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Tanuja Guha

@tanujaguha

I lead cross-functional transformation programs that accelerate technology delivery, adoption, and operational performance.

United Arab Emirates

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At Arcesium, I lead portfolio governance and cross-functional execution for Fortune 500 financial-services clients representing $150M in revenue. I've improved execution velocity by 20%, accelerated feature delivery by 30%, and shortened onboarding time by 25% through standardized program lifecycles and operating cadences.

Previously at Cisco, I delivered global product deployments across 60+ sites, saved $500K, and built a performance platform spanning about 1,000 projects. My work combines program strategy, Agile delivery, executive reporting, financial governance, and technology transformation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Analyst, Project Management

Current

Arcesium

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Led portfolio governance and steering committees for Fortune 500 financial-services clients, improving execution velocity by 20% and compressing strategy-to-production timelines. Accelerated feature delivery by 30% and reduced onboarding time by 25% for key clients.

Program Management Portfolio Governance Agile Delivery PRDs Executive Dashboards Jira Confluence Smartsheet Tableau Power BI Python SQL

Customer Project Specialist

Cisco Systems

Jun 2022 - Apr 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Steered scope, budget, and schedules for global product deployments across 60+ sites, achieving 95% NPS and saving $500K. Accelerated feature delivery by 45% and improved executive decision velocity by 40% through an enterprise-wide P&L platform.

Program Management Project Management Risk Management Agile Delivery Product Strategy Executive Dashboards Jira Confluence Smartsheet Tableau Power BI

Technical Consulting Engineer II

Cisco Systems

Aug 2021 - May 2022 (9 months)

Protected a $2M+ client contract by accelerating migrations to 6 months and coordinating 70+ migrations across 20 sites. Unlocked $1.2M in savings through root-cause analysis and contributed to a ~$5M 5G client acquisition.

Migration Management Root Cause Analysis Technical Support Change Management

Technical Consulting Engineer I

Cisco Systems

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Reduced urgent client issue-resolution time by 75% by managing 150 escalations and introducing structured follow-ups. Reduced change failure rates by 65% and published technical SOPs to strengthen disaster-mitigation readiness.

Technical Support Escalation Management Change Control SOP Development Network Troubleshooting Knowledge Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian School of Business

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

2024 - 2025

Pursued an MBA with majors in Business Strategy, Leadership, and Information Technology.

R.V. College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering

2016 - 2020

Activities and societies: IEEE paper publication; built an object-detection and tracking system using neural-network algorithms.

Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication Engineering. Published an IEEE paper and built an object-detection and tracking system using neural-network algorithms.