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title: "Shankar S Padmanaban - Manager, Program Management in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Shankar S Padmanaban on Tal

## Headline

Program Management @ Uber AI Solutions \| Ex\-Chief of Staff, Global Tech PMO @ GEP \| IIM Ahmedabad

## About

Passionate about building scalable operations, driving cross\-functional execution, and solving complex business challenges through structured program leadership\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

cursor

gemini

lovable

ChatGPT

Figma Make

## Work experience

Manager, Program Management at Uber AI Solutions, Apr 2026 \- Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru

Associate Director at GEP Worldwide, Jan 2025 \- Mar 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos, Mumbai, Chief of Staff to GEP's Global Head of Software \| Global PMO Lead \- Strategic advisor and operational enabler to GEP’s Software leadership—driving visibility, governance, and execution across GEP's Technology Services Organization

Senior Manager at GEP Worldwide, Jan 2023 \- Dec 2024 · 2 yrs, Mumbai, Senior Engagement Manager: Strong delivery governance with solution development • Led the engagement with a US\-based agribusiness major for their greenfield projects, managing global teams • Pioneered cost models and benchmarking frameworks for high\-value CapEx categories — establishing reusable tools and collateral that have now become GEP's IP for future use • Designed and set up the Procurement Operating Model for a leading Indian financial institution —laying down sourcing structure and governance workflows • Owned program governance and senior stakeholder engagement, leading weekly performance reviews and bi\-weekly steering committee meetings with the client leadership

Manager at GEP Worldwide, Jul 2021 \- Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Mumbai, Global S2C Delivery Manager: Strategic engagement lead for a US\-based Water Tech Major, one of GEP’s flagship client, combining savings delivery, operational governance, and stakeholder alignment to consistently exceed performance targets\. • Delivered $30M\+ in Global Net Savings in 2 years across \~$400M spend from Indirect Categories\. Exceeded the annual savings target committed • Led a team of 20\+ \(6 direct, 15\+ indirect\) to drive strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, and execution across multiple global categories • Spearheaded a Payment Term Improvement initiative for the client\. Average payment term across select categories improved by 25 days\. Improved working capital by \~$2M • Presented 3 Opportunity Assessments \(Global and Region\-specific\); Built a strong Line\-Of\-Sight for the following year, impacting a spend of $145M\+ with estimated savings of \~$25M\+ • Set up PMO governance – owning Weekly KPI reporting, Monthly SLA reporting to the client CPO & GBS leaders, and stakeholder alignment on delivery metrics

Senior Consultant at GEP Worldwide, Apr 2019 \- Jun 2021 · 2 y 2 mo, Mumbai

Product Development Engineer at Ford Motor Company, Jul 2015 \- May 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Product development engineer for chassis\-integration of 2 key global models • SPOC for chassis for prototype vehicle builds\. Liaised between Design & Release \(D&R\) Engineers and the Vehicle Programs team, ensuring seamless coordination • Ensured all newly developed chassis components met functional and quality requirements during vehicle builds, while upkeeping with all program milestones and key deliverables with a strong understanding of chassis commodities and their validation methods • Collaborated with the Localization and Cost Attack teams to optimize designs and source components locally to achieve cost reductions

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Bachelor of Engineering \(B\.E\.\), Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology

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