Aravind Raman

Responsible for talent transformation, business excellence and strategic insights, including AI-first strategy for organizational efficiency and utilization, talent upskilling, reskilling and fungibility, product engineering excellence, value stream improvements based on Lean and Agile principles, and strategic enterprise insights.

Responsible for regional operations and P&L as a member of the board. Defined and implemented an organizational strategy blueprint with sales and account focus, built a winning together culture with globally diverse teams, led strategic transformation for profitable growth with customer centricity, invested in consulting and nearshore capability, and directly led 500 HC with indirect collaboration

Responsible for corporate software process engineering driving excellence. Developed and deployed processes for SW and AIoT development and delivery, implemented software engineering best practices at global scale, and drove process automation with twin objectives of productivity and quality.

Responsible for corporate strategy, new business development, open innovation, and inorganic growth. Revitalized open innovation program enabling co-creation with startups, conducted market scans for technology evolution and strategic M&A, and redefined strategy for 2020 with a vision for 2025 for Mobility Services.

Handled an operating unit with 500 engineers, established product development services for non-Bosch global customers, championed design innovation for cost-effective solutions, developed emerging market specific products, enabled 50 patents over 5 years, and ensured operating unit profitability.

Optimized product development and software delivery processes based on lean principles, achieving 5% increase in productivity and 30% improvement in delivered quality. Established a mechanism to measure software development productivity, led process innovation, and deployed software tools for automation and project management.

Consulted on product engineering process refinement and measurement of results, linked product engineering and operational measurements to strategic goals, established a measurement program using GQM framework, and enhanced productivity through process automation.

Defined global process harmonization framework and roadmap for implementation.

Implemented project management best practices and enabled predictability of project results. Led software and system quality assurance for automotive and manufacturing domains, and led post-merger integration for processes between IBM and PWC.

Trained in software system development and contributed as module lead developing a Hiring Kiosk solution for a US customer. Enabled implementation of development processes, led product development KPI definition and measurement, and program managed CMM Level 5 maturity readiness for the Internet Banking Unit.

Surpassed operations and quality targets by implementing best practices based on GMP, Kaizen, and HACCP. Led factory quality and process improvement initiatives, optimized plant operations to achieve quality, productivity, and profitability targets.

In charge of maintaining plant and utilities to ensure uninterrupted customer delight at a 5-star property, including cold storage monitoring and upgradation. Implemented Building Management System software and improved operational efficiency.

Executive General Management Program from Bosch.

Grade: First Class (70%)

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with First Class (70%).

Grade: First Class (71.33%)

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with First Class (71.33%).