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Krishanu Das

Krishanu Das

Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished Professional with over 17 years of experience across diverse domains, including operations, people management, audits, quality assurance, service delivery, and project/program management.

  • Expert in overseeing the entire project lifecycle with a focus on best practices, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Proven ability to drive large-scale projects and digital transformation efforts, delivering both substantial and intangible benefits.
  • Renowned for a successful career in service delivery, with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, quality enhancement, and process optimization.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing service management procedures and SLAs, designing innovative services, and deploying effective management tools to significantly boost operational performance and business value.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Operations Manager

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Bangalore
11.2015 - Current
  • Transformation: Spearheaded strategic transformation initiatives, working with teams and stakeholders to enhance operations and achieve global service standards.
  • Strategic Planning: Formulated and executed strategic plans to enhance global customer operations, aligning them with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Project Management: Oversaw project deliverables and business outcomes, managing program scope, budget, schedule, dependencies, resources, quality, and risks effectively.
  • Service Delivery: Directed IT service management, ensuring efficient delivery and continuous improvement to meet both company and client needs. ·Promoted and championed the benefits of the incident, problem, change, request, and other IT service management processes.
  • Product Management: Facilitated backlog grooming, maintaining a relevant and prioritized product backlog, and ensured acceptance criteria were defined and stories were prepared for sizing with the product owner.
  • Global Customer Operations: Provided mentorship and supervision for teams, acting as the primary point of contact for global customer inquiries and requests, ensuring timely responses.
  • Continuous Service Improvement: Led initiatives for ongoing improvements in service delivery, fostering a solution-oriented approach to service requests.
  • Resource Management: Identified and allocated necessary resources for project execution, ensuring proper availability and assignment.
  • Customer Experience: Worked collaboratively to enhance customer experiences, managing escalations and resolving complex issues promptly.
  • Sales Processing: Streamlined sales processing activities for EMEA teams, including quoting, pricing, registration, documentation, and billing tailored to client requirements.
  • Transition Projects: Executed transition projects, surpassing client expectations and ensuring high satisfaction levels.
  • Global Expansion: Supported the expansion of operations into new global markets, ensuring smooth service delivery and compliance with local regulations.
  • Crisis Management: Developed and executed crisis and emergency response plans to minimize service disruption during emergencies.
  • Change and Standardization: Collaborated with global stakeholders to drive change and standardize processes across the organization.
  • Technology Integration: Implemented new technologies and tools to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and improve global customer support capabilities.
  • Team Leadership: Established the PMO structure, managed project staffing, and aligned resources with project objectives.

Operations Supervisor - Order Management

Hewlett-Packard Inc
Bangalore
07.2007 - 10.2015
  • Strategic Business Development: Spearheaded the creation and execution of both short- and long-term strategic business goals. Developed tailored plans for customers, including target business areas, contact matrices, targeting strategies, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Operational Efficiency: Expertly managed business operations to enhance productivity and achieve service targets. Oversaw service deliverables to ensure adherence to turnaround times.
  • Management Planning: Strategically planned and implemented management structures to meet company objectives, coordinating effectively with various operational departments.
  • Operational Analysis: Analyzed and addressed development areas by implementing strategic plans for operational activities. Provided actionable recommendations and remedial actions for service improvement.
  • Customer Issue Resolution: Identified and resolved customer issues, implemented solutions, and improved processes to enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Customer Relations Management: Managed customer relations to ensure high satisfaction levels through quality service and adherence to service quality standards.
  • Business Relationship Building: Cultivated strong business relationships and rapport with clients, associates, and customers to foster a healthy market presence.
  • Market Expansion: Networked with financially robust and reliable dealers, achieving deeper market penetration and expanding reach.
  • Product Development: Contributed to product design and development by aligning product offerings with customer expectations and experiences.
  • Quality and R&D Collaboration: Partnered with quality and R&D teams to continuously upgrade products and improve offerings.
  • Market Research: Conducted thorough market research and feasibility studies to analyze trends and competitor activities, providing insights to enhance marketing and brand visibility strategies.
  • Team Leadership: Led and managed team performance to ensure effectiveness and achievement of targets.

