Sundararajan Anandan

• Head of Insurance Products & Platforms Practice , driving end-to-end strategy, development, and delivery of next-generation insurance solutions and digital platforms
• Leading a multi-million-dollar portfolio, overseeing Insurance Products & platforms implementations (Guidewire, DuckCreek, Majesco, Sapiens) to accelerate digital transformation for global insurers
• Increased platform adoption by 30% , optimizing time-to-market by 40% through AI-driven automation , cloud modernization, and advanced data analytics
• Spearheaded $10M+ in new revenue opportunities , expanding market penetration and achieving 20% YoY growth in insurance solution sales
• Enhanced operational efficiency by 35% through intelligent automation, RPA, and AI/ML integration , reducing underwriting and claims processing time
• Built high-performance teams, doubling industry certifications and achieving 5+ product specializations , strengthening domain expertise and delivery excellence

• India Guidewire CoE Head at Capgemini, leading market penetration, strategic pursuits, solutioning, customer engagement, and delivery management for the Guidewire product portfolio
• Led a 2,500-member specialist team, including business analysts, architects, product configurators, and integration experts, driving large-scale implementations and innovation
• Deep expertise in P&C insurance, optimizing core systems (Policy/Underwriting) and omnichannel engagement platforms, enhancing digital transformation outcomes
• Secured and anchored Capgemini's largest Guidewire deal in Continental Europe— a $25M, 3-year engagement, expanding market presence and strengthening client partnerships

• Key member of Cognizant's core Insurance leadership team, driving the successful integration of Adaptra (acquired in 2016) to strengthen Cognizant's market position in Australia
• Led business integration initiatives, aligning processes, teams, and operations, ensuring a seamless transition across 250+ employees with minimal disruption
• Co-developed a high-impact Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy with Adaptra, driving 80% YoY revenue growth in 2017 and expanding Cognizant's market share in Australia
• Expanded existing client engagements by 60% and onboarded 5+ new strategic clients , boosting Cognizant's insurance portfolio in ANZ
• Launched 3 new insurance capabilities , including AI-driven claims automation, cloud modernization, and digital policy administration, strengthening Cognizant's solution offerings
• Enabled cross-synergy between Adaptra and Cognizant's global delivery teams, unlocking 30% operational efficiencies and accelerating project delivery timelines
• Drove geo-expansion efforts, establishing Cognizant's insurance footprint across multiple Australian states and New Zealand, capturing $50M in new revenue streams

• Transformative Delivery Director for a $150M/year North American insurance account , leading large-scale ADM transformation, digital modernization, and automation initiatives
• Established and scaled a high-performance ADM support organization, driving its evolution from stabilization to transformation, achieving 15–18% YoY efficiency gains through RPA, Agile PODs, IT-BPS synergy, and DevSecOps implementation
• Orchestrated end-to-end delivery capabilities, including application development, cloud migration, AI-driven claims automation, policy administration modernization, and legacy-to-digital transformation, enhancing business agility and customer experience
• Institutionalized a cross-functional Agile POD/CARTS -driven model, embedding engineering best practices and CI/CD automation, accelerating product releases by 25%
• Implemented advanced quality engineering (QE) frameworks, enabling zero-defect production releases and reducing defect leakage by 35%, ensuring seamless operations for mission-critical insurance platforms
• Led a globally distributed team of 2,000+ professionals , optimizing delivery efficiency, accelerating time-to-market, and driving multi-million-dollar cost savings

• Program Manager for a Greenfield Policy Center Implementation in Commercial Insurance, leading a $75M transformation initiative to replace legacy policy administration and underwriting systems with a modern, scalable platform
• End-to-end ownership of the multi-service-line program, ensuring 100% alignment with budget and timelines, while driving 20–25% operational efficiencies through automation, process efficiencies
• Provided thought leadership, establishing best practices in Agile delivery and engineering excellence, accelerating deployment speed by 30% and enhancing system reliability

• Program Manager for a Tier-1 Banking Client, leading credit card transformation initiatives focused on Loyalty & Settlement processing to enhance transaction efficiency and customer engagement
• Spearheaded account growth, driving 20% revenue expansion through strategic platform modernization, automation, and AI-driven analytics, optimizing loyalty rewards and settlement cycles
• Led large-scale transformation delivery, implementing real-time settlement processing, r educing transaction delays by 20%, and enhancing system scalability to handle millions of transactions daily

Tech Lead / Sr Developer

• Enhanced application performance by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing code.
• Collaborated with product managers to define technical requirements and develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
• Established coding standards to ensure consistent quality across the development team''s output.
• Transformed user experience, redesigning user interface based on feedback and usability testing.