RAHUL MONIE
Gurgaon
Summary
Certified Independent Director | Chief Digital Information Officer | Business Strategist | Cyber Security Specialist | Game Changing Business Strategist | Multiple Successful Entrepreneurial Endeavours | Harness the Power of People Processes and Technology to fuel Exponential Growth Game-changing board executive, industry juggernaut, entrepreneur and changemaker with over 30 years of experience in startups, staging phenomenal turnarounds and successful exits. Technology executive who knows to leverage artificial intelligence, unstructured data, cyber security, and analytics to create revolutionary solutions for pressing technology challenges across India, SAARC, Europe, Middle East & Africa. Agile leadership to rapidly develop and deliver disruptive solutions, open new frontiers of possibility, and set new standards of excellence. Cultivate peak-performing, multi-functional teams, conquer complexity and ambiguity in highly matrixed organizations, and accelerate the achievement of stakeholders’ immediate and long-term objectives.
KEY BENCHMARK PERFORMANCES Start-up Leadership Technology Innovative Strategist Business Growth 6 Start-ups & Successful Exits Acquisition Transitioning Mentoring Startups Certified Independent Director Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Cyber Security & Forensics Artificial Intelligence Product Development
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
CTO BRIDGE
03.2024 - Current
- CTO Bridge Solutions, specializes in providing organizations with flexible technology leadership services
- Recognizing that not every organization can or wants to maintain a full-time internal technology leadership role, we offer tailored solutions on a fractional, part-time, or interim basis
- Our approach ensures that businesses can effortlessly keep pace with technological advancements and leverage them for growth, embodying our motto: Tech IT Easy!
- Partner
Global Head
YNV GROUP
03.2023 - 02.2024
- YNV is a multi-brand group of companies -Tek Experts, elev8, Talentwize, Monifai, Everty, and Sandglass and operate across the technology, real estate, and financial services sectors with 6,000+ employees across 13 hubs in 11 countries
- Corporate Systems
- Reporting to: Chief Technical Officer | Team Size: 45 | Budgets: $2.5 Million
- Role: Spearheaded the delivery of applications, infrastructure, and ERP rollout for YNY's Corporate Systems globally, partnering with the CTO and business leaders to execute a business systems roadmap
- Achieved significant revenue growth, improved customer satisfaction, and enhanced employee experience
- Collaborated with Information Security and
- Compliance for effective system controls implementation
- Took on additional responsibilities to generate new business opportunities, promoting and positioning professional services in Sub Sahara and Africa region
- Large Scale ERP Rollout: Led the comprehensive ERP rollout, ensuring seamless integration of financial and operational systems across 81 legal entities in 11 geographies, resulting in improved data accuracy, streamlined processes, and enhanced decision-making capabilities
- Business Growth: Secured and successfully executed an $8 million Cybersecurity Upskilling program, integrating cutting-edge technology for a Middle Eastern Government
- Portfolio Management: Devised technical solutions and proposals totalling approximately $30 million for projects in
- Sub Saharan Africa, Vietnam & El Salvador, across banking, hospitality & supply chain organisations
- Technology Initiatives: Led the development and implementation of key corporate systems globally that include: o Recruitment Systems: Optimised and automated Recruitment Systems to process 15000 resumes and onboarding of 3000 Technology employees a year
- O Employee Portal: Orchestrated the development of an interactive employee portal, streamlining access to essential tools and resources; increased employee engagement by 40% and facilitated seamless knowledge sharing across departments
- O Payroll Mediation Platform: Engineered a bespoke Payroll Mediation Platform that harmonized payroll operations in diverse regions, successfully unifying processes across Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Nigeria, and Cyprus, resulting in a 30% reduction in processing errors and a 25% increase in data accuracy
- O Dynamics 365 Transitioning of Activities: Migrated control and management from an external vendor to an internal team, centralizing operations and improving system governance to better adapt to business needs
- O Microfinance Systems: In just six weeks, delivered technical guidance for internal systems based on Microsoft’s
- UCaaS
- O AI based Ask HR: Led the implementation of an AI-based Ask HR system, leveraging natural language processing and machine learning algorithms; slashed HR response times by 50%, boosted accuracy of responses by 40%, and elevated user satisfaction ratings by 30%
- O API Hub: Established a middleware API hub to enable seamless integration among all corporate systems – on premises & SaaS with ERP - Dynamics 365
- This also allowed any new SaaS to integrate with the ERP with no disruption to existing systems
- O Time & Billing management: Enhanced platform performance by upgrading Time & Billing management system to version 2.0, prioritizing 17 critical bug fixes and implementing 10 new features; resulting in a 25% increase in user satisfaction and a 30% boost in efficiency
- O Websites Re-architecture: Led the re-architecture of websites by transitioning to a more efficient CMS solution, increasing website performance by 40% and scalability by 50%; tailored enhancements to hospitality websites, driving a surge in direct bookings.
