Hi, I’m
Nitin Sethi
Summary
Collaborative leader with 20 years of professional experience in Business Strategy, Large Scale Transformation, Operations and P&L management, Program Management, M&A and Business Development, with large Indian and Global MNCs.
Dedicated to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Successfully managed many complex and high-stake programs involving large teams spread across geographies in IT/ITES, EPC, Infrastructure, Heavy Engineering and Automotive sectors.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
11
years of post-secondary education
10
Certifications
Work History
Capgemini India
Senior Director - Strategy and Transformation (Global Delivery Centres-GDC)
2 2022 - Current
Job overview
- Transformed global delivery model by keeping talent availability at forefront leveraging Capgemini's existing global footprints and distributed delivery centres network
- Engaged with Group leadership for developing group delivery strategy and vision 2029
- Established Egypt and Mexico GDCs and transformed Poland and Morocco GDC in line with Group Strategy / Vision 2029
- Program managed transformation agenda including Governance, stakeholder alignment & change management
- Established common central management at Country level for GDCs with leaders from key enabling functions like Finance, HR, and Strategic Business Units/ Global Business lines
- Processes, Policies and Tools harmonization with common enabling function across all Strategic Business Units / Global Business Line participants
- Managed interdependencies with other ongoing group transformations and ensured business continuity.
Capgemini India
Director - Post Merger Integration (Capgemini Engineering) - Altran Post Merger
01.2021 - 02.2022
Job overview
- Program managing Altran integration in India involving multiple sub-streams such as Engineering Research and Development (ER&D) global business line, Operations, Finance, HR, Facilities, Legal & IT
- Driving synergies and actively tracking the same through resolute governance
- Orchestrating change management and communication activities in India to ensure smooth integration and harmonization
- Leading design and implementation of India Global Engineering Centre (GEC) build up with harmonized organization for engineering perimeter, common KPIs, Go-to-Market and portfolio build-up
- Setting up of Global Operations organization and operating model including Global Program Office (GPO) and Capacity Management (CM), Industrialization plan, Quality and Certifications integration
- Integration and harmonization of enabling functions in India without impacting business continuity
- Ensuring alignment in Office hours & time charging, Grades structure, C&B, Learning & Development, Talent Management
- Ensuring ERP system harmonization, Data Migration & Apps transition, P&L reporting, legal entity harmonization.
Capgemini India
Head - Strategy, Transformation and Analytics, COO's Office, BSv
02.2019 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Leading Strategy, Transformation and Analytics Team for Business Services as a part of global COO's office
- Established operation transformation office from scratch, onboarded an ace team of six resources
- Leading strategy planning, large-scale operational transformation, Competitiveness agenda and multiple programs across the globe for business services
- Stakeholder Management for maximizing productivity through technology initiatives like automation
- Evaluating new business models, identifying levers for competitive differentiation, designing efficient operating model and processes, and providing analytics support to COO - Business Services
- Driving cost optimisation initiatives like Average Remuneration optimisation, maximizing Space utilization, T&E expense optimization and maximizing practice utilization across organization
- Performing Peer / Competitive Benchmarking and establishing competitive intelligence on operational and financial parameters for Business Services GBL.
Punj Lloyd Ltd (PLL)
Head - Strategy & Business Development (O&G) and Business Head - Offshore (O&G)
05.2012 - 08.2017
Job overview
- Led team of twenty in business development, strategy, and project management
- Developed and implemented long-term and short-term business strategy across Oil & Gas upstream and midstream EPC business
- Achieved non-core asset sales of worth USD 30M for the company
- Acquired business worth USD 250M within a year after taking additional responsibility for business development
- Supported Chairman- Punj Lloyd in strategizing and implementing Organization restructuring at group level
- Recognized by senior management for contract closure of two long halted projects worth USD 130M by forging strategic business partnerships
- Managed P&L for O&G - Offshore Business worth USD 120 M
- Transformed business development process by engaging and collaborating with an IVY league consulting firm.
ISGEC Heavy Engineering
Senior Manager - Corporate Planning
11.2010 - 04.2012
Job overview
- Developed 5-year growth strategy for increasing top line from USD 300M to USD 1.0B ensuring sustainable bottom line, engaged IVY league consulting firm for assistance
- Managed Programs across two verticals which resulted in cost savings of USD 4M
- Advanced market entry strategy to enter in new markets resulting in additional revenues of USD 10M
- Reviewed, analysed, and consolidated budgets of all the verticals at corporate level
- Part of team that established joint venture with Hitachi Zosen, Japan, for process equipment division.
Education
Hult International Business SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
Master of Business Administration (Full Time) with Distinction, Finance
01.2017 - 04.2018
University Overview
- Dean's list for all Modules with overall Distinction (Honors)
- Winner, Hult Prize Challenge Campus round and Regional Finalist North America
- Winner, Social Impact Hackathon and Hult Business Challenge (Entrepreneurship Competition)
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Kozhikode, India
Executive Program in Strategic Management (EPSM)
01.2009 - 04.2010
IGNOUNew Delhi, India
Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO)
01.2007 - 04.2008
Institute of Management Technology (IMT)Ghaziabad, India
Master of Marketing Management (MMM)
01.2004 - 04.2006
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech), Mechanical & Automation
01.1999 - 04.2003
Skills
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Transformation/Change Management
Budgeting & Cost Optimization
M&A Incl Post-Merger Integration
Operational Excellence
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Program Management
Market Entry Strategy
Business Development & Sales
P&L Management
MS Office
MS Projects
Oracle
Power BI
Certification
Certification in Digital Transformation from Coursera (BCG and Darden University)
Timeline
Director - Post Merger Integration (Capgemini Engineering) - Altran Post Merger
Capgemini India
01.2021 - 02.2022
Head - Strategy, Transformation and Analytics, COO's Office, BSv
Capgemini India
02.2019 - 01.2021
Hult International Business School
Master of Business Administration (Full Time) with Distinction, Finance
01.2017 - 04.2018
Head - Strategy & Business Development (O&G) and Business Head - Offshore (O&G)
Punj Lloyd Ltd (PLL)
05.2012 - 08.2017
Senior Manager - Corporate Planning
ISGEC Heavy Engineering
11.2010 - 04.2012
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Executive Program in Strategic Management (EPSM)
01.2009 - 04.2010
IGNOU
Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO)
01.2007 - 04.2008
Institute of Management Technology (IMT)
Master of Marketing Management (MMM)
01.2004 - 04.2006
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)
Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech), Mechanical & Automation
01.1999 - 04.2003
Senior Director - Strategy and Transformation (Global Delivery Centres-GDC)
Capgemini India
2 2022 - Current