Ram iyappan
@ramiyappan
Global AI & Intelligent Automation executive transforming enterprises with RPA, IDP, GenAI, and automation strategy.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Global AI & Intelligent Automation leader with 27 years of enterprise transformation experience across RPA, IDP, GenAI, and cloud. I deliver measurable financial and productivity outcomes across APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and the US—combining business growth, delivery excellence, technology architecture, and people leadership in one executive profile.
I govern and influence $200M+ in deal value, and I’ve delivered $50M+ in cumulative enterprise savings. I’ve scaled enterprise automation programs that achieved $10M+ annual run-rate savings and 7–15% YoY productivity uplift, built and upskilled CoEs (80% certification), and ensured 95–99.5% platform reliability across multi-country deployments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Delivered $10M+ annual run-rate savings and 7–15% YoY productivity uplift across enterprise finance operations and other verticals by orchestrating AI and automation programs. Built a $60M, 3-year mega-deal portfolio, accelerated automation SDLC via GenAI, and governed AI CoE frameworks supporting 1,000+ FTE delivery teams.
Associate VP - Automation CoE
Mphasis
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017 (9 months)
Built and led an Automation CoE for tier-1 BFSI clients with a $30M portfolio across RPA, IDP, BPM, and workflow orchestration. Drove 50 go-lives in 10 months and improved platform availability to 99.5% by consolidating to a unified cloud workspace and enforcing DevOps/CI-CD standards.
Worked as a Lead Solution Architect at Automation Anywhere.
Project Manager - Enterprise Transf
General Electric
Feb 2012 - Sep 2015 (3 years 7 months)
Served as Project Manager for Enterprise Transformation at General Electric.
Technical Architect
AIA Singapore
Aug 2011 - Feb 2012 (6 months)
Worked as a Technical Architect at AIA Singapore.
Senior Software Engineer
Thales e-Security
Aug 2008 - Apr 2011 (2 years 8 months)
Worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Thales e-Security.
Software Engineer
Singapore Technologies Electronics
Jan 2005 - Aug 2008 (3 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at Singapore Technologies Electronics.
Software Engineer
AIA Singapore
Jan 2005 - Aug 2008 (3 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at AIA Singapore.
Software Engineer
ADC Technologies
Apr 1998 - Nov 2004 (6 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at ADC Technologies.
Software Engineer
Odyssey Technologies
Apr 1998 - Nov 2004 (6 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at Odyssey Technologies.
Software Engineer
Trilogy Technologies
Apr 1998 - Nov 2004 (6 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at Trilogy Technologies.
Software Engineer
Accel STL
Apr 1998 - Nov 2004 (6 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer at Accel STL.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CMR Institute of Technology
Executive MBA, Product Leadership
2023 - 2025
ExecutiveMBA in Product Leadership at CMR Institute of Technology (VTU), Bengaluru, during 2023–2025.
Bharathidasan University
Master of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology
2000 - 2002
M.S. in Information Technology at Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, during 2000–2002.
University of Madras
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
B.Sc. in Mathematics at the University of Madras, completed in 1999.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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