NARASHIMAN RENGARAJAN
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic Global Delivery Executive with over 25 years of experience spearheading multi-billion-dollar digital transformations. Expert in high-stakes P&L management ($500M+) and orchestrating global delivery organizations of 3,000+ professionals. Distinguished for architecting the frameworks to accelerate enterprise AI maturity and operational efficiency. Recently served as a key member of the Executive Council for the LTI and Mindtree merger, lead-steering the integration of global Data & Analytics delivery practices to create a unified, scalable execution engine.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Practice Head - Data & Analytics
LTIMindtree
10.2021 - Current
- Integrated Practice Strategy: Serving as an Executive Council Member for the LTI-Mindtree merger; harmonized the global Business Analytics portfolios of a $600 M+ entity to capture $50M+ in cross-sell opportunities.
- Merger & Integration: Served as an Executive Council Member for the LTI and Mindtree merger; successfully integrated complex delivery practices and cultural frameworks into a unified $600M Portfolio.
- Strategic Advisory & Execution: Leading end-to-end delivery for Fortune 500 clients, aligning technological roadmaps with brand promises and robust delivery SLAs.
- Data Platform Modernization: Architected and delivered the ’Sunshine’ framework, an industrial-scale engine for migrating legacy estates into AI-ready Knowledge Fabrics on multi-cloud environments.
- Data Monetization & Products: Designing Domain-focused Data Products (Retail, Healthcare, CPG) that leverage platform-led delivery to generate high-margin, non-linear revenue streams.
- GenAI Factory: Established a global CoE focused on operationalizing GenAI via reusable engineering patterns, reducing time-to-value for enterprise data monetization initiatives by 30%.
- Operationalizing AI: Spearheading the global deployment of C.O.R.E. and R.I.G.H.T. frameworks, transforming theoretical AI strategies into production-grade delivery assets.
- Modernization Delivery: Directing the homegrown framework for global estate modernization, enabling decentralized Knowledge Fabrics and high-throughput data pipelines.
Head of Delivery – Business Analytics & EDM
Mindtree
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Business Analytics Growth: Orchestrated the consolidation of fragmented delivery units into a unified Global Practice focused on Cloud-native Modernization and advanced Business Analytics.
- Modernization Factories: Established “Cloud Data Migration Factories” that improved delivery margins by 15% through automation.
- Domain-Led EDM: Governed global EDM programs, managing the complex engineering delivery of MDM strategies to build a foundational “Single Version of Truth” for large-scale data products.
- Global Change Management: Led the organization’s change agenda, defining delivery protocols and task forces for seamless global service line implementation.
Head of Global Delivery – AI & Analytics
Cognizant
04.2013 - 10.2020
- Domain-focused Product (One Retail): Spearheaded the end-to-end engineering of ‘One Retail’, a flagship Data Product unifying global retail silos to deliver real-time consumer insights and drive non-linear growth.
- Business Analytics Scale: Orchestrated global excellence for a 3,000+ member team, implementing DataOps for industrialized delivery governance across Retail, CPG, and Manufacturing.
- Monetization Strategy: Defined the architectural roadmap for industry-specific data clouds, enabling Fortune 100 clients to transition from cost centres to revenue-generating data entities.
- Scale & Operational Rigor: Directed a massive $500 Million Global Portfolio and led a world-class delivery organization across multiple geographies.
- Global Delivery Model (GDM): Overhauled the delivery architecture for Products & Resources (Retail, CPG, Manufacturing, Travel), achieving significant margin expansion through delivery automation and resource optimization.
- Product Engineering Delivery: Directed the product engineering organization for ‘Claims Sphere’, managing global release calendars, feature sets, and quality assurance for major healthcare clients.
GTM Head & Delivery Setup – Analytics & Info Management
Wipro
07.2011 - 03.2013
- Practice Setup: Formalized a dedicated global delivery organization across regions, aligning GTM objectives with robust, scalable execution models.
- Pre-Sales Leadership: Led high-stakes pre-sales engagements, personally securing F100 accounts by translating technical architecture into clinical and operational outcomes.
- Solution Engineering: Developed industry-ready accelerators and technical sales playbooks that reduced sales cycles for complex Data & AI services.
Business Analytics Strategy Consultant
IBM
11.2010 - 07.2011
- Consultative Advisory: Partnered with executive leadership of healthcare majors to define 3-year Business Intelligence transformation roadmaps.
- Program Oversight: Provided strategic delivery oversight for a multi-year, multi-unit DWBI business transformation for a leading global health plan.
Senior Delivery Manager – AI & Analytics
Cognizant
12.2002 - 11.2010
- Competency & Delivery: Established a 200-member DWBI Service Competency and managed program delivery, operations, and competency building for key healthcare accounts.
- Architecture Roadmap: Served on the Technology Architecture Board, delivering a 3-year implementation roadmap for major healthcare business transformations.
Education
Executive General Management Program -
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
01.2018
Master of Computer Applications - undefined
Bharathidasan University
01.1997
B.Sc - Physics
A.V.C. College
01.1994
Skills
Business Leadership: Global Practice Management, $700M P&L Stewardship, M&A Integration, Strategic GTM, Revenue Monetization Models
Delivery & Operations: Global Delivery Model (GDM) Overhaul, 3,000 Associate Leadership, Delivery Automation, DataOps & DevOps
Strategic Advisory: CxO Relationship Management, Value Realization, Digital Transformation Road mapping, Ethical AI Governance
Technical Innovation: Data Platform Modernization (Legacy to Cloud), Knowledge Fabrics, LLMOps & GenAI Architectures, Product Engineering
Friendly, positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Computer skills
Customer service
EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS & IMPACT
- Merger Integration: Unified Business Analytics portfolios, resulting in over $50M in cross-sell opportunities.
- Growth & Monetization: Achieved a 15% Strategic CAGR by pivoting traditional T&M models to platform-led, non-linear revenue streams.
- Operational Excellence: Established 'Data Migration Factories' that improved delivery margins by 15% through industrialized automation.
- AI Acceleration: Optimized data monetization by 30% via a Global GenAI Center of Excellence.
- Data & AI Strategy: C.O.R.E. (Data-for-AI) Framework, R.I.G.H.T. Maturity Pillars, Data Product Monetization, Generative AI Delivery Models.
Timeline
Practice Head - Data & Analytics
LTIMindtree
10.2021 - Current
Head of Delivery – Business Analytics & EDM
Mindtree
10.2020 - 10.2021
Head of Global Delivery – AI & Analytics
Cognizant
04.2013 - 10.2020
GTM Head & Delivery Setup – Analytics & Info Management
Wipro
07.2011 - 03.2013
Business Analytics Strategy Consultant
IBM
11.2010 - 07.2011
Senior Delivery Manager – AI & Analytics
Cognizant
12.2002 - 11.2010
Master of Computer Applications - undefined
Bharathidasan University
B.Sc - Physics
A.V.C. College
Executive General Management Program -
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore