Manager - Service Management | Project | Digital Products
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Summary
Accomplished IT leader with over 15 years of progressive experience in IT Program Management, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Integrations, and Service Delivery. Demonstrated expertise in driving infrastructure transitions, integrating cloud-native solutions, and leading complex BI migrations. Proven track record in product lifecycle management, vendor negotiations, budget control, and cross-functional team leadership. Skilled at aligning IT strategy with business outcomes through platforms such as ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, AWS, and Power BI. Certified in AWS, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, SAFe Product Owner, and Agile/DevOps methodologies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Domain Lead, Program Manager – Digital Enabling Platforms
KONE Elevator India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2021 - Current
Defined and executed global support strategy aligned with KONE business goals, customer success metrics (CSAT, NPS), and operational efficiency across On-premise and cloud-based platforms for Mulesoft, AWS Cloud, Business Intelligence, Robotics process Automation and Appian (Now Power Platforms).
Led and scaled a geographically distributed support team (All different Levels) of 100+ members including KONE and Vendor resources, with a focus on performance metrics, career development, and regional alignment.
Built a high-performing team culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement through coaching, performance management, and cross-regional knowledge sharing.
Developed strategic plans for cloud support operations, ensuring scalability, availability, and readiness for business growth and increased customer complexity.
Partnered with executive leadership to align cloud support goals with overall product and business strategies, ensuring measurable outcomes.
Owned and resolved high-priority escalations, acting as the senior escalation point and collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to drive resolution and customer advocacy.
Implemented proactive monitoring, feedback loops, and root cause analysis to improve issue detection, response times (FRT, TTR), and long-term platform reliability.
Established and tracked SLAs, KPIs, and support metrics, driving improvements in operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and service delivery.
Drove tooling strategy and automation initiatives, ensuring support systems are scalable, efficient, and integrated across cloud services and internal platforms.
Ensured cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, and Sales to translate customer needs into actionable insights and supportable product features.
Managed departmental budgets and resource forecasting, optimizing staffing, training, and cloud support infrastructure investment for maximum ROI.
Ensured compliance with security, legal, and data privacy standards, collaborating with InfoSec teams to address vulnerabilities and maintain trust in cloud environments.
Delivered executive-level reporting on customer support operations, performance metrics, resource utilization, and incident trends to support strategic decision-making.
Defined and executed global cloud integration and support strategies aligned with business goals, customer experience metrics, and operational efficiency across regions.
Led and mentored cross-functional teams across Digital Enabling Platforms for India, Europe, and the US, supporting platform migration from MuleSoft to AWS native services, Business Intelligence, RPA.
Built reusable, scalable microservices architecture using AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions) to streamline operations and improve integration reliability.
Drove cloud support efficiency by implementing automation, observability, and performance monitoring practices using AWS CloudWatch and centralized logging.
Established performance KPIs and SLAs for integration reliability and response time; proactively identified and resolved issues to minimize business impact.
Collaborated with senior leadership to align cloud integration support with global digital transformation goals and product roadmap planning.
Acted as the escalation point for critical integration issues, driving root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures for recurring problems.
Enabled continuous improvement through incident reviews, feedback loops with engineering teams, and standardization of support processes.
Contributed to cloud support tooling strategy, including evaluation, adoption, and enablement of efficient, automated support workflows.
Managed integration resource planning and cloud support priorities across multiple business domains (PDM, Salesforce CRM, EWA, FSM, SAP).
Ensured compliance and data security standards during employee data validation processes across global systems like Workday and Concur.
Provided regular reporting to leadership on support operations, issue resolution metrics, and platform stability across AWS-based systems.
Promoted a culture of ownership, agility, and accountability, encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing among geographically distributed teams.
Led continuous improvement initiatives by conducting post-incident reviews, implementing corrective actions, and scaling support operations in line with global growth and product expansion.
Leading multi-disciplinary digital programs across infrastructure, enterprise integrations, BI platforms, and customer onboarding.
Managing integration migration from MuleSoft to AWS native services, ensuring enhanced scalability and cost-efficiency.
Driving Qlik Sense to Power BI migration, standardizing data visualization across business units.
Overseeing product lifecycle, operations, and platform enhancements across integration and analytics services.
Leading vendor strategy, budget ownership, contract negotiations, and ensuring service continuity.
Mentoring and up skilling cross-regional teams; executing people development initiatives.
Technical Operations Manager – IT Service & Cloud Infrastructure
Capgemini Technology Services
04.2017 - 07.2021
Captured technical and business requirements, created solution architectures, and delivered demos.
Authored design documents, RFP responses, PoCs, and feasibility studies.
Maintained RAIDE logs and drove solution viability with stakeholders.
Managed service transitions (up to €5M) across geographies, providers, and delivery models.