05.2016
- Testing practice Champion / Capability lead for Health & Public Services Unit covering 1100+ Testing professionals - supporting 5000+ strong delivery organizations at Accenture
- Delivered for engagements having budget spend over $60M and team size running into 1000+
- Helped save over $45 million in 4 years for one client
- For India's biggest Telco - helped set testing practice and improve test maturity
- For a leading Indian Telco, over 4 months helped establish, execute and streamline testing the roll-out for new 4G Services for 220 Million customers
- As a Program Test Manager/Lead led and reported to the CIO and Program directors, End-to-end test program 2 managed for a large-scale transformation project rolling out new Retail system for 30+ stores in the UK.
- Spearheaded large-scale programs/CoEs for key clients with overall accountability for project deliverables, stakeholder management, client satisfaction, schedule management, requirements management and overall project team performance
MANAGER
COGNIZANT
12.2005 - 09.2007
- Head of Business Development Support for Offshore Communications, Delivery Manager for multiple accounts, and Program Manager for Tele Management Forum Projects for several global events
- A key player in the implementation of strategic business development plans, ensuring organizational growth, targeting maximum profitability & cost-effectiveness
- Comcast, USA - Setup a Level-2 (L2) support operations as a service delivery support lead
- Helped improve Lead-to-Cash (L2C) efficiency by improving order flow-through for triple-play services.
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
09.1996 - 12.2005
- Offshore delivery portfolio leader for enterprise portfolio lead for Enterprise Marketing & Sales Automation IT delivery programs
- Telco Domain SME consultancy, Post-merger systems rationalization consultancy, Test Process Consultant, designer, and architect for a Canadian wholesale carrier
- Developer, Architect and Designer for systems across Service Assurance, Corporate Finance, and Service Fulfillment for a North American Telco.
- Conceptualized, automated and helped implement an employee self-service automation system for the firm.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL, HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
Edinburgh, UK06.2019
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Computer Science And Engineering
COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY
Coimbatore04.1996
Skills
- Quality Engineering and large-scale testing program management delivery
- Global Program Delivery / Test Strategy and Management / End-to-end SDLC model / Thought Leadership
- Center of Excellence Operations and Management
- Management Consultancy
- Innovation Management
- Vendor Management
- Complex Program Delivery
- Large Scale Transformation
- Management and Business Consulting
- Operations Management
- Business Development
- Staff Development
- Contract and Vendor Management
Accomplishments
- Award winner of CIO&Leaders ITNext 100
Activities
- Published "Science of Selenium"- A Test automation book for Selenium published by BPB Publications which has sold over 100 million technical books. This book featured in the Amazon Topselling books (1-100) list for over a year.
- Second book "Python Data Visualization Essentials Guide" was launched in July 2021.
- Self-Published "Innovations in Testing" - covering essays in Testing/Quality Engineering via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and made it free via SlideShare.
- Published 180+ articles so far in LinkedIn covering various topics (Primarily focusing on Testing and Telecommunications Industry)
- Intelligent Testing Skills Needed for Next Generation Testing in Communications Industry, Testing Experience Magazine Edition 21 March 2013 - An exploration of skills needed for next generation of testers with a focus on Telecom industry.
Personal Information
- Nationality: INDIAN
- Marital Status: Married. Two daughters
Industryexperience
- Life Sciences
- Healthcare
- Telecommunications
- Insurance
- Retail
References
Upon request
Hobbies and Interests
Reading, Writing, Quizzing
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Malayalam
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
DIRECTOR - Data, Digital & IT - APD , Novartis
NOVARTIS
06.2016 - Current
SENIOR MANAGER / VICE PRESIDENT
ACCENTURE
09.2007 - 05.2016
MANAGER
COGNIZANT
12.2005 - 09.2007
ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
09.1996 - 12.2005
MBA - Business Administration And Management
EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL, HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Computer Science And Engineering
COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY
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