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
ABSOLUTDATA RESEARCH & ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS
02.2012 - 02.2023
- Provider of analytical frameworks, business understanding and technology with AI and ML with annual turnover of $25Mil
- Acquired by Infogain Corporation in Dec 2020
- Reporting to: Vice President & Co-founder | Team Size: 135
- Role: Directed technology services, product development, and compliance for three business units as CTO and CISO, advising
- C-suite on cutting-edge security solutions, increasing revenue by 25%
- Executed a technology transformation roadmap focused on AI/ML, SaaS products, compliance and streamlined solutions to accelerate revenue
- Provided critical insights to the executive leadership team, ensuring IT considerations drive key initiatives
- Business Growth: Fuelled profits and contributed $10.2 Million in revenues (30% YOY growth) in 8 years
- Built and led a team of 135 high-performing technology professionals, setting up business intelligence and technology services from scratch
- Secured AWS Solution Provider status, initiating ISV partnership with Google
- Operational Continuity: Led the seamless transition to a 100% work from home model at the onset of the pandemic ensuring business continuity and zero impact on top-line revenue
- Cybersecurity: Developed and executed a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, integrating SIEM, EDR, and DLP systems; increased threat detection capabilities by 50% and reduced incident response time by 70%
- Innovation: Guided design and development of the NAVIK suite of products enhancing product competitiveness by upgrading to a SaaS offering allowing quick adoption by customers
- Operational Excellence: Delivered 99.99% IT availability, completed cloud migration by EOY 2020, and initiated robust delivery processes based on agile and scrum frameworks
- Governance and Compliance: Managed Governance, Risk, and Compliance Functions to ensure adherence to global standards, overseeing alignment with ISO 27001:2013, GDPR, and HIPAA regulations, and cultivating internal capabilities to sustain certifications and compliance
- Championed technology thought leadership by participating as a speaker and panellist in industry webinars, offering expert insights on AI/ML, cloud computing, and cybersecurity trends; instrumental in shaping innovative strategies and industry discourse
- Led PMO for integration & transition pre & post-acquisition by Infogain Corporation.
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
SNOWBALL.IN
04.2009 - 01.2012
- An online platform that helps brands build loyalty, a tool for employee retention and rewards and recognition with an annual turnover of $15Mil
- Role: Co-created Snowball.in, revolutionizing employee benefits through a scalable e-commerce platform; reached 2.1M users in 45 days
- Snowball was acquired by Benefits Plus (Infotel Group) in April 2011
- Reporting to: Investor Board | Team Size: 22
- Led successful acquisition by Benefits Plus, overseeing finance, HR, and corporate affairs for seamless post- merger integration.
FIRSTRAIN SOFTWARE CENTER PVT.LTD
01.2007 - 03.2009
- A leading provider of search-driven research applications for investment professionals
- Acquired by Ignyte
- Director Engineering & IT
- Reporting to: COO | Team Size: 75
- Role: Guided the product engineering, QA, and SaaS teams in delivering high-quality, scalable software leading to a 25% increase in product performance and a 40% decrease in time-to-market
- Led the team to deliver a high quality, secure, dependable and scalable platform delivering customer delight
- Engineering and Operational Leadership: Re-engineered workflow to achieved 100% automation, reducing release cycle time by 50%
- Rolled out strategic customer implementations, enhancing client satisfaction and product adoption
- Team Building: Optimised resources to achieve 40% decrease in headcount across service delivery teams and in turn operational costs
- Mentored the team; applied a servant leadership philosophy, leading initiatives around team culture, upskilling, training, compensation restructuring and succession planning.
Founder & Director
EAGLE E SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
Vice President
RECORDERS & MEDICARE SYSTEMS PVT LTD
Head- Enterprise Data Centre Services
COMSAT MAX LTD
Cofounder & Chief Solutions Architect
TEAMCUBE E-SERVICES PVT LTD
Senior Consultant
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Information Technology Manager
British Council Division
Founder
We Made It
Coordinator - Communications
Embassy of France
Education
Post Graduate - Artificial Intelligence
Texas McCombs School of Business
Qualified Independent Director -
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
MCA, GoIIndependent Director Certification Programme -
KPMG India’s Board Leadership Centre
Advanced Certificate Program in Cyber Security & Cyber Defence -
Indian Institute of Technology
PG Diploma - Computer Studies
National Computing Centre
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -
Microsoft
B.E - Industrial Electronics
Shivaji University
Skills
Vision, Strategy & Growth
Transformational Information Technology Leadership
Board Relations
P&L and Budget Strategies
Digital Transformation
Revenue Generation
Successful Startups
People Management
Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Cyber Security & Forensics
Artificial Intelligence
SaaS Product Development
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Timeline
CTO BRIDGE
03.2024 - Current
Global Head
YNV GROUP
03.2023 - 02.2024
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
ABSOLUTDATA RESEARCH & ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS
02.2012 - 02.2023
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
SNOWBALL.IN
04.2009 - 01.2012
FIRSTRAIN SOFTWARE CENTER PVT.LTD
01.2007 - 03.2009
Post Graduate - Artificial Intelligence
Texas McCombs School of Business
Qualified Independent Director -
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Independent Director Certification Programme -
KPMG India’s Board Leadership Centre
Advanced Certificate Program in Cyber Security & Cyber Defence -
Indian Institute of Technology
PG Diploma - Computer Studies
National Computing Centre
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -
Microsoft
B.E - Industrial Electronics
Shivaji University
Founder & Director
EAGLE E SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
Vice President
RECORDERS & MEDICARE SYSTEMS PVT LTD
Head- Enterprise Data Centre Services
COMSAT MAX LTD
Cofounder & Chief Solutions Architect
TEAMCUBE E-SERVICES PVT LTD
Senior Consultant
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Information Technology Manager
British Council Division
Founder
We Made It
Coordinator - Communications
Embassy of France
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