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Samhitha Syamala

Bengaluru

Summary

IIM Ahmedabad MBA and IIT Kharagpur graduate with 6+ years of experience at BCG, currently serving as a Project Leader. Recognised with the Top Performer Award in 2024 and fast-tracked with an early promotion by 3 months. Proven track record of leading high-impact strategy, growth, and AI-driven transformation projects across real estate, technology, telecom, and financial services sectors in India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Leader

BCG India
06.2021 - Current

Core Member, Technology & Infrastructure Practice

Growth Strategy & Business Development for a KSA based real estate firm

  • Led a 5-year growth roadmap for a client in the water, real estate, and industrial park sectors, targeting 5x revenue growth across India and KSA
  • Facilitated 10+ business development meetings with major KSA stakeholders (incl. PIF, Modon, SWCC)
  • Executed 15+ cost optimisation initiatives (bulk procurement, MEP design value engineering), driving 5-10% savings

Geographic & Product Expansion Strategy for a tech-product firm

  • Developed a 3-year growth plan by leading a 4-member team to evaluate six products, targeting expansion across the US, UK, EU, Japan, and Australia with an estimated revenue potential growth from USD 150M to USD 1B

AI-Led Industrialisation plan for a $20B Tech Services Firm

  • Identified $300-350M in cost-saving opportunities via Gen-AI and automation across 60+ accounts
  • Implemented 15+ Gen-AI use cases across 15 accounts; established governance across firm-wide services
  • Led PMO for deployment across 50+ engagements, 7,000+ FTEs, spanning 3 service lines
  • Conducted 4 leadership workshops, including the CEO; collaborated with Microsoft experts on Gen-AI adoption
  • Designed a financial model to set Gen-AI targets across 5 service lines

Cost Optimisation for a $5B Telecom Tech Services Provider

  • Identified $35-45M savings through 12 automation/Gen-AI solutions
  • Rolled out 2 solutions across 4 accounts, saving 50-60 man-months; achieved 3-15% team efficiency gains
  • Authored 2 playbooks to scale solutions across tech, product, and process domains

Regulatory Strategy for Leading Credit Card Provider

  • Evaluated future strategy amid the evolving Indian regulatory environment
  • Assessed issuer platform landscape; built card migration blueprint; accelerated rollout by 25% via agile delivery

Sales Acceleration for a Leading Indian Pipe Manufacturer

  • Designed and launched 3 productivity-focused digital apps for on-ground sales teams
  • Built 300+ prioritized use cases and drove SaaS-based app development; conducted 10+ trainings (200+ users)

Market Entry for Green NBFC Backed by Global PE Fund

  • Mapped opportunity across 3 priority green sectors (₹3.5 lakh crore AUM)
  • Crafted differentiated digital lending model; identified 30+ partners for joint GTM
  • Devised 100- and 300-day execution plans across 50+ dimensions (product, org, ops, tech, licensing)

Assistant Manager - Analytics

American Express
08.2017 - 05.2019
  • Developed data-driven strategies to enhance engagement and reduce rewards program costs. Uncovered $45M/year in loyalty cost leakage; recommended fixes plugged 90% gaps
  • Identified $360M/year billing opportunity via modified spend offers and Reduced cost per point by 40% through personalised partner targeting

Senior Associate - Digital Marketing

HDFC Developers
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • Designed and implemented lead generation strategies for HDFC's real estate platform

Education

MBA -

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
04.2021

B.Tech (Hons.) -

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
05.2016

Leadership Extracurriculars

  • IIM Ahmedabad, Fundraising Head, Prayaas (NGO for underprivileged children)
  • IIT Kharagpur, Governor, Technology Dramatics Society, Managed 4 theatrical productions with 100+ team members and 800+ audience members, Won 'Best Actress' in dramatics competition at PNKP (Gold-winning team)
  • IIT Kharagpur, Core Team, Composit (Dept. Fest), Organized festival for 1,000+ attendees; led 30-member team

Timeline

Project Leader

BCG India
06.2021 - Current

Assistant Manager - Analytics

American Express
08.2017 - 05.2019

Senior Associate - Digital Marketing

HDFC Developers
06.2016 - 08.2017

MBA -

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

B.Tech (Hons.) -

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Samhitha Syamala