Pankaj Gupta

About Pankaj Gupta

Strategy without Execution is Hallucination.\"With over 30 years of experience across Insurance, Consulting, Telecom, BPO, and Manufacturing, I specialize in bridging the gap between Organizational Vision and IT Execution. I focus on achieving the Organization\'s vision by understanding and executing the business technology strategy that allows global organizations to scale, innovate, and optimize risk.My Leadership Philosophy:1. Strategic Risk Architecture: I believe in deconstructing projects to analyze process gaps and designing \"Lean Processes\" that eliminate waste before automation begins.2. Data-Driven Operations: Moving beyond vanity metrics is critical. Whether analyzing Code Coverage or Helpdesk SLAs, I dig deep into operational trends to identify constraints before they impact business continuity.3. Future-Proof Team Building: I advocate for a balanced \"Make vs. Buy\" strategy—insourcing critical capabilities to build Internal COEs while strategically outsourcing non-core functions.I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex business problems and building high-performance teams that drive measurable value. In my journey, I won several leadership awards (#CIO100,#ITNEXT100 etc) and also part of #CIOKlub which provides a platform to learn and share experiences with peers, community and excel. I am also an author of two fiction books “3d of life” published in November 2014 and \'There was a Girl. Published in March 2019. I am so having few published articles in renowned IT magazines.

Experience

1. Head - Data and Business Application

   Guardian Life

   Dec 2021 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

  PMP, Project Management

  2007 — 2007

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive MBA, International Business

  2012 — 2013

• Other

  BCA, Computers

  1996 — 1999

• Other

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

  2001 — 2003

• Other

  Diploma, Civil Engineering

  1991 — 1994

• Other

  MCA, Computers

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Vendor Management
• Team Management
• Itil
• Program Management
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Sas70
• Mis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Pre-Sales
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Sdlc
• Relationship Management
• Outsourcing
• Six Sigma
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Strategic Initiatives
• Oracle HR
• Erp
• Project Management
• Management
• Sox 404