Abhishek Sachdeva
Associate Director - Salesforce @Cognizant
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director - Salesforce @Cognizant
London, GB
Leading an award-winning £30M portfolio transformation, driving industry recognition while delivering exceptional client value, team growth, and operational excellence across complex public-sector programs. My program has won the UK\'s Best Public Sector Digital Project (2025) and is nominated under GLOBAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR in Cognizant Worldwide.Business Growth & Commercial Excellence• Delivered 32% YoY operating margin growth by extending teams and winning competitive opportunities against major players through trusted delivery execution• Maintaining strict governance to eliminate revenue leakage through comprehensive scope change capture• Optimised contract management, securing renewals and approvals proactively to ensure uninterrupted service deliveryTeam Leadership & Development• Leading close to 200 members on the onsite/offshore team to deliver complex programs at 70% cost against budget while exiting Early Life Support support in 6 weeks• Provide strong leadership by establishing strategic direction and vision, and by enabling programme and project teams with clear guidance to drive successful deliveryPractice & Revenue Growth• Grew Salesforce practice 50% YoY by winning new opportunities and building a sustainable pipeline for the team members throughout the year
EDUCATION
Harvard University
Strategy Planning & Execution
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT ABHISHEK SACHDEVA
Program Manager with two decades of excellent track record in executing large-scale Support, Development and Technology-enabled transformation programs ($Multi-Million) using the globally distributed delivery model. Strongly focus on leveraging IT as a strategic business enabler by defining technology and solution road maps with orientation and alignment with business goals. Act as a trusted advisor to senior members of the client’s organization and to bring transformation leadership capabilities, breadth of expertise and personal credibility.Core Competences:• Program Director• Client Engagement• Digital Transformation• Stakeholder Management• Global Delivery Management• Pre-Sales• Budget control and management• Business cases, Request For Proposal’s, Statement Of Work• Risk management and mitigation• Workshop facilitation (large groups, lecturing, coaching, business training)• Agile development projectsBusiness Domain:• Public Sector• Media & Entertainment• Manufacturing• Warehouse distributionProfessional Certificate: PRINCE2 Practitioner Project Management, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), Salesforce Advanced Administrator (ADM211 & ADM201), Salesforce App Builder, Salesforce Certified Platform Developer 1, Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist, Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Designer, Salesforce Data Architect, Salesforce Application Architect, Salesforce AI AssociateApplication Portfolio:Salesforce, Microsoft Cloud Technologies, IBM Legacy (AS400, Mainframe), Integration Technologies (Mulesoft, Talend Cloud)
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