Arvind Raizada
Vice President & Head - Program Management @ Ather Energy
About
Opinion & views expressed are purely personal and do not reflect that of any organisation. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵." - 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 I architect customer value delivery and revenue acceleration for established product enterprises by bridging traditional engineering excellence with contemporary software methodologies—delivering mission-critical products at the speed of software. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Leading enterprise agile product delivery at Ather Energy, driving $250M revenue through breakthrough EV product ecosystems while navigating complex regulatory landscapes and entrenched competition. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: • $1B+ Revenue Oversight - Led 30+ program portfolio with 50+ direct reports across 8 global locations, achieving >95% on-time delivery • Enterprise Transformation - Architected lean-agile adoption across 1500+ aerospace professionals, achieving 25% cost reduction, 33% faster cycles, and 40% defect reduction. • Fortune 100 Program Success - 15+ year track record delivering safety-critical solutions for Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, and Gulfstream from concept to certification. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁: I don't just manage programs—I transform how traditional companies think, operate, and deliver value. My expertise lies in translating complex technical requirements into scalable business outcomes while maintaining the compliance, safety, & regulatory excellence that industry demands. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗜 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: • Strategic Program Leadership with deep aerospace domain expertise and P&L oversight • Operational Excellence Catalyst leveraging AI/ML, lean-agile methodologies, & process optimization • Agile Transformation Architect for safety-critical environments & enterprise-scale deployment • Global Operations Orchestration across OEMs, suppliers & 60+ cross-functional teams • Revenue Growth Driver through high-performing team leadership & execution excellence "𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." - 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: Enterprise Agile Transformation | Strategic Program Management | Operational Excellence & Lean Methodologies | Safety-Critical Product Delivery | Global Team Leadership 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering, University of Bath | Extensive Agile & Leadership Certifications
India
Bengaluru
Automotive
People Management, Business Strategy, Budgeting, Leadership Development, Team Building, Aerospace, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Project Management, Product Development, Change Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Engineering, Embedded Systems, Engineering Management, Six Sigma, Strategic Planning, Project Engineering, Product Design, SDLC
Experience

Director Program Management
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Working to deliver diverse technologies, holistic solutions that improve virtually every aspect of your building’s environment and experience. • Delivering innovative and breakthrough Software, Solutions and Platforms that transform the way buildings operate and make commercial buildings efficient and sustainable through data driven decision-making. • Leading HBT India PMO operations with a team of 40+ program managers who oversee delivery of innovative and breakthrough, global and regional, product & solution offerings.

Agile Transformation Leader
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Driving adoption of lean-agile mindset and best practices for execution excellence. • Improving the awareness of agility practices and enablers across multiple leadership levels. • Working with enterprise agile coaches on initiatives for faster idea-to-cash and waste reduction. • Define, deploy iterative-incremental methods for aerospace product development supported by leading metrics to track business impact for global programs. • Drive maturity assessments on teams to enhance the culture of continuous improvement.

Sr. Program Manager
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Promoted in 18 months to lead 6 Program Managers handling BGA Program portfolio with total RDE >$200M (Annual RDE ~$50M). • Managing portfolio of >$40M NPI programs covering solutions for connectivity, navigation, and safety enhancement.

Senior Project Manager
Bengaluru Area, India
• Managing 30+ resources on CAD$ 3M program for offshore software systems development • Responsible for delivery of software systems for Full Flight Simulators for Civil & Military aircrafts to OEMs / Pilot Training Centers.

Project Leader - Engineering
Greater Los Angeles Area, CA & Pune, India
• Delivered on USD 20M Gulfstream G650 program for product design, qualification, certification and production launch of Nose Wheel Steering System • Managed 30+ resources on USD 90M Embraer Legacy 550 program for product design of LG & hydraulic controls • Prepared & participated on RFQ proposals, technical negotiations and systems JDP with Tier 1 suppliers & OEMs • Enhanced team capability through people, processes and tools to achieve and improve operational/ technical excellence • Recognised by CTO Office as “Employee of the Year 2010 – for Business Impact” • Earned credibility with the management, peers and North American (NA) counterparts in a short period. • Responsible for overall project/program planning, scheduling, resourcing and on-time execution from India Engg Centre. • Contribution to Business Strategy: Technology Strategic Plan, Profit Plan for yearly technical / commercial forecasting. • Focus on Team Capability Growth people and technical areas to achieve & improve operational excellence. • Responsible for driving group-level Business Alignment for improving Employee Engagement & Satisfaction ratings. • Delivered on mathematical modelling for fly-by-wire VLJ Phenom Flap Control System and improve reliability and performance. • Planning & Design of Enterprise-wide Knowledge Management Framework under Communities of Practice. • Design & Implementation of the Engg. Center Intranet Portal to facilitate just-in-time information availability & sharing.

Project Leader - Engineering
Pune Area, India
• Managed multi-million off-shore/on-site Program Delivery / Engineering Services for Aerospace Operations • Demonstrated Systems Engineering expertise in Safety-Critical and High-Technology Embedded domain • Cradle-to-grave life-cycle with Tier 1 suppliers: Aerospace-Defence • Managed projects with Major Aerospace OEMs: Boeing, Airbus, Sikorsky, Embraer, Gulfstream

Sr. Systems Executive
Pune Area, India
• Managed complete SDLC and validated designs with xIL for Cummins After-treatment products • Led the delivery in Engg Services environment. • Avoided potential 25% schedule over-run through comprehensive risk & constraint impact analysis • Standardized product development processes with leveraged lessons learnt and best practices to improve the time to market (~20%), quality of deliverables (two consecutive zero defect deliveries). • Certificate of Appreciation for ensuring Defect Free, On-time deliverables through the Product Development Cycle. • Migration of Legacy Coded Systems to Model Based Development.
Education

Business Administration and Management, General
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