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R.K AJAY

R.K AJAY

Product Management and Business Transformation Leader
Bangalore

Summary

A naturally driven professional and business leader with over 19 years of diverse experience in global organizations and an MBA from IIM Lucknow. Led development of products and platforms for ecommerce, customer experience, enterprise and commercial applications, cloud, data warehousing, mobility and analytics. Successfully executed large global business transformation initiatives in life sciences, consumer goods, ecommerce, and finance with globally distributed teams. Experience in building new capabilities, driving new revenue streams, partnerships & go-to-market strategies.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
15
15

Years of experience post Masters

Work History

SENIOR MANAGER Product Capability Group

PUBBLICIS SAPIENT
07.2018 - Current
  • Engagement and P&L lead for multiple global digital transformation portfolio ($15 MN ARR) for world’s leading global food, agriculture, financial and industrial products, and services firm
  • Building customer & seller experience platform and employee experience platform for EMEA agricultural business -driving $9BN of trade annually
  • Conceptualized product portfolio strategy, roadmap , execution and post launch support with business stakeholders
  • Led roadmap planning of multiple web and mobile applications, integration, and collaboration with larger product teams – ERP, CRM & other enterprise systems
  • Driving change management and adoption -driving 73% of active trade with 55% customers onboard within 3 years of launch
  • Reduced lead time for leads conversion by 80% and reduction in customer queries by 50%
  • Leading a 100+ member cross-functional team of UX, product managers, program managers, engineering, data and analytics
  • Mentoring and coaching on SAFe and product management at Publicis Sapient

Senior Manager

Cognizant
Bangalore
04.2012 - 07.2018

Engagement Manager for Top 3 Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical & Consumer Goods Firm with annual portfolio of $20MN and 200 Member team

  • Built Customer Connect-Global B2B ecommerce platform for Medical Devices business and consolidated all group companies on one platform
  • Worked with key stakeholders on product roadmap & release plan in each geography
  • Lead 120 member UX, BA, engineering, and testing teams for the ecommerce platform rollout and support across NA, LATAM, EMEA & APAC
  • Product Owner for a Product Catalogue Management platform for consumer business
  • Lead presales team for medical devices business unit (with ~$100 MN ARR) and successfully led multiple tower deals and handled CXO visits
  • Drove key partnerships with ISVs for large deals - GTM, MSA to contracts

Product Manager -MedVantage™: a SaaS based integrated sales, service & complaint management platform for Medical Devices

  • Market research & competitor analysis on field service solution for medical devices
  • Lead Business Analyst for field service mobile application on service cloud platform
  • Sales enablement -Go to market strategies, product positioning ,pricing and supporting RFP/RFI

Product Manager for Cognizant’s opensource Enterprise BI & Analytics platform –OneCognizant

  • Drive product roadmap and lead the engagement from business case development to platform launch
  • Analyze end user feedback and drive the adoption across various business units
  • Built HR analytical applications to drive staffing & capability assurance and build attrition prediction model


Delivery Manager (Campus Management Program)

Microland Pvt.Ltd
Bangalore
05.2010 - 04.2012

Led Strategy, Business Development ,Presales and Professional services as part of management development program :

  • Engagement Manager, Key Indian client: Achieved 25% Y-o-Y revenue growth for Microsoft Windows 7 and MDOP consulting services
  • Led GTM strategy for SME and Enterprise segments across India
    Pricing Strategy, Bid management, Financial Analysis & Planning for new business opportunities
  • Chief of Staff - CMO and COO office: Developed a standard product portfolio, pricing strategy, pricing model and deal tool for RIMS business based on competitor analysis, operational study, and financial analysis

Software Engineer

Fidelity Investments
08.2005 - 06.2008
  • Development of Enterprise Content management and collaboration platform at Fidelity and implemented solutions for Marketing, Brokerage, Pension Plans, Insurance, Risk and Compliance
  • Conceptualized, marketed and managed the Content Management CoE at Fidelity India
  • Developed the marketing collateral, website and the best practices framework for the group
  • Formed and trained a 12-member team to develop subject matter expertise
  • Awarded “You have earned it award” in 2006 and 2007 for scaling up Fidelity India and Fidelity Team Award for 2008

Software Engineer

Accenture
Bangalore,London
10.2003 - 08.2005

Lead developer on Project Sentinel for U K Government’s Medical & Healthcare Regulatory Agency

  • Lead of a 5-member team for automation of core businesses: Process and Product Licensing approvals through the SDLC
  • Designed and developed application for accelerated clinical trial approvals and certificates for pharmaceutical clients

Education

MBA - Strategy, Finance and Marketing

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
01.2008 - 01.2010

Masters in Business Administration (PGDM) - undefined

Model Engineering College, Cochin
01.1999 - 01.2003

B. Tech - undefined

Computer Science

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Certification

Scrum Alliance, 2019

Professional Statement

A naturally driven professional and business leader with over 19 years of diverse experience in global organizations and an MBA from IIM Lucknow. Led development of products and platforms for ecommerce, customer experience, enterprise and commercial applications, cloud, data warehousing, mobility and analytics. Successfully executed large global business transformation initiatives in life sciences, consumer goods, ecommerce, and finance with globally distributed teams. Experience in building new capabilities, driving new revenue streams, partnerships & go-to-market strategies.

Personal Information

Hobbies: Quizzing (Tata Crucibles Campus Quiz Second Runner Up 2009), Cycling, Tennis

Timeline

SENIOR MANAGER Product Capability Group

PUBBLICIS SAPIENT
07.2018 - Current

Senior Manager

Cognizant
04.2012 - 07.2018

Delivery Manager (Campus Management Program)

Microland Pvt.Ltd
05.2010 - 04.2012

MBA - Strategy, Finance and Marketing

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
01.2008 - 01.2010

Software Engineer

Fidelity Investments
08.2005 - 06.2008

Software Engineer

Accenture
10.2003 - 08.2005

Masters in Business Administration (PGDM) - undefined

Model Engineering College, Cochin
01.1999 - 01.2003

B. Tech - undefined

Computer Science
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