Rajiv Chawla

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager Lead

   Cisco

   Nov 2016 — Present

   Lead professional services team to implement and support network automation application in service provider and enterprise networks- End-to-End Project ownership to include project kick off meetings with stakeholders, scheduling, scope and budget tracking, project management of internal and external team members- Accelerated customer adoption through refined bundle structures and compelling use case packages, driving a 15% increase in sales. Spearheaded Cisco Offers for Secure Connect Now and Full Stack Observability (FSO) bundle, streamlining execution across business units by leading cross-functional teams, including Security and Meraki- Achieved the prestigious Horizon award for delivering a customer-centric solution that successfully reduced OPEX by implementing a network service orchestrator on the MPN Solution. The Solution involved collaborating with vendors – Red Hat, F5, Ericsson Cloud manager and Cisco- Reduced integration costs by 15% and simplified networking complexity. Managed and delivered the Cloud Services Stack for a cloud-based mobile packet core solution that accelerates implementation of 4G and 5G mobility services; collaborated with a team of ~20 engineers, Solution Architects, and Product Managers- Increased revenue by 20% through the successful pull-through of Cisco products/solutions. Played a key role in developing Hybrid Cloud and multi-cloud packages, partnering with Product Managers to assess the current state and develop a comprehensive Cloud Advisory strategy.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2012 — 2014

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  Adaptive Strategic Execution Program

  2020 — 2021