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Rinoo Rajesh

Rinoo Rajesh

Management Consulting For Digital & Business Transformation
Pune

Summary

Digital Leader | AI | Digital Marketing | Product Management | Automation | CRM | Blogger | Speaker | Angel Investor | Project Management

23+ years of experience across various geographies with world’s leading telecommunications & Networking OEMs, Service Providers, System Integrators, ISVs & Academia. Digital Evangelist with background in Technology & Consulting with Fortune 500. Currently involved in the introduction of AI enabled Platform-Based Services, Consulting, Transformation, Thought Leadership, Product Management, Program Management & Business Transformation Projects as well as the creation of Roadmap, Revenue Generation, Digital Strategy, Business Processes, IT Architecture Advisory, Investing and Speaking/ Blogging

Skills:

- Strategic approach to high-value opportunities & Transformation strategies

- Business development & Consulting, Managed Services

- Revenue generation, Contracts negotiation, Process Engineering,

- Conceptualization from idea to product launch

- Experience in managing cross functional delivery teams & functional knowledge in e-commerce, retail & banking;

- People management skills, communication skills including interpersonal skills, presentation skills, flexibility, leadership.

- Developing Partner Ecosystems, especially with Start-ups

Experience:

· Introduced AI-enabled platform-based services, consulting, transformation, thought leadership, product management, program management, business transformation projects, as well as the creation of roadmap, revenue generation, digital strategy, business processes, IT architecture advisory, investing, speaking, and blogging

· Developed partner ecosystems, especially with start-ups

· Managed cross-functional delivery teams & functional knowledge in e-commerce, retail & banking

· Led business development & consulting, managed services

· Negotiated contracts & engineered processes to increase revenue

· Conceptualized from idea to product launch

· Applied enterprise architecture towards digitizing organizations

· Designed AI-enabled SaaS platforms

· Managed product lifecycle from concept to GTM

Achievements:

Rinoo has functional domain experience of Enterprise Architecture applied towards Digitizing Organizations along with conceptualization & design of AI enabled SaaS platforms. Product Management and helping customers grow revenue. Specialist with background in Digital Marketing, Unified Communications, E-Commerce, Product Concept to GTM.

· Successfully led the implementation of AI-enabled platform-based services, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue for the company

· Helped structure and negotiate multi-million dollar contracts with major clients, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue

· Led a team of 50+ professionals to design and launch a new product in the market, resulting in a increase in market share

· Developed and implemented a digital marketing strategy that increased customer engagement and also launched Marketing Operations Services as an additional revenue vertical for organization

· Established and maintained strategic partnerships with leading start-ups, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue

Specialties: AI, CX, SaaS, Digital Strategies, Digital Marketing, SEO/SMM, E-Commerce, Transformation Roadmaps, Managed Services, Business Consulting, ITES Sector, Solution Architecture, Project Management, Enterprise Application Integration, Enterprise Systems Implementation & Integration. Rinoo is Head of Digital for ConneQT Business Solutions as well an IIM-Bangalore Alumnus, Masters in Information Technology as well as Masters from D’School and also a PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) on the board of PMI Pune, a certified TOGAF Enterprise Architect as well as a Certified Business Coach.

Strategist with great respect for people, process & innovation; possess strong decision-making, problem-solving & communication skills to perceive & evaluate alternatives & implement solutions with appropriate rationale.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications

Work History

Vice President, Head of Digital

ConneQT Business Solutions, Business Transformation Services
Pune, Maharashtra, India
08.2018 - Current
  • Formerly Tata Business Support Services, Introduction and start of Digital Product Practices – Digital Consulting, Omni Channel, CRM, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Social Media & WhatsApp, Speech Apps, Field Force Automation, IT Services (ITSM), Conversational UI aka Cognitive Chat Bots, Voice BOTS, RPA, Back-office (Workflow, DMS, etc) and initiation of revenue streams for each of them
  • Responsible for Digital Practice and Associated Digital Transformation and Consulting Sales & Revenue Generation
  • Introduced AI-enabled platform-based services, consulting, transformation, thought leadership, product management, program management, business transformation projects, as well as the creation of roadmap, revenue generation, digital strategy, business processes, IT architecture advisory, investing, speaking, and blogging
  • Developed partner ecosystems, especially with start-ups
  • Managed cross-functional delivery teams & functional knowledge in e-commerce, retail & banking
  • Led business development & consulting, managed services
  • Negotiated contracts & engineered processes to increase revenue
  • Conceptualized from idea to product launch
  • Applied enterprise architecture towards digitizing organizations
  • Designed AI-enabled SaaS platforms
  • Managed product lifecycle from concept to GTM

