Prathima Rajan
Bengaluru
Summary
Insightful Senior Consultant with 18 years of experience in Financial consulting. Optimistic, organised and flexible. Excellent persuasion and leadership skills. Proficient in generating logical solutions to solve intricate problems. Creative problem-solver with fortitude and adaptability for challenging projects. Resilient Assistant Director proactively meets and exceeds tasks within deadline. Resolves issues using hands-on solutions with deep understanding of successful business practices. Known for dynamic leadership and support.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
Ernst & Young
Bengaluru
08.2012 - Current
- Lead a team of 40 as the GDA APAC Functional Leader, managing multiple stakeholders across the APAC region
- Spearhead strategic and complex pursuits, developing value propositions, win strategies, and high-impact proposals
- Achieved USD 92 Mn worth of deals in FY24 and supported numerous high-value pursuits
- Focus on career development for team members, identifying relevant training, and fostering talent growth
- Collaborate with various service lines to leverage tools and accelerators that enhance proposal outcomes
Senior Consultant
Wipro
Bengaluru
08.2012 - Current
- Directed end-to-end lead conversion, including solution design, proposal writing, and customer presentations, driving sales closure
- Partnered with CPs and service lines, working on proposals ranging from small-scale to multi-million-dollar deals
- Conducted in-depth secondary research to identify strategic opportunities, providing advisory services for account management
- Delivered competitive, account, and technology intelligence, supporting proactive business case development
Analyst - Retail Banking
Brickwork India
Bengaluru
06.2006 - 01.2017
- Assisted financial institutions by profiling technology vendors and assessing market opportunities
- Provided strategic insights for formulating flexible customer strategies
Banking Analyst/Consultant
Celent/Oliver Wyman Financial Services
Bengaluru
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Led banking practice in retail lending, electronic payments, mobile payments, and microfinance
- Established senior-level relationships with technology companies and authored white papers on emerging financial trends
- Reports were widely cited by leading global publications, including Reuters, Bloomberg, and Economic Times
Senior Analyst - Financial Services
AVID Information Services
Bengaluru
11.2003 - 06.2006
- Supported the launch of a leading Australian financial institution’s Indian branch by providing detailed economic and industry insights
- Managed Country Opportunities and Risk Profiles for the APAC region and authored weekly M&A newsletters
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
IndiaSkills
- Project timeline management
- Strong leadership skills
- Team building initiatives
- Process improvement
- Personnel interviews
- Program compliance
- Time management
- Multilingual
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- Hindi (Fluent)
- Kannada (Fluent)
Timeline
Assistant Director
Ernst & Young
08.2012 - Current
Senior Consultant
Wipro
08.2012 - Current
Banking Analyst/Consultant
Celent/Oliver Wyman Financial Services
01.2007 - 01.2012
Analyst - Retail Banking
Brickwork India
06.2006 - 01.2017
Senior Analyst - Financial Services
AVID Information Services
11.2003 - 06.2006
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan