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Senior Vice President – Strategy, Transformation & Special Projects | Business Navigation | Operating Model Redesign | Enterprise Growth

About

Business Transformation, Strategy & Operations Leader with 17+ years of partnering with C-suite executives, Board members, and Founders to incubate new businesses, optimize operating models, and drive enterprise-scale growth. Extensive background across P&L execution, strategic advisory, and corporate finance. Adept at driving global process excellence and business navigation by aligning cross-functional teams across Product, Technology, Commercial, Finance, and Operations.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Vice President Strategy at Open Financial Technologies, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Oversaw end-to-end strategy, business incubation, and transformation initiatives across key enterprise verticals. Formulated cross-functional OKR and KPI frameworks to track operational performance and align internal teams. Built and managed multi-disciplinary teams while developing and executing Go-To-Market strategies grounded in best practices accepted by bank partners and enterprise stakeholders. Led business development and expansion efforts by identifying strategic opportunities and securing major enterprise accounts.

VP at Open Financial Technologies, Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Associate Vice President - Strategy & Transactions at EY, Jul 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Oversee end-to-end advisory assignments for numerous listed Indian companies across sectors. Formulated benchmarking dashboards for clients to track KPIs. Set up and managed a five-member team while simultaneously developed and implemented an Investor Relations plan grounded in best practices accepted by numerous internal stakeholders. Led new business development efforts by identifying prospects and generating key large accounts.

Manager - Corporate Finance, FP&A and Investor Relations at IL&FS TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS LIMITED, Aug 2012 - Jul 2019 · 7 yrs, Worked cross-functionally across teams to drive annual budget plan; analyzed and forecasted KPIs aiding key strategic decisions at CXO level. Responsible for preparation and execution of standardized templates for monthly and ad hoc financial and business reporting. Played an integral role in the fundraising activities, personally involved in over ₹ 5,000 crore of capital raise across equity and debt. Structured and built up the Investor Relations department.

Research Associate at ASK Investment Managers Private Limited, Nov 2010 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos, Analyzed over 25 companies in the FMCG, IT and Telecom sectors and made recommendations for portfolio investments and switches. Identified and recommended ‘’long – only’’ investment ideas characterized by quality and competent management available at cheap valuations using both fundamental as well financial analysis, delivering superior investment returns to clients. Developed intrinsic valuation models based on analysis of key financial statements and fundamental research. Regularly interacted with senior management of various listed Indian companies to help form an investment view.

Research Associate at Brics Securities, Apr 2009 - Nov 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos, Assisted Equity Research Analysts with banking sector coverage. Analyzed the FX and Commodity markets and developed directional views.

Education

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)