Associate Vice President, Digital CX

Tata Business Support Services
Pune, Maharashtra, India
08.2013 - 01.2018
  • Managed Technology Transformation Strategy & Special Project Execution
  • Creation & Management of Platform Based Offerings
  • Creation & Management of Partner & Vendor Ecosystem
  • Solution to opportunities for market focusing on Application Management opportunities and Digital Engagements across Industries
  • Responsible for Digital Enablement of Traditional Sales Opportunities
  • Trusted Advisor to CXO on value proposition and solution differentiation based on Transformation and promoting Digital Assets
  • Creating of next generation solution for new opportunities (solution planning, transition planning, transformation roadmap and pricing) based on client context, client landscape and Digital transformation
  • Building pricing models and simulation based on the client requirement and business strategy
  • Creating and Pitching Digital Strategies and Digital Roadmap for transformation of client business
  • Manage the Validation, Qualification, Solution Design and Win Stages of the Deal Pursuit Lifecycle including RFI/RFP/RFQ Responses/Capability Assessments/Due Diligence/Client Visits

Associate Vice President, Business Transformation

AGC Networks, An Essar Company
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
01.2011 - 06.2013
  • Part of Business Development Team & Program Management for Large Sized deals (~$1 Million or higher) in Africa, Middle East and India
  • Delivered High-touch client engagements requiring expertise in helping customers achieve excellence in customer experience management
  • Business Transformation Services - Strategic approach to high value opportunities & transformational strategies;
  • Business Consulting;
  • Worked with Sales & Practice Teams for large Managed Services Business Opportunities Technology projects & Program Management including financial management & monitoring aspects;
  • Contracts negotiation, Business Process formulation, Competitive analysis;
  • Handled customer presentation, events and workshops;
  • Consulting to customers for understanding the IT infra maturity of the key clients;
  • Design & presentation of value propositions to customer top management;
  • Worked on Large Business Analytics Opportunities for Government, Telecom and Contact Centres (~4 Million USD)

Managing Consultant, Strategic Communication

Avaya Inc
Gurgaon, Delhi, India
12.2009 - 12.2010
  • Was part of Avaya’s Strategic Communication Consulting working closely with sales and accounts teams across India & Middle East for large opportunities & Programs and Business Communication Consulting
  • Responsible for Business Consulting, Solution design, Program management and presales activities for Service Provider accounts along with managed services deals in APAC (India), & Middle East
  • Key Domain & Delivery Skills:
  • Consultative Selling Support to Account teams
  • Architecture for self-service customer contact strategy over Avaya’s IVR platform for multiple clients
  • Architecture for self-service customer contact strategy
  • Direct-to-Home Segment (DTH) Technology Solutions and Integration
  • Business Analytics for Telecom and Contact Centres
  • Contact Centre Suite of technologies (Avaya and others)
  • Outbound contact strategy and solutions (Avaya and Others)
  • Contact Centre Technology Strategy and Roadmap for Bharti Airtel from Avaya’s side as Business Consultant
  • Closely worked with Bharti Airtel’s Architecture Group in defining and implementation of major architectural roadmaps and recommendations as far as contact centre technology is concerned
  • Associated with various initiatives in account as Program Manager and Business Consultant.

Senior Manager, Customer Contact Solutions

Nortel Networks
Gurgaon, Delhi, India
07.2007 - 12.2009
  • Was part of Nortel’s Global Services – Business Consulting group, worked closely with sales and accounts teams across India & Middle East on large opportunities (~$1 Million), Programs and Business Communication Consulting
  • Responsible for Business Consulting, Solution design, Program Management and presales activities for Bharti & similar Accounts for managed services India
  • Key Domain & Delivery Skills:
  • Consultative Selling Support to Account teams
  • Architecture for self-service customer contact strategy over Nortel’s IVR platform for multiple clients
  • Business Consultant to Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) contact centre for RTA’s Metro Launch
  • Domain SME and consultant to Bharti’s Network Call Forecaster Implementation.

