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Mahesh Karunakaran

Business Transformation Senior Manager | Driving End-to-End Transformation | Digital Innovation

Greater Bengaluru Area

12+ years of work experience

Accenture
Apr 20251 yr 7 mosPresent

Hybrid

• Lead and deliver business transformation initiatives aligned with client strategic goals • Identify and implement process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies • Collaborate with clients to assess business needs and propose innovative solutions • Drive change management strategies including communication, training, and stakeholder engagement • Support digital transformation using technologies like AI, automation, and analytics • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and integrated solution delivery • Manage project timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverables with a focus on quality • Prepare and present performance reports and transformation progress to stakeholders • Stay updated on industry trends to proactively identify business opportunities and improvements
Cognizant
Jan 20254 mosApr 2025

Kochi, Kerala, India

• Lead the team and drive Business Transformation Assessments across multiple verticals/domains for various clients • End to End Support for RFP/RFIs • Generate implementation recommendations through workshops with delivery, client stakeholders • Perform Cost Benefit analysis and provide ROI guidance for Solution implementations • Develop business Observability solution through assessments • Leverage process mining tools such as QPR/Celonis to develop proof of concepts/assessments • Owner for team's Knowledge Management involving artefact management, Knowledge hub maintenance • Perform annual performance appraisals • Develop the social strategy for Business Transformation practice and act as owner of social initiatives & assets e.g., Factsheets, Blogs, Portals
Cognizant
Jun 20195 yrs 8 mosJan 2025

Bengaluru Area, India

• Drive Business Transformation Assessments across multiple verticals/domains for various clients • Generate implementation recommendations through workshops with delivery, client stakeholders • Perform Cost Benefit analysis and provide ROI guidance for Solution implementations • Develop business Observability solution through assessments • Leverage process mining tools such as QPR/Celonis to develop proof of concepts/assessments. • Owner for team's Knowledge Management involving artefact management, Knowledge hub maintenance • Develop the social strategy for Business Transformation practice and act as owner of social initiatives & assets e.g., Factsheets, Blogs, Portals
Cognizant
Dec 20171 yr 7 mosJun 2019

Bengaluru Area, India

Wipro BPO
Mar 20103 yrs 2 mosApr 2013

• Quality review of individual safety reports prepared by case processors such as spontaneous, solicited and clinical study adverse event reports including intrauterine exposure reports, medication errors reports etc, from Health Care professionals, consumers, patients, media, hospitals, regulatory bodies and forward the same within client specified timelines. • Working on Global Safety Database ARGUS (ver. 4) and other client owned tools and software. • Control the Quality of Adverse Event Reports generated and evaluates consistency, completeness, and accuracy of safety database. • Coordinating with the team members for any quality issues. • Familiarizing the team with client specific requirements. • To interact with team members in other departments as per project requirements, track quality issues and circulate the same within the team. • Maintaining records for training compliance of the team. • Mentoring new joiners.

Mahesh’s AI Stack

claude
claude
gemini
gemini
ChatGPT
ChatGPT

Education

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

20054 yrs2009

Higher Secondary Education, Science

Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School

20002 yrs2002

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Headline

Business Transformation Senior Manager | Driving End-to-End Transformation | Digital Innovation

About

Project Manager - Business Transformation & Solutioning with extensive expertise in identifying and executing business transformation projects across diverse industries. Successfully led initiatives that unlocked $24-26mn in revenue opportunities for clients Expertise : Six Sigma Green Belt Certified | Process Mining - Celonis/QPR (Certified) | Business Observability & Transformation | KPI /Metrics Baselining & Benchmarking | Drug Research & Development | Conducting System Audits | Maintain Project Quality and Compliance | Training, Mentoring & Knowledge Management | Operations Management and Leadership | Certified Interviewer

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Work experience

Business Transformation Assoc. Manager at Accenture, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Hybrid, • Lead and deliver business transformation initiatives aligned with client strategic goals • Identify and implement process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies • Collaborate with clients to assess business needs and propose innovative solutions • Drive change management strategies including communication, training, and stakeholder engagement • Support digital transformation using technologies like AI, automation, and analytics • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and integrated solution delivery • Manage project timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverables with a focus on quality • Prepare and present performance reports and transformation progress to stakeholders • Stay updated on industry trends to proactively identify business opportunities and improvements

Project Manager - Business Transformation & Solutioning - Software & Platform Engineering at Cognizant, Jan 2025 - Apr 2025 · 4 mos, Kochi, Kerala, India, • Lead the team and drive Business Transformation Assessments across multiple verticals/domains for various clients • End to End Support for RFP/RFIs • Generate implementation recommendations through workshops with delivery, client stakeholders • Perform Cost Benefit analysis and provide ROI guidance for Solution implementations • Develop business Observability solution through assessments • Leverage process mining tools such as QPR/Celonis to develop proof of concepts/assessments • Owner for team's Knowledge Management involving artefact management, Knowledge hub maintenance • Perform annual performance appraisals • Develop the social strategy for Business Transformation practice and act as owner of social initiatives & assets e.g., Factsheets, Blogs, Portals

Sr. Business Transformation Consultant at Cognizant, Jun 2019 - Jan 2025 · 5 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Drive Business Transformation Assessments across multiple verticals/domains for various clients • Generate implementation recommendations through workshops with delivery, client stakeholders • Perform Cost Benefit analysis and provide ROI guidance for Solution implementations • Develop business Observability solution through assessments • Leverage process mining tools such as QPR/Celonis to develop proof of concepts/assessments. • Owner for team's Knowledge Management involving artefact management, Knowledge hub maintenance • Develop the social strategy for Business Transformation practice and act as owner of social initiatives & assets e.g., Factsheets, Blogs, Portals

Business Transformation Consultant at Cognizant, Dec 2017 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Pharmacovigilance Quality Coach at Wipro BPO, Mar 2010 - Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 2 mos, • Quality review of individual safety reports prepared by case processors such as spontaneous, solicited and clinical study adverse event reports including intrauterine exposure reports, medication errors reports etc, from Health Care professionals, consumers, patients, media, hospitals, regulatory bodies and forward the same within client specified timelines. • Working on Global Safety Database ARGUS (ver. 4) and other client owned tools and software. • Control the Quality of Adverse Event Reports generated and evaluates consistency, completeness, and accuracy of safety database. • Coordinating with the team members for any quality issues. • Familiarizing the team with client specific requirements. • To interact with team members in other departments as per project requirements, track quality issues and circulate the same within the team. • Maintaining records for training compliance of the team. • Mentoring new joiners.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Higher Secondary Education, Science, Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School