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Ravindra Malagi, Immediate Joiner

Engineering Leader | Global Operations Leader | Head of Global Delivery | Global Solution Center | Business Transformation | Executive Leadership | ITIL Service Ops | AI for Managers | 15+ Years | Open to Work

Bengaluru

18+ years of work experience

First Brands Group, LLC
Apr 20233 yrs 5 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Registered Company Name in India: Fenyes Engineered Technology Private Limited (Wholly Owned by First Brands Group LLC, USA) Significant Highlights: · Lead the Product Engineering function at the Bengaluru Technology Center, driving strategic initiatives and operational excellence across global engineering programs · Own the end-to-end aftermarket product portfolio lifecycle, ensuring adherence to KPIs across product design, validation, release, and manufacturing readiness phases · Drive Go-to-Market (GTM) product development strategies using Vehicle-In-Operation (VIO) data, market insights, and customer requirements · Collaborate with global stakeholders across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management to enable data-driven decision-making and lifecycle visibility · Partner with executive leadership to identify and execute business expansion opportunities leveraging engineering capabilities and organizational strengths · Established and standardized Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes across approximately 30 business entities, improving engineering data governance and operational efficiency · Built and scaled a high-performing engineering team responsible for PLM/PDM data management · Provide leadership for recruitment, stakeholder management, risk management, project execution, cost control, and performance management activities · Ensure engineering excellence in Product Design, CAE Analysis, Product Validation, and manufacturing data release to suppliers, manufacturing partners, and commercial stakeholders · Drive engineering governance, resource planning, delivery management, and continuous improvement initiatives to support business growth and customer satisfaction
Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI)
Nov 20211 yr 5 mosMar 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Started after spin-off from MBRDI Significant Highlights: • Led global delivery operations, enterprise-wide digital transformation, and shared engineering services through technology modernization, governance, process excellence, automation, and stakeholder collaboration. • Established scalable operating models, governance frameworks, KPIs, SLAs, executive dashboards, and performance review mechanisms to improve delivery consistency, service quality, and business visibility. • Directed Engineering Application Support and shared-services operations, ensuring system availability, service reliability, service quality, and customer satisfaction for global R&D organizations. • Partnered with senior stakeholders across Germany, Japan, India, and North America to standardize processes, align strategic priorities, and enable data-driven decision-making. • Managed program planning, budgets (Annual Operating budget of 20mi€), Forecasting, Cost Optimization by bringing automation & efficiencies, vendor spend, Business Planning, and continuous improvement initiatives supporting global business growth • Established executive performance reviews using operational KPIs, quality metrics, SLA adherence, productivity trends, and risk indicators to support strategic decision-making. • Received the Platinum Award (2021), the organization's highest departmental recognition, for exceptional leadership and program delivery.
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India
Jun 201110 yrs 5 mosOct 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Significant Highlights: • Led the enterprise transformation program, modernizing engineering platforms and business processes across multiple global engineering organizations. • Managed globally distributed cross-functional teams of approximately 300 members, ensuring high-quality service delivery, governance, operational excellence, and business continuity. • Drove automation, application modernization, and process optimization initiatives, delivering up to 41% productivity improvement and strengthening operational efficiency. • Partnered with senior stakeholders across Germany, Japan, India, and North America to standardize processes, align strategic priorities, and enable data-driven decision-making. • Managed program planning, budgets, vendor coordination, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives supporting global business growth. • Received the Star Team Award (2014), the organization’s one of the departmental recognitions, for project and program delivery
HELLA
Oct 20082 yrs 8 mosMay 2011

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Significant Highlights: o Design services to customer by using CAD tool CATIA V5 o Plastic Mechanical Housings for Body Control Module Design & Development, involved from Concept till Prototyping o Part of Product Camera Systems’ assembly design (Supported at Onsite Germany for 2 Months) o Design of Switches & Horns (Coordination for 2D to 3D) o Worked extensively on SAP PDM system
Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 20089 mosSep 2008

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Significant Highlights: o Part of design team delivering engineering solutions to US customer o CAD tool used is CATIA V5 and delivered design of Door latches and Sunroofs