Senior Manager, Digital CX

Tata Business Support Services
Pune, Maharashtra, India
06.2004 - 07.2007
  • Was part of Technology Team at Corporate level, responsible for Application Strategy, Digital Customer Experience Stack, Technology Presales, Project Management, Enterprise Architecture, Solution design, Vendor evaluation, selection and management activities for Tata Business Support Services (SerWizSol)
  • Summary of significant deliverables:
  • Evaluation & Techno-financial analysis for vendor selection, program management (including financial project control) for enterprise wide SAP/ ERP platform along with custom Employee Self-Service
  • Architecture, Design & Implementation of Award Winning Contact Centre Data Warehouse platform implementation
  • Knowledge Management Strategy & Architecture, Evaluation, management of Platform over Microsoft SharePoint Portal
  • Design of Outbound Application Strategy & Implementation of Outbound Platform
  • Provided technology consulting for Balanced Scorecard Implementation
  • Design, implementation and management of Corporate Intranet for organization with ~100 applications.

Team Leader

Futuresoft India Pvt Ltd
06.1999 - 06.2004
  • Responsible for Solution design, Technology Consulting, Project management & presales activities for Futuresoft’s various clients
  • Summary of significant deliverables:
  • Solution Architecture & Low level design for contact center Applications including soft-phone, agent interaction applications, real-time integration with customer back-office applications
  • Automation of processes using custom workflow platforms
  • Management of team of application developers, process analysts
  • Part of core team in HRMS product development
  • Telemarketing front-office Process & Application automation solution for a significant US based financial institution
  • Solution utilized by over 400 agents in real time for out calling, detailed MIS & daily micro strategy interaction system.

Education

E-GMP - General Management

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
04.2006 - 01.2007

Master of Science - Information Technology

Amity University
Noida, India
06.2017 - 08.2019

Master of Arts - Geographical Information Sciences

Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
Delhi, India
04.1995 - 04.1997

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP); - Project Management

Project Management Institute
United States
04.2001 -

Certificate - Digital Strategies For Business: Leading The Next-

Columbia Business School
United States
04.2018 - 08.2018

MDP Certificate - Knowledge Management

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, India
08.2004 - 09.2004

Certificate - Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF
United States
01.2018 - 10.2018

Skills

Digital Transformation – Creating and Pitching Digital strategies and roadmap to customers for Digital Transformationundefined

Affiliations

Member of Computer Society of India (Pune Chapter), TiE-Pune, IPMA Rinoo Rajesh +91-9810389434; +91-8007777360

Accomplishments

· Introduced AI-enabled platform-based services, consulting, transformation, thought leadership, product management, program management, business transformation projects, as well as the creation of roadmap, revenue generation, digital strategy, business processes, IT architecture advisory, investing, speaking, and blogging

· Developed partner ecosystems, especially with start-ups

· Managed cross-functional delivery teams & functional knowledge in e-commerce, retail & banking

· Led business development & consulting, managed services

· Negotiated contracts & engineered processes to increase revenue

· Conceptualized from idea to product launch

· Applied enterprise architecture towards digitizing organizations

· Designed AI-enabled SaaS platforms

Managed product lifecycle from concept to GTM

· Successfully led the implementation of AI-enabled platform-based services, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue for the company

· Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts with major clients, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue

· Led a team of 50+ professionals to design and launch a new product in the market, resulting in a double digit increase in market share

· Developed and implemented a digital marketing strategy that increased customer engagement

Established and maintained strategic partnerships with leading start-ups, resulting in a double digit increase in revenue

Additional Information

Professional Development:


- Regularly attends industry conferences and events to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in the telecommunications and networking industry

- Participates in online training courses to enhance skills in areas such as leadership, product management, and digital marketing


Rinoo is an award winning Technology, Digital and Strategy Leader; with following honors:.

