Headline

Ganesh Panda | Engagement Portfolio Leader | P&L Ownership | Multi-Million $ ownership | CXO Stakeholder Management | Cognizant

About

I am an Engagement Portfolio Leader with end-to-end ownership of delivery, P&L, and client success across large-scale, multi-service line programs in global organizations. At Cognizant, I lead strategic engagements spanning multiple service line , working closely with Client leadership stakeholders to drive execution, financial performance, and long-term value creation. I am accountable for managing multi-million dollar portfolios,and maintaining consistently high client satisfaction (NPS 4.5–5). My core areas of expertise include: • P&L ownership and portfolio governance across multiple accounts, service line • Large-scale program delivery across distributed global teams • CXO stakeholder engagement and strategic account management I bring experience working with leading global organizations including Cognizant, Microsoft, American Express, Infosys, and Deutsche Bank, enabling me to operate effectively across complex, high-stakes environments.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

claude

github copilot

Amazon Q Developer

Work experience

Multiple Roles at Cognizant, Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos, Managing delivery across practise level across multiple account. Interacting with client leadership and Cognizant partners,Sales.Interacting with different internal COE. Working with client partners and delivery heads . Got several appreciations from client leadership for driving complex strategic program. NPS score of 4.5 and 5 across projects and multiple account . Worked on deals of multi million dollar and above. Demand forecasting , P&L management across account with team ranging from 500 - 800 associate. Drove GenAI initiative across multiple project across multiple account. Drove delivery across cyber security, cis, Digital engineering, QA, RPA, EPS, EGRC. Working with different support function like Biso, legal, BCP, operations, L&D, finance,HR, delivery excellence, talent acquisition team

Sr. Program Manager at VMware, Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr, Hybrid

Senior Manager - Projects / Delivery Manager at Cognizant, Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr

Bid Manager and practise lead for Analytics at Infosys, Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Architect/ PM - analytics at American Express, Nov 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Senior Program Manager- Analytics at Microsoft, Apr 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

Education

Strategy management, Copenhagen Business School ( Remote)

Executive, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak