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Sabyasachi J A Sengupta

Sabyasachi J A Sengupta

IT Program/ERP Director & Data Scientist
Aheri Apts., 3/1 Vivek Nagar, Kolkata,West Bengal

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E-mail : sabyseng@gmail.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/saby-sengupta

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SABYSENG

Summary

Equipped to propel companies and leaders into the future by refocusing energies, revitalizing strategies and refining approaches. Knowledgeable about paths for overhauling business frameworks from the top down, including board governance, executive structures and department leaders.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
11
11
Certifications

Work History

Sr Leadership Consultant

Alphasights, HongKong
Kolkata, West Bengal
05.2017 - Current
  • At present, successfully engaged in consultative assignment for building up of sales Centre of Excellence (CoE) for multi-national client, with interventions around coaching, training and behavioral change management.
  • Effectively delivered project on “Evaluating offshore business functions in IT industry” in the context of the broad organization and reporting structure with focus on internal pyramid, central automation, offshore role in pre-sales, Solutioning and other initiatives.
  • Advised and curated performance management model for a leading cloud service provider to uncover and enable performance management lifecycle along development planning, review, appraisal, rewards and compensations.
  • Extensively delivered training sessions on “tweaking sales strategy to improve margin” to salesforce and marketing executives at different clients.
  • Successfully consulted on “Enterprise transformation for digital future: Legacy system modernization” for a leading client.
  • Delivered extensive training on production, quality best practices, standard operating procedures and down time planning.
  • Successfully delivered consultation on Public Services practices of large IT service providers with key insights into Government spend split across citizens, business and internal initiatives, G2C and G2B use cases, services for citizens and enterprises.
  • At present working on an engagement on performance management for salesforce (dealers, sales & service professionals) and training for their growth and development.

Vice President Technology

Accenture India
Kolkata, West Bengal
08.2012 - 04.2017
  • Developed and led large-scale technology initiatives for long-term strategic plans and solutions.
  • Completely Structured and realigned SAP practice (including HANA migration and technical upgrade) that enabled SAP practice growth to 1000+ consultants. Developed start-up guide for clients for S4 HANA implementation
  • Streamlined collaboration between operating units leading to new Business Wins of $ 400 Million in FY’16
  • Revenue growth increased to over $150M, a growth of over 10%.
  • As Agile coach, developed approach document for implementation of SAFe framework in large scale SAP implementations. Trained teams on DevOps and Agile methodologies
  • Played role of QA Director Review for engagements in my portfolio.
  • Incorporated technology guidelines, controls, processes and solutions to mitigate business risks.
  • Evaluated business requirements, leveraging information to forecast costs relating to hardware, software and consulting.
  • Coordinated SI & AMS projects, including defining scope, managing milestones and maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders. Led IT transformation & change management initiatives for large size complex deals & opportunities, including audits and due-diligence, for H& PS, CMT and Products clients.
  • Extensively worked on RFPs into winning solutions using Accenture assets & tools
  • Coordinated with management teams to plan, develop, align and execute strategies that would meet client's vision, mission and purpose.
  • Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
  • Led team for software engineering services and supported key clients in development efforts, establishing standards, determining specifications and creating SLAs/OLAs). In this context, played pivotal role in resolutioning work for a 5-year service management program of a leading European automobile company
  • Interviewed, hired, trained and mentored 1000+ staffs. Offered thought-leadership on organizational and people related strategy and execution. Earned recognition as able faculty for leadership development programmes delivering training sessions on Program, Project & Service management, Risk Management, Project estimation & commercials and other advanced training programs at Accenture. (rated 4.7 on 5.0)

Dy. General Manager/ SAP Practice Head

Jindal Infosolutions Ltd
Gurgaon India, India
09.2011 - 07.2012
  • Provided leadership to develop and sustain the SAP Practice for Jindal Group Companies.
  • Responsible for growth, development, delivery and P&L for SAP Practice.
  • Saved $10 million by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems.
  • Outlined IT strategy and roadmap, plan, forecast, recruit practitioners and manage resources in terms of skills and utilization. Set up competency development framework model for team.
  • Developed competencies, conceptualize & develop domain specific tools & accelerators for service effectiveness.
  • Set up support & maintenance services for Jindal overseas operations at South Africa, Congo, Mozambique
  • Led SAP implementation project at Jindal Oman & Bolivia.
  • Led supply chain initiatives at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
  • Managed team of 500+ employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
  • Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.

