Karthik Anchalkar
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Senior Project Manager with extensive experience at Sapiens India Pvt Ltd, driving successful analytics and AI/ML. Proven track record in project management and strategic thinking, enhancing operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement. Expert in Agile methodologies, delivering impactful solutions that align with business goals and foster cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Sapiens India Pvt Ltd
01.2023 - Current
- Currently working as a Senior Project Manager (Delivery) overseeing a variety of projects focused on business analytics and IT development. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of projects that enhance operational efficiency and drive business transformation.
- Directed multiple end-to-end data, AI/ML and business analytics initiatives for global insurance clients, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Managed the deployment of analytics & AI/ML solutions that optimize business processes.
- Owned project planning, defining scope, schedules, milestones, resourcing, and delivery roadmaps to ensure successful project execution.
- Proactively drove risk and issue management, identifying dependencies, mitigating delivery risks, and ensuring timely escalation.
- Executed comprehensive project strategies, ensuring timely completion of projects while adhering to budget constraints.
- Implemented project management best practices to enhance process efficiency and optimize service delivery.
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement, fostering effective communication between teams and clients.
Senior Development Manager (R&D)
Sapiens India Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2022
- Led end-to-end delivery of multiple R&D initiatives across product development in data, AI/ML, and analytics. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, enterprise-grade solutions on time and within scope, establishing execution discipline, and ensuring alignment between business priorities, technology roadmaps, and measurable delivery outcomes.
- Lead R&D and product development for analytical solutions serving Life, Property & Casualty (P&C), and Reinsurance (RI) business verticals.
- Oversee end-to-end product lifecycle including roadmap planning, feature prioritization, design, development, testing, and release management.
- Drove process improvements and modernization initiatives, enhancing delivery efficiency, code quality, and product scalability.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders, architects, and data scientists to align product capabilities with analytics needs.
- Introduced Agile delivery frameworks and standardized release processes within R&D to strengthen governance and transparency.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement, fostering a culture of experimentation, documentation, and collaboration through Confluence and JIRA.
- Oversaw product upgrades, technology migrations, and platform enhancements, ensuring long-term product sustainability and competitiveness.
Project Manager
MSG Global
07.2015 - 01.2018
- In the capacity of Project Manager at MSG Global, successfully Led and managed Business Intelligence (BI) Analytics and Testing teams, ensuring the successful execution of projects that harness advanced data-driven technologies and rigorous quality assurance processes.
- Spearheaded BI analytics initiatives, integrating data and creating visualization and reporting solutions that improved decision-making.
- Directed testing strategies, ensuring thorough validation and quality control of BI solutions before deployment.
- Implemented automated testing procedures that streamlined quality assurance processes and minimized errors.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to refine data models and analytics frameworks, enhancing overall business performance.
- Provided leadership in troubleshooting complex BI and testing challenges, ensuring seamless functionality and alignment with business goals.
Assistant Manager – IT
AIG (American International Group)
02.2015 - 07.2015
- As an Assistant Manager at AIG, I spearheaded the establishment of best practices, governance frameworks, and standard infrastructure for BI and analytics projects within AIG’s Global Shared Services organization.
- Managed visualization and reporting platforms (IBM Cognos BI) to ensure consistent delivery standards, enhance scalability, and align with enterprise architecture principles.
- Oversaw the migration, enhancement, and performance optimization of enterprise BI assets to support global analytics initiatives.
- Provided strategic direction and technical leadership to teams in adopting BI best practices, optimizing resource utilization, and enhancing reporting outcomes.
- Defined and implemented standardized processes for project execution, environment management, and data visualization to improve efficiency and quality.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams across business units to ensure data consistency, security, and compliance with global reporting standards.
- Partnered with stakeholders to implement continuous improvement initiatives, streamline service delivery, and strengthen AIG's BI shared services model.
Technical Lead
IBM
07.2011 - 01.2015
- As a Technical lead in IBM, I led the design, development, and deployment of advanced Cognos BI dashboards and reports to deliver actionable analytics for the Sales and Distribution business unit.
- Architected scalable and reusable BI frameworks to standardize dashboard design, metadata modelling, and reporting structures across multiple projects.
- Defined and enforced technical standards, best practices, and coding guidelines to enhance consistency and maintainability of BI solutions.
- Collaborated with business analysts and data engineering teams to translate reporting needs into optimized Cognos data models and visualizations.
- Performed data validation and query optimization, improving report efficiency and user experience.
- Provided technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and analysts, enabling skill development in Cognos, SQL, and data visualization techniques.
- Administered the Cognos platform, managing environment setup and security configuration.
- Led continuous improvement initiatives to enhance usability and accelerate delivery of BI assets.
Consultant
Ibexi Solution India Pvt Ltd
01.2006 - 07.2011
- As A Consultant At Ibexi Solution India Pvt Ltd, I designed and developed end-to-end Data Warehouse (DWH), ETL, and Reporting solutions for leading insurance clients across Life and General Insurance domains.
- Implemented ETL workflows with industry-standard tools to integrate, cleanse, and transform large volumes of policy, claims, and customer data, enhancing data accessibility for analysis.
- Collaborated closely with on-site client teams to gather business requirements, define KPIs, and translate them into technical deliverables.
- Built custom BI reports and dashboards that delivered actionable insights for business operations, underwriting, and sales performance monitoring, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
- Played a key role in data modelling, architecture design, and performance optimization for reporting and analytical systems.
- Developed domain-specific data marts and reporting templates that streamlined delivery across multiple insurance projects, improving project turnaround time.
- Worked extensively with multinational insurance clients including Reliance General Insurance, HDFC Standard Life, Max New York Life, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance, Canara HSBC Life Insurance, ING Vysya Life, and ACHMEA (Netherlands).
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics & Communication
BTL Institute of Technology
Bangalore01.2004
Pre-University - Science Stream
Vijaya College
Jayanagar, Bangalore01.1999
10th Standard - ICSE
Bishop Cotton Boys' School
Bangalore01.1997
Skills
- Project management
- Data analytics
- Business intelligence tools
- Agile methodologies
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Product development
- Strategic thinking
- Stakeholder management
- AI and machine learning
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI) | Issued Oct 2016 – Expires Oct 2028
Credential ID: 1975653
Credential ID: 1975653
Accomplishments
- Transitioned delivery from Waterfall to Agile methodology.
- Standardized the release management process within the R&D organization.
- Established clear and consistent documentation practices in Confluence.
- Enabled a culture of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
- Led the design and rollout of an enterprise-wide skill assessment and capability framework.
- Transformed learning and development by creating role-based upskilling plans.
Hobbies and Interests
- Photography
- Traveling
- Riding
- Cycling
Languages
- English
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Hindi
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Sapiens India Pvt Ltd
01.2023 - Current
Senior Development Manager (R&D)
Sapiens India Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2022
Project Manager
MSG Global
07.2015 - 01.2018
Assistant Manager – IT
AIG (American International Group)
02.2015 - 07.2015
Technical Lead
IBM
07.2011 - 01.2015
Consultant
Ibexi Solution India Pvt Ltd
01.2006 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics & Communication
BTL Institute of Technology
Pre-University - Science Stream
Vijaya College
10th Standard - ICSE
Bishop Cotton Boys' School