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Education

bangalore university

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

bangalore university

20205 yrs2025
Karnatak University

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Karnatak University

19974 yrs2001

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Headline

Engineering Leader | Global Operations Leader | Head of Global Delivery | Global Solution Center | Business Transformation | Executive Leadership | ITIL Service Ops | AI for Managers | 15+ Years | Open to Work

About

Engineering Leader | 15+ Years Leading Global Operations & Delivery | Driving Business Transformation Through Executive Leadership | Open to Opportunities

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Work experience

Director - Product Engineering Management at First Brands Group, LLC, Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Registered Company Name in India: Fenyes Engineered Technology Private Limited (Wholly Owned by First Brands Group LLC, USA) Significant Highlights: · Lead the Product Engineering function at the Bengaluru Technology Center, driving strategic initiatives and operational excellence across global engineering programs · Own the end-to-end aftermarket product portfolio lifecycle, ensuring adherence to KPIs across product design, validation, release, and manufacturing readiness phases · Drive Go-to-Market (GTM) product development strategies using Vehicle-In-Operation (VIO) data, market insights, and customer requirements · Collaborate with global stakeholders across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management to enable data-driven decision-making and lifecycle visibility · Partner with executive leadership to identify and execute business expansion opportunities leveraging engineering capabilities and organizational strengths · Established and standardized Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes across approximately 30 business entities, improving engineering data governance and operational efficiency · Built and scaled a high-performing engineering team responsible for PLM/PDM data management · Provide leadership for recruitment, stakeholder management, risk management, project execution, cost control, and performance management activities · Ensure engineering excellence in Product Design, CAE Analysis, Product Validation, and manufacturing data release to suppliers, manufacturing partners, and commercial stakeholders · Drive engineering governance, resource planning, delivery management, and continuous improvement initiatives to support business growth and customer satisfaction

Program Manager at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI), Nov 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Started after spin-off from MBRDI Significant Highlights: • Led global delivery operations, enterprise-wide digital transformation, and shared engineering services through technology modernization, governance, process excellence, automation, and stakeholder collaboration. • Established scalable operating models, governance frameworks, KPIs, SLAs, executive dashboards, and performance review mechanisms to improve delivery consistency, service quality, and business visibility. • Directed Engineering Application Support and shared-services operations, ensuring system availability, service reliability, service quality, and customer satisfaction for global R&D organizations. • Partnered with senior stakeholders across Germany, Japan, India, and North America to standardize processes, align strategic priorities, and enable data-driven decision-making. • Managed program planning, budgets (Annual Operating budget of 20mi€), Forecasting, Cost Optimization by bringing automation & efficiencies, vendor spend, Business Planning, and continuous improvement initiatives supporting global business growth • Established executive performance reviews using operational KPIs, quality metrics, SLA adherence, productivity trends, and risk indicators to support strategic decision-making. • Received the Platinum Award (2021), the organization's highest departmental recognition, for exceptional leadership and program delivery.

Program Manager at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, Jun 2011 - Oct 2021 · 10 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Significant Highlights: • Led the enterprise transformation program, modernizing engineering platforms and business processes across multiple global engineering organizations. • Managed globally distributed cross-functional teams of approximately 300 members, ensuring high-quality service delivery, governance, operational excellence, and business continuity. • Drove automation, application modernization, and process optimization initiatives, delivering up to 41% productivity improvement and strengthening operational efficiency. • Partnered with senior stakeholders across Germany, Japan, India, and North America to standardize processes, align strategic priorities, and enable data-driven decision-making. • Managed program planning, budgets, vendor coordination, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives supporting global business growth. • Received the Star Team Award (2014), the organization’s one of the departmental recognitions, for project and program delivery

Technical Lead at HELLA, Oct 2008 - May 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, Significant Highlights: o Design services to customer by using CAD tool CATIA V5 o Plastic Mechanical Housings for Body Control Module Design & Development, involved from Concept till Prototyping o Part of Product Camera Systems’ assembly design (Supported at Onsite Germany for 2 Months) o Design of Switches & Horns (Coordination for 2D to 3D) o Worked extensively on SAP PDM system

IT Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services, Jan 2008 - Sep 2008 · 9 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, Significant Highlights: o Part of design team delivering engineering solutions to US customer o CAD tool used is CATIA V5 and delivered design of Door latches and Sunroofs

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, bangalore university

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Karnatak University