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Vivek Misra

Vivek Misra

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Summary

19+ years of demonstrated career in leading Large Global IT Infra services and Cloud Infra projects in varied domains of BFSI, Telecom, PetChem, Manufacturing & Healthcare Encompassing Service Delivery & Excellence for Cloud Services along with On Premise, Data Center & Network Operations. Managing ITIL Governance Modules: Incident, Change, Problem, Capacity & Asset Management. Leader in Solutioning, transformation and transition of new business and scope. Client Focus: Liaison with Executive level stakeholder for a technology portfolio of 8 enterprise customer accounts spread globally; End to end governance in a cross cultural onsite-offsite operating model. Contribute to New scope RFP build, MSA and Contract or SOW definition, having experience in ironing out caveats and defining KRAs and SLA agreement Thought Leadership engagement with Senior Leadership at strategic level, Drive Monthly/quarterly/semi-annual reviews for KPIs/ SLAs, Benchmarking at CXO- Level management for Business impacting Change Requests for Cloud Migration, transformation, BAU Operations Strategy Focus: Formulated global strategy and implementation, governance control, automation, augmentation, integration, unification and transformation. Defined and delivered vision on budgetary plans and Revenue Growth for Practice (CoE). Successfully established and directed CoE for IT Engagement models transforming critical technology supported business practice. Governance Focus: Successfully defined architecture and services to qualify internal and client audits for Hi5, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 20000, ISO 27001 Lead Escalation Governance with Vendors and Customer Leadership Deliver value addition activities (CIP and SIP) and implement strategies to improve productivity and Customer Experience Conduct regular in-depth service and process audits using Lean/Six Sigma process. Employee retention, motivation, and training. Focus on grooming resources across levels within select timelines Cost and Operational Efficiency Focus: Budgeting & P&L Responsibility; architected solutions to increase operational efficiency via reengineering, tools adoption, integration, and transformation. Reduce IT costs via Automation ideas, decreased TAT for solutions, deployment, and system readiness and upheld system uptime Design and implement frameworks for Reducing Complexity, performance optimization, scalability, security, reusability for delivery excellence and customer delight Establish Framework for seamless Vendor Management including but not limited to KPI/ SLA Governance, Licensing, fulfillment and procurement Vendor Management : Lead vendor relationship management, contract negotiations, software licensing, and IT procurement activities. People Focus: 15 yrs. of technical people management experience. Hired, trained, coached, and managed cross domain solution experts and architects

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Vice President

Xceedance Consulting India Pvt. Ltd
02.2024 - Current
  • Managed a global delivery footprint of 250+ engineers across India, US, and EMEA, supporting critical infrastructure and end-user services for BFSI and Life Sciences clients.
  • Delivered infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation programs worth $25M+, resulting in 30% reduction in TCO and 40% improvement in system availability.
  • Improved delivery margins by 12–15% YoY through proactive cost control, pyramid optimization, and automation-led service delivery.
  • Augmented teams by 40% within 3 months via staff augmentation and flex capacity models to meet surge requirements for critical healthcare modernization projects.
  • Achieved 98.7% SLA adherence across service desk, NOC, and EUC support, contributing to 95%+ CSAT from key stakeholders.
  • Contributed $3M+ in upsell and cross-sell opportunities by introducing new service lines like monitoring, ITSM tool migration, and zero-touch provisioning.
  • Led the transformation of a legacy infra stack to a hybrid cloud model (Azure & GCP) for a top Life Sciences client, reducing incident volume by 45% and MTTR by 38%.
  • Built robust governance frameworks and cadence models that resulted in 25% faster decision-making cycles and stronger client engagement.
  • Orchestrated seamless transitions for multi-tower operations with zero disruption, covering EUC for 10K+ endpoints, hybrid infra for 1K+ devices, and 24x7 NOC.
  • Established project management framework, including timelines, structured phases, and a robust RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) structure.
  • Engage with top-level executives such as CEOs, CTOs, and CIOs, providing insights and recommendations on technology-driven business strategies.
  • Oversee the management of Azure cloud services, ensuring optimal performance, cost-efficiency FinOps, and compliance with data protection regulations / SecOps.
  • Develop and maintain a technology roadmap that supports the company's business objectives, ensuring alignment with the latest industry trends and innovations.

COE PRacGroup Manager

HCL Technologies
02.2022 - 02.2024
  • Leading Globally present workforce; owning a technology portfolio of > $ 65M enterprise Managed IT Infra Services account spread globally with 45K+ Infra Devices and 100K+ EUs; end to end governance in a cross cultural onsite-offsite operating model with 600+ HC.
  • Engaged with customer CxO layer as Strategic and Thought Leader driving performance reviews, Automation and governance strategies, Capex, Opex, KPI & CSL reporting.
  • Partner with Pre-Sales, Transition and Run Operations team for development of solutions & restructured operations in Fixed Price, Device Based, Tiered & TnM billing models.
  • Provide leadership in architecture, Design, Build and Run, including the orchestration/automation of platform provisioning, system configuration, application deployment & configuration, performance engineering and cloud deployments/ release management.
  • Delivered / implement frameworks for Reducing Complexity, performance optimization, scalability, security, reusability for delivery excellence and customer delight.
  • Improve and optimizing operational efficiencies/capabilities using Automation, Self-Heal, Digitalization, Lean Etc.
  • Own Transformation projects based on reliability, security, scalability system uptime and cost of the IT infrastructure of the company and plan technological up-gradations in order to gain competitive advantage in the market.
  • Revamping Data Center Offerings' Commercial Aspects to Align with Closest Competitors, Enhancing Value Propositions for Clients.
  • Tracking of Revenue and Margin at the SMU level as per the plan. Create guidance and maintain a delivery roll up quarter on quarter basis.
  • Transforming Team Leadership and Client Engagement in Data Center Operations; Delivering Unwavering Support to Self-Hosted Clients for System Performance Analysis and Timely Upgrade Recommendations.

Program Manager

Orange Business Services
03.2020 - 01.2021
  • Improved Y-O-Y margin from - ve 28% to + 4% for Vertical unit by using LEAN, Automation, and cost reduction.
  • Improved KPI Performance from 78% to 95% – Incident / Change / Problem management.
  • Transitioned new/additional scope TCV of $15M with 35% Margin expanding budget to $35M annually.
  • Reduced Y-O-Y Attrition from 38% to 18% in 3 QTRs.
  • Improved employee satisfaction. Shaped careers across level by promoting learning culture and building opportunities within/outside project.
  • Successful ISO 27001 and 20K Certifications for Managed IT Services 2 years in a row.
  • Spearhead large team (280+) for IT Infrastructure operations (On Premise, Hybrid and Cloud) and ITSM team for multiple global customers across Verticals – Telecom, Petro Chemical, BFSI.
  • Lead Onshore/ Nearshore/ Offshore Operations to drive ITSM Governance Incident, Problem, Change, Asset, & capacity Mgmt. across verticals – ON Premise - Network | Backup, Storage |Exchange & Skype |VOIP | DBA | Server (Physical / Virtual) | Cloud Service - Owning Cloud Delivery, Operations, Cloud Migration; Integration and Cloud Migration frameworks.
  • Collaborated with Pre-Sales for MSA, SOW & RFP Creation/Review.
  • Drive Transition/ Transformation projects and support post-transition during SLO/ SLA period.
  • Lead MBR/ QBR and ABR with executive (CxO, Directors) leadership (Internal/ Customer) for SLA, KPI and delivery parameters including PnL.
  • CAPEX/ OPEX Planning and Optimization, technology implementation, transition, and service delivery, identify key cost drivers and ensure they are optimized.
  • Constructed partnerships between Clients, Internal and vendors-based stakeholders to manage and implement transition business opportunities or new scope.

Senior Manager

HCL Technologies
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Delivered YoY 90%+ Annual CSAT for 5 years.
  • Added additional scope with a TCV of ~ $ 10M.
  • Achieved and Maintained SLA and KPIs for 5 years with “Zero” Penalties.
  • Maintained < 15% attrition Y-O-Y for 5 years.
  • Maintained Y-O-Y Margin of 35% +.
  • Promoted 30% resources through academy process. Chartered cost-effective transition of GETs to maintain balance of skillset.
  • Rated Exceptional Performer for 5 years in a row. Rewarded by HCL Leadership for Service quality improvement initiatives.
  • Lead Global Managed IT Infra projects for – Telecom, Petro Chemical and Mining domain.
  • Achieved quality related KPIs of the process Governance and Reporting. Process improvements, SLA compliances, service improvement plans.
  • Chaired business review (Monthly / Quarterly) with Client Leadership including AVP and Directors.
  • Driving organizational initiatives - EN objectives, LEAN initiatives, People management, Ops-Hi5, Compliance and Audit controls, DR and BCP.
  • Responsible for Resource hiring, training, job optimization, job rotation, managing attrition, Succession planning and carrier progression of team members.
  • Driven Process & Quality Audit including ISO, Hi5 Audits with 100% score for 5 years.

Client Technical Specialist

Dell International Services
10.2006 - 02.2014

Technical Support Officer

Convergys (India)
01.2006 - 10.2006

Education

BIT -

IGNOU
New Delhi

E-MBA - undefined

IIMK
12.2025

Active Visa

  • USA, 06/30/26
  • Australia, 05/31/25
  • UK, 06/30/25

Certification

  • Cambridge English Business Higher
  • Harvard - Exercising Leadership
  • PMP
  • Togaf 9.2 EA
  • Prince 2 Practitioner Certified
  • ITIL V3.0 Foundation
  • Azure Fundamentals AZ 900
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • OCI Cloud Practitioner

Personal Information

Marital Status: Married

Career Conspectus

19, BFSI, Telecom, PetChem, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Service Delivery & Excellence, ITIL Governance, Solutioning, Transformation, Transition

Timeline

Associate Vice President

Xceedance Consulting India Pvt. Ltd
02.2024 - Current

COE PRacGroup Manager

HCL Technologies
02.2022 - 02.2024

Program Manager

Orange Business Services
03.2020 - 01.2021

Senior Manager

HCL Technologies
01.2014 - 01.2020

Client Technical Specialist

Dell International Services
10.2006 - 02.2014

Technical Support Officer

Convergys (India)
01.2006 - 10.2006

E-MBA - undefined

IIMK

BIT -

IGNOU
Vivek Misra