Delivery Manager

Wipro Technologies
Kolkata, West Bengal
10.2009 - 09.2011
  • Successfully led a few large & priority accounts managing program delivery, account growth, profitability and customer centricity
  • Client Relationship Management – ACSAT action plan.
  • Estimated project staffing, forecasted revenue, maintained utilization and had responsibility and ownership for practice financials.
  • Driven compliance with operational aspects of BAS practice

Engagement/ Delivery Manager

IBM Global Services
Kolkata, West Bengal
06.2003 - 10.2009
  • Worked as Delivery Project Executive, Integration Manager, Program Manager & Client Relationship Manager on a variety of offshore and Geo roles for clients across Europe & N. America.
  • Provided leadership on technical and business issues related to implementations: coordinate internal and external resources; develop project plans; define and agree on deliverables, milestones and scope; manage deadlines to ensure delivery within tight timeframes; and communicate status and vision to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Remarkable skill in contractor management and ensuring relationships with manpower supply agencies.
  • Responsible for setting up processes, tools & metrics of doing service from Offshore. This includes Transition Management, Delivery Management & balanced scorecard, Resource planning & development, project financials.
  • Overall Project planning, budgeting, structuring, scheduling and staffing requirements for delivery organization
  • Ensuring Clients’ delight through formulation, development, and implementation and exceeding deliveries of application solutions in response to client requirements.
  • Led successfully LEAN initiatives at Philip Morris International. Demonstrated project saving of $ 300 K.

Consultant Management Assurance Services

Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata, West Bengal
07.2001 - 11.2002
  • Conducted Internal Audits
  • Cost reduction & Performance Improvement assignments
  • Developed standard operating practices and manuals for clients
  • Developed policy, system & framework for client leadership

Education

PG Diploma - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Purdue University, USA
11.2020 - 10.2021
  • Coursework in

Artificial Intelligence, Data Preprocessing, Model fitting & Algorithms, Regularization Techniques, Data Visualization, Database Structures, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Algorithms, Python Language, Customer Analytics, People Analytics, Operation Analytics, Financial Analytics

PGDBM - Strategy, IT

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), Kolkata, West Bengal
06.1999 - 03.2002

MBA - Finance

University of Calcutta, Kolkata
06.1999 - 05.2001
  • Awarded FIRST CLASS Degree
  • Majored in Finance

B.Tech - Mineral Beneficiation

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines Dhanbad), Dhanbad 826004 INDIA
07.1992 - 05.1996

Skills

    Agile (SAFe) Program Leadership, SCRUM, KANBAN

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Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Evinced keen interest in Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) and has been instrumental in developing CoEs for enablement of effective scrum masters, scrum development teams, product owners, and other enabled scaled roles. I influenced leadership and management teams within delivery practices, including business and other supporting functional areas that engage with technology teams on agile principles, practices and tools.
  • In Accenture, I have delivered outstanding growth in revenue and profits . My exemplary performance has brought me accolades notable one being the “Accenture Celebrates Excellence” – Numero Uno award.
  • As an Industry Leader, I led Accenture’s Public Services clients from near start-up to a dominant force in North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia
  • Successful experience working with IBM Global Business Services in several offshore and geo positions mostly working on AMS delivery roles. Received IBM BRAVO awards twice and has been adjudged TOP TALENT at IBM for my stellar performance.
  • Worked successfully as IBM Geo Delivery & Engagement Manager for Philip Morris International (PMI) at Lausanne, Switzerland (Dec 2006 to June 2008); Worked closely with IBM deal hubs for preparation of contracts & DOUs.
  • Successfully delivered Data Analytics projects using cloud based tools, Machine Learning, Advanced Deep Learning & Neural Networks
  • AWS certification

Certification

Certificate of Achievement: PGP AI : Data Science with Python (2021)

Recommendations

"Saby was closely associated with me during my stint as Accenture Lead for Kolkata location. I was impressed by his energy, collaboration and enterprise he brought in to build the delivery centre along with me, in addition to his other leadership roles in achieving business outcomes, value creation and people management. He displayed keen interest in delivering trainings and other leadership initiatives, as a member of the core leadership team. A committed and trusted leader of high calibre, Saby worked tirelessly in successfully roping in large delivery engagements and building capabilities for the same."

— Gautam Lahiri, Managing Director & Lead, Infrastructure Services, Accenture, worked directly with Sabyasachi at Accenture

"Saby is, besides being a really nice and trustful person, a very good and thorough delivery manager who has a view for the overall target but at the same time digging into a lot of detail to achieve the overall set objective."

— Arnd Niehausmeier, Partner and Vice President, IBM Global Business Services, managed Sabyasachi at IBM

“I have had the pleasure of working with Saby while at Wipro. He is a highly motivated, personable manager who is very results-oriented and effective at getting the most out of his teams. He is also a great team player who always looks for opportunities to mentor less senior team members. I highly recommend Saby and would gladly work with him again.”

— Joydeep Acharjee, Project Manager, Wipro Technologies, worked directly with Sabyasachi at Wipro Technologies

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Timeline

Purdue University - PG Diploma, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
11.2020 - 10.2021
Sr Leadership Consultant - Alphasights, HongKong
05.2017 - Current
Vice President Technology - Accenture India
08.2012 - 04.2017
Dy. General Manager/ SAP Practice Head - Jindal Infosolutions Ltd
09.2011 - 07.2012
Delivery Manager - Wipro Technologies
10.2009 - 09.2011
Engagement/ Delivery Manager - IBM Global Services
06.2003 - 10.2009
Consultant Management Assurance Services - Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd
07.2001 - 11.2002
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) - PGDBM, Strategy, IT
06.1999 - 03.2002
University of Calcutta - MBA, Finance
06.1999 - 05.2001
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines Dhanbad) - B.Tech, Mineral Beneficiation
07.1992 - 05.1996

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