· UBS Transformance - Digital Transformation Leader of the Year Award, Mumbai, 2017

· Annual Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit & Awards April 2019, Mumbai - Business Intelligence Champion of the Year

· Annual Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit & Awards April 2019, Mumbai - Analytics Excellence Award

· Digital Customer Experience Summit & Award April 2019, Mumbai - Leader of Digital Customer Experience Team of the year 2019

· CRM World (June, 2019) – Leader of In-House CRM Team of the Year, Mid-Market CRM Leader, Leader of CRM in Financial Services

· CII DX Awards for Employee Excellence – HR BOT 2021

· CII DX Awards for Service Excellence – CRM 2021

· CX Strategy Summit – 2022 –Award Winner: CX Technology Implementation Partner

· CX Strategy Summit – 2022 –Award Winner: CX Vendor Excellence



Certification

ITIL

Interests

Writing, Blogging, Traveling, Astrobiology, Archeology

Speaking

  

Rinoo has been conducting & delivering primarily corporate consulting workshops from organization point of view with audience being usually CxO level, e.g.

· Confluence, 2010 – Bharti Airtel – Customer Care & Experience: Industry Trend - (audience size 100+)

· Congruence, 2010 – Bharti Airtel – Contact Center to Context Center Journey – (Audience size 75+)

· Ask The Expert - Avaya, 2010 – Advisory Services – (Audience size 50+)

· CxO Workshop for Telecom Executives – AGC Networks Limited, 2011

· Hosted and Addressed Multi-Ministry Delegation from Government of Uganda, 2011

· Hosted and Addressed Multi-Ministry Delegation from Government of Rwanda, 2012

· Hosted and Addressed Multi-Ministry Delegation from Government of Nigeria, 2012

· Genesys Workshop, India, 2016

· Omni Channel Education Series, India, 2016

· G-Summit - Digital Acceleration with Digital in a Box, India, 2017

· PMI Pune Chapter - Digital Disruption, RPA – Dec, 2019

· What is your CX Transformation Readiness – Genesys + Twimbit Seminar, Nov, 2020

· BPO Innovation 2020 – UBS Forums – Dec, 2020

· CX and Beyond 2021-UBS – Mumbai – Speaker

· UiPath-Automation-day – 2021 – speaker

· BPO Transformation Unleash the potential of Intelligent Conversation Automation – 2021 – Speaker

· The Economic Times BPO Summit 2.0 – 2021 – Speaker

· Trends Reshaping CX in 2022 and Beyond – 2022 – Speaker

· Executive Roundtable -BPO Digital Transformation Impact Talks – 2022 – Speaker

· ACMA ( Western Region) 2nd Digital Summit – 2022 – Speaker

· VERINT-RoundTable – 2022 – Speaker

· BharatConnect-Panelist – 2022 

· BPO Innovation Summit and Awards – 2022 – Keynote Speaker (CNN News18)

· CX Strategy Summit – 2022 – Speaker and Award Winner

· Truecaller-Business-Summit-Mumbai – 2022 - Speaker

· PMI Global Summit, 2022 – Las Vegas – Speaker

Aegis-Grahm-bell-Enterprise-Category-Juror – 2022 - jury panel of Graham Bell awards - https://bellaward.com/jury/  

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Quote

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Timeline

TOGAF

10-2018

Vice President, Head of Digital

ConneQT Business Solutions, Business Transformation Services
08.2018 - Current

Certificate - Digital Strategies For Business: Leading The Next-

Columbia Business School
04.2018 - 08.2018

Certificate - Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF
01.2018 - 10.2018

Master of Science - Information Technology

Amity University
06.2017 - 08.2019

Associate Vice President, Digital CX

Tata Business Support Services
08.2013 - 01.2018

Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh

03-2013

Innovation, Readiness & Intellectual Property from Texas University

09-2012

Certified Business Coach, Atyasaa

07-2011

Associate Vice President, Business Transformation

AGC Networks, An Essar Company
01.2011 - 06.2013

Managing Consultant, Strategic Communication

Avaya Inc
12.2009 - 12.2010

Senior Manager, Customer Contact Solutions

Nortel Networks
07.2007 - 12.2009

E-GMP - General Management

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
04.2006 - 01.2007

ITIL

11-2004

MDP Certificate - Knowledge Management

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
08.2004 - 09.2004

Senior Manager, Digital CX

Tata Business Support Services
06.2004 - 07.2007

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP); - Project Management

Project Management Institute
04.2001 -

Team Leader

Futuresoft India Pvt Ltd
06.1999 - 06.2004

Master of Arts - Geographical Information Sciences

Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
04.1995 - 04.1997
Rinoo RajeshManagement Consulting For Digital & Business Transformation