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ashish gokhale

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Senior Program Manager driving technology transformations, delivery excellence and profitable outcomes.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles leading large cross-functional delivery teams in collaborative, outcome-focused organisations where I can drive technology transformations, cost optimization and measurable business value.

I am a seasoned Program Manager with 26+ years delivering software development, migration and global rollouts across BFS, commodity exchanges, telecom, manufacturing and power SCADA sectors.

I have designed complex IT systems, led cross-functional teams, managed stakeholder relationships and implement roadmaps that align with organizational goals while optimizing costs and resources.

I have driven measurable outcomes — enhanced NCDEX RMS performance by 30%, enabled 4,000 trades/second capacity, and delivered $2.1M savings for ABB through data analytics, while maintaining consistently high client satisfaction.

I hold SAFe Agilist, PSM-1, CSM, CSPO, PRINCE2 and AZ-900 certifications, and I mentor teams to reduce attrition and improve delivery quality across geographies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Program Manager

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Aug 2010 - Sep 2025 (15 years 1 month)

Led global program delivery and service management for enterprise clients (ABB, Equifax, NCDEX, Avis), managing 45+ FTE and $2.5M annual budget while driving $2.1M cost savings and improving NCDEX system throughput to 4000 trades/sec.

Cross Functional Team Management Program Management Stakeholder Management Delivery Management Risk Management

Program Manager

Tata Consultancy Services

Aug 2010 - Sep 2025 (15 years 1 month)

Led global program delivery and service management for large clients (ABB, Equifax, NCDEX, Avis), managing 45+ FTE and $2.5M annual budgets while delivering process improvements that saved $2.1M and recovered $1.6M in redundant POs.

Program Management Service Delivery Stakeholder Management Risk Management Budgeting Java C++Data Analytics Salesforce

Senior Consultant

Capgemini Consulting India Ltd.

Feb 2007 - Jul 2010 (3 years 5 months)

Delivered supply chain and test-bench projects for HP (USA) and Qiagen (Germany), driving release delivery and quality improvements in computer supply chain management engagements.

Project Delivery Supply Chain Management Test Automation C++Unix)Jira Process Improvement Unix

Senior Consultant

Capgemini Consulting

Feb 2007 - Jul 2010 (3 years 5 months)

Delivered supply-chain and test-bench solutions for HP (USA) and Qiagen (Germany), leading technical delivery and process improvements across projects.

Supply Chain Test Automation Project Delivery Java C++Unix)SQL SCM Unix

Senior Technical Associate

Tech Mahindra

Jan 2006 - Feb 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Enhanced and supported Cingular (USA) billing/CPW systems, ensuring operational stability and defect resolution during sustained production support engagements.

Incident Management C++Unix)Shell Scripting Stakeholder Management Unix

Senior Software Engineer

Zensar Technologies

Aug 2004 - Nov 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Delivered standalone hardware resource monitor for Fujitsu (Japan), contributing to system monitoring and reliability improvements across client deployments.

C++Unix)System Monitoring Performance Testing Debugging Unix

Associate Software Consultant

Datamatics Ltd.

Jun 2003 - Aug 2004 (1 year 2 months)

Executed migration of CertMaster from VAX VMS to Sun Solaris for SunGard (USA), reducing platform dependency and modernizing legacy systems.

VAX VMS COBOL JCL System Integration Testing

Associate Software Consultant

Datamatics

Jun 2003 - Aug 2004 (1 year 2 months)

Migrated CertMaster application from VAX VMS to Sun Solaris for SunGard (USA), ensuring successful platform transition and functional parity.

VAX VMS COBOL JCL System Integration Client Delivery Testing

Senior Consultant

Capgemini Ernst & Young India Ltd.

Jan 2003 - Jun 2003 (5 months)

Maintained and enhanced EBOM system for Visteon (USA), delivering enhancements and ensuring ongoing system stability for automotive bill-of-materials processes.

Java Databases Change Control Client Communication

Senior Consultant

Capgemini Ernst & Young

Jan 2003 - Jun 2003 (5 months)

Maintained and enhanced EBOM systems for Visteon (USA), delivering sustained support and feature enhancements.

Maintenance Java client support SDLC Testing

Software Engineer

MoTech Ltd.

Mar 2001 - Dec 2002 (1 year 9 months)

Implemented VAX migration and media transcoding optimizations for Suntory/Media Glue (Japan), improving media processing performance and automation.

VAX Migration Performance Optimization C++RPG COBOL Conversion Tools

Software Engineer

MoTech

Mar 2001 - Dec 2002 (1 year 9 months)

Worked on VAX migration and media transcoding optimization projects for Japanese clients, delivering tooling and performance improvements.

VAX Migration Optimization RPG COBOL Tooling Performance Tuning

Engineer - Systems Integration

CMC Ltd.

May 1999 - Feb 2001 (1 year 9 months)

Integrated Power SCADA systems for Western Region Load Dispatch Centre, supporting supervisory control and data acquisition deployments and system integration activities.

System Integration Testing Project Coordination Unix)Unix