Rajesh Manani

Heading the complete scope of Information Technology for close to 5000 + users which includes global deliveries in Digital transformation and Automation projects .Development projects ,strategic automation solutions ,Production system's Change management and Infrastructure management. I am responsible to design and implement IT strategies to stabilize IT platform and make it future ready in line to the digital transformation trends and demands. Also design and implement strategies to build capabilities to built Center of excellence in Digital transformation areas like RPA, Microservices based automation , Work flow solutions ,Salesforce Service cloud, Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Delivered one if the biggest automation project for CMA CGM GBS leading to realize an ambitious savings on FTEs .One of the largest AWS Move to Cloud - Infrastructure project implementation is in process with a scope of 170 applications to be reviewed and moved to cloud

My 12+ years of career with ‘BNP Paribas India Solutions Pvt. Ltd.’ is par excellence, evident by bottom-line performance improvements through increasing organizational competitiveness & value, transforming and organising global IT / Business Teams, designing and implementing globally accepted ITIL based Change and Delivery Management processes/solutions. I specialize in putting in place , IT Standards and Controls i.e. SEI CMMI LEVEL 5, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL V3, IT Operational Risk and controls and IT Governance. I have contributed in millions of Euros savings and efficiencies by putting in place an efficient operating model in place . Leveraging my expertise in IT Deliveries, Business Analysis, Finance Change Management, I have offshored variety of technology projects and functional business processes from across the globe. As a technically and commercially astute strategist, I excel at strategic value alignment of IT and business.

I joined BNP Paribas as Team Leader in Dec 2007 and gradually scaled the hierarchy, leaving solid impression in various positions Project Manager (Mar 2011); Sr. Project Manager (Mar 2013); VP (Mar 2014) and Sr. VP (Mar 2016). Have demonstrated leadership in setting-up techno-functional department inclusive of laying down recruitment and transition management strategy. Strategically proposed and implemented global operating model and governance for effective KPI driven BAU deliveries. As the of Head Global Finance IT Systems, Change & Transformation, I directed and mentored Teams on Business Analysis, IT development,Digital transformation functional support and change management for Finance Programs, Platforms and Applications. Most notable contributions made to the company are: ✔Organized and restructured various global teams for creating an effective harmonized model of optimum resource utilization. ✔Proposed Infrastructure setup for efficient user experience while leveraging global IT infrastructure. ✔Set-up DevOps IT teams for effective Software Lifecycle. ✔Key contributor in the Finance Industrialisation off shoring program by catering as a Finance Thought Leader and Technical expert for the department which helped in achieving 7 mi Euro of one time savings and 2.5 mi Euro of recurring savings ✔Designed and implemented a Global Support model for 40 + Finance and back office systems Support and implemented it in Follow the Sun Model to achieve 2 mi Euro savings. ✔Partnered and implemented Business Intelligence Global Finance Reporting solutions to achieve 15 FTEs global savings ✔Implemented Lean and ITIL standards to achieve 16% FTE efficiency to deliver an effective delivery model. ✔Led key focus areas in IT strategy, service strategy, Global transition, process improvement, process management, Talent building, and client relationship management.

It is with Deloitte that I ascended to the next level of expertise. As Senior Analyst, I consulted clients on Microsoft and Java based technology projects. I was pivotal in designing, developing and implementing best-in-class and competitive IT solutions & services leveraging strong analysis ,project management and technical skills.

As a Senior developer , was responsible for development of key ERP modules and implementing the same for the clients. I worked in a client interface role and communicated with client’s Business and IT Teams to gather, define, clarify and refine requirements, further to which guided the architecture and design of applications for both Frontend and backend.I lead the global ERP implementation for some of our key clients.

After completing my Bachelor’s in Engineering, I initiated my professional career as a Software Engineer and developed interactive web pages using Microsoft Web Technologies. I was commended for creating reusable code library and for setting standards of coding and best practices.