Education

Post Graduation Diploma in Business Management -

Symbiosis University of Distance Learning
11-2009

Bachelor of Science -

Bangalore University
07-2006

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Sales Processing
  • Partners Operations
  • Customer Operations
  • Logistics Management
  • Service Delivery
  • Business Transformation
  • Migrations & Transitions
  • Project/Program Management
  • Ecommerce Management
  • Risk Management
  • Order Management
  • Digitalization
  • People Management
  • Contact Centre Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Influential Leadership

Core Competencies

  • Executive Presence: Represents the organization with confidence and professionalism.
  • Leadership: Inspires teams and drives performance toward goals.
  • Political Agility: Navigates organizational dynamics and builds strategic alliances.
  • Strategic Influencer: Persuades stakeholders to support initiatives and drive change.
  • Dealing with Ambiguity: Adapts strategies effectively in uncertain environments.
  • Digital Transformation & Automation: Drove process reengineering for major cost and time savings.
  • Training Programs: Developed and launched training across five outsourced sites.
  • Operations Management: Supervised SLAs, process optimization, and quality assurance.
  • Process and Transitions: Managed rollouts and transitions, ensuring scope, timelines, and budget compliance.

Certification

  • Accelerating Change Readiness and Agility from UC Berkeley
  • Green Belt Certified. Pursuing Black Belt
  • RPA – Automation Consultant from WorkFusion
  • Certified Auditor ISO
  • LEAN Certified
  • Digital Citizen Developer Certified
  • Part of EGAP, LEAP , GO Academy
  • Introduction AI & Agility
  • Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
  • People Leader Accelerator

Technical Tools

  • SFDC (Sales Force Dot Com)
  • SAP
  • SIEBEL PRM
  • Microsoft Office
  • Power BI
  • Jira
  • Six Sigma & Lean Quality Tools

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Bengali

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 01/12/85
  • Nationality: Indian

Accomplishments

  • Reduced Opportunity to Factory cycle: Achieved a reduction from 148 days to approximately 30 days with the Cray Tiger team and introduced the Falcon Team for HPC.
  • Registered $2.5 million in previously unregistered services: Closed an audit gap by collaborating with internal teams.
  • Graduated through Global Operations Academy
  • Earned three Presidents Quality awards: Recognized for No Touch improvement, OPAL automation, and MTO sales compensation.
  • Achieved a 62% reduction in turnaround time: Implemented S4 Hana deployment and automation pilot.
  • Standardized processes and conducted process mining: Utilized the ESOAR approach, Celonis, and Gen AI through Calsoft for sentiment analysis.
  • Facilitated talent rotation across supply chain, CPQ, and global IT towers.
  • Enhanced order processing: Implemented OPAL automation and webform deployment in the PRP portal.
  • Advanced operations with strategic initiatives: Drove projects such as Skills for the Future, OMM, SWOT, and white glove services.
  • Optimized processes for frictionless order improvement.
  • Led Aruba integration into Global OP: Directed joint transformation projects.
  • Managed end-to-end global order processing: Oversaw all aspects of order management, including physical claims and disputes.
  • Efficiently managed team resources, deliverables, schedules, and costs: Demonstrated strong leadership and operational skills.
  • Domain Certified and received 17 performance awards.
  • Received the Value Visionary award.
  • Achieved Charisma Compliance as the First Team.
  • Topped Employee Growth Assistance Program.
  • GB certified on SOTAT improvement for OM Retail.
  • Served as Quality and Audit Lead for OM Retail Order Management.

Timeline

Sr. Operations Manager

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)
11.2015 - Current

Operations Supervisor - Order Management

Hewlett-Packard Inc
07.2007 - 10.2015

Post Graduation Diploma in Business Management -

Symbiosis University of Distance Learning

Bachelor of Science -

Bangalore University
Krishanu Das