Ankur Lakhanpal

About Ankur Lakhanpal

An accomplished generalising specialist, servant leader, with 17+ years of experience in Project Management, Service Delivery, Change Management, Transformation, Sales & Marketing Operations and Client & Stakeholder Management in the Financial Services, IT and Consulting industry. Specialising in setting up new lines of business and achieving results in a global market environment having a passion for financial markets and sustainability. Functional Areas: Project Management, Business Operations, Sustainability, Change Management, Client Relationship Management, Corporate Strategy, Business Unit Strategy, Planning for new business Ventures, Business Development (B2B Sales), Marketing Strategy, Market Go-to Strategy, Business Transformation, and Profitability ImprovementIndustry: Financial Services, Sustainable and Responsible Investing, Credit and Financial Research, and Management Consulting [incl. FinTech and Insurance]Certifications - Project Management Professional, Certified Salesforce Administrator, Certified Scrum MasterProven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering projects on-time, within budget and with high customer satisfactionPassion for helping organisations and individuals reach their true potential.Directed organizational growth by formulating competitive ROI driven strategies, creating wining plans, conducting opportunity analysis, mapping client’s requirements, responding to RFPs/ RFQs, providing effective pre-sales support & bagging deals• Effectively managed competing priorities & projects across the career; revamped existing systems drove operational controls, managed SLAs, KPIs, SOPs, HR systems & infrastructure with a focus on streamlined operations, effective risk management & stakeholder satisfaction• Pivotal in building high-performing organizations through Operational Efficiency, Developing Centre of Excellence, Innovation & Thought Leadership, Focused Technology Interventions & Cost Reductions; successfullyo Managed projects in areas namely AI, Blockchain, CryptoCurrency & FinTecho Implemented Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Six Sigma, Lean, Waterfall Methodologies• Excellent at leading all aspects of Profit Centre Operations like Strategic & Tactical Planning, Budgeting, Stakeholder Management.

Experience

1. Principal Consultant

   Infosys Consulting

   Nov 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Currently working as a Principal Consultant - Business Consulting for the Financial Services and Insurance practice.

Education

• Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics

  B. Com., Commerce

  2000 — 2003

• Oxford Brookes University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2012 — 2013

• College for Financial Planning

  CRPC, Financial Planning and Services

  2008 — 2008

Skills

• Valuation
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Salesforce.com
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• Insurance
• Process Improvement
• Relationship Management
• Investments
• Government Relations
• Employee Engagement
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Portfolio Management
• Strategic Planning
• Asset Management
• Sustainability Consulting
• Business Development
• Wealth Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Financial Advisory
• Training
• Asset Managment
• Finance
• Business Ethics
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Sustainability
• Financial Modeling
• Analytics
• Investment Advisory
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Lean Enterprise Implementation
• Mutual Funds
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Global Strategy