Jai Ganesh

• Twenty Five plus years of professional IT experience in Global Leadership, Portfolio / Program / Project / Delivery management, Systems Design, UI/UX, Development, Testing, Integration & Implementation of complex enterprise wide Digital/Digital Transformation, Omni channel, E-Commerce, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Guidewire, Client/Server and web-based n-tier architecture systems with strong domain knowledge of Digital, Omnichannel, Banking, B2B/B2C/D2C/B2E, Rebranding, ERP, Government, Health & Human Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, CPG, Pharma, Retail and Telecom. • Trail-blazed engagements as Head of Global Digital COE, Vice President, Executive Advisor/Senior Technical Director, Senior Program Manager, Technical Delivery Manager, Project Manager, Technical Lead, Project Coordinator & Lead developer for clients such as Attindas, Domtar, The General Insurance, Walgreens, CVS, T-Mobile, The Hartford, DHS, Walmart, Whirlpool, Maytag and Bank of America. • Relentlessly led Programs/Projects in globally distributed model under budget, tight schedule and on time with budgets ranging from US $500K to $135 Million. • Familiar & overseen all aspects of technology projects including Business Requirements, Technical Architecture, Design Specification, Development and Deployment. • Excellent customer facing & communication skills with able wisdom in qualitative judgment. • Ability to handle multiple priorities and manage within deadlines. • A very good team player with leadership qualities and ability to work independently and to foster a positive work environment. • Well developed time management, planning and superintending skills. • Proven leadership record in improving team performances and harnessing efficiencies to complete projects in allotted timeframe and within specified budget. • Spearheaded several major software programs/projects and managed global resources from 22+ countries( India, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe(Austria, Belgium, Czech, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) & UK) yielding IT savings for customers with direct impact on stockholder value. • Partnered & worked with Big five consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG PWC.. • Proven successful track record of leading 'Mergers and Acquisitions' for IT from start to finish and support Executive Leaders as they navigate through the Merger and Acquisition. • Awarded by execs in all companies across my tenure for delivering strong results through job promotions, tactical resource management and efficacious administration. • Competently managed up to 200+ people including strong mentoring and talent management. • Experience in drafting, interpreting, negotiating and executing IT Buy-side (Commercial) contractual documents including, but not limited to 'Evaluation Agreements, Master Services Agreements(MSA), Statements of Work(SOW), Software License Agreements, SAS, Professional Services Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Custom Contracts Documents, Subcontractor Agreements, Hardware Lease, Sales/Purchase, Request for Proposals(RFP/RFI), LOP's, SLA's, NDA's, Engagement Letters, Change Requests and Amendments' in accordance with Company policy, procedures and business requirements. • Successfully delivered multi-million,multi-year Greenfield SOA based COTS implementation based on Commerce Suite(ATG, IBM, Adobe, Oracle E-Business, Shopify, Salesforce (Commerce, CRM, CPQ Community Cloud.), Cloud(Azure, AWS & Google), Guidewire, etc • Steered business development, strategic relationship building and partner alliances. • Steadfast in exceeding goals & expectations on multiple levels;from corporate wide initiatives across divisional business strategies to individually focused Mgmt, team, or client interests. • Adept in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and off-shore resources in support of timeline and IT project deliverables. • Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in project management practices, leveraging this knowledge to drive strategic initiatives and maintain a competitive advantage.