Devashish Nigam

About Devashish Nigam

Hello! I am Devashish Nigam, a seasoned RPA leader with over 12 years of diverse experience in the IT sector. Currently, I serve as a Sr. Manager and Global RPA Capability Owner at Adidas, where I drive global automation strategies and enhance platform capabilities. My journey has been marked by a commitment to innovation and excellence, as I lead initiatives that transform business processes and deliver measurable results.Throughout my career, I have successfully established and scaled automation Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and have demonstrated success in saving over person-hours annually through effective RPA delivery and operations. I am passionate about mentoring high-performing teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. My expertise spans end-to-end RPA pipeline management, automation strategy, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with business objectives.Key Achievements- Spearheaded the migration of 600+ automation processes from on-premises to UiPath Automation Cloud, for improved performance and nearly zero maintenance cost- Authored best practices, governance and standardized guidelines for migrating Win-Legacy UiPath projects to Windows- Achieved a reduction of over person-hours annually through effective RPA delivery and operations- Recognized as UiPath MVP 2022, UiPath Cloud Masters (Google Cloud Edition) Winner and received multiple internal awards for technical innovation and thought leadership.

Experience

1. Sr Platform Engg Ii Sr Manager Rpa

   adidas

   Mar 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Budgeting & Procurement• RPA platform budget planning and cost optimization• Led UiPath license negotiations ensuring scalability and compliance• Managed vendor onboarding and external partnershipsPlatform Enhancements & Strategic Projects• Delivered large-scale migrations from On-Premise to UiPath Automation Cloud (600+ processes) and modernized legacy projects to Windows-compatible• Enabled new platform features: UiPath Autopilot for Developers, Healing Agent, Document Understanding, and Livestream• Introduced DevSensei auto-merge for Bitbucket, better classification & reducing manual PR validation• Led annual UiPath Studio LTS upgrades across 100+ development and unattended VMs• Enhanced Jenkins CI/CD pipeline with code quality gates• Enabled Microsoft Graph API-based Azure Apps for Outlook and SharePoint automationUiPath Citizen Developer Program• Launched and scaled UiPath Citizen Developer Program, empowering business teams to create automations independently within guardrailsRPA Pipeline & Operating Model• Managed end-to-end RPA pipeline from intake to delivery, ensuring business alignment and ROI-driven automation• Designed and implemented Automation Operating Model (CoE & Hub: federated model) for AdidasTechnical Enhancements• Enhanced UiPath RE Framework with custom components• Built UiPath Insights Dashboards for performance KPIs and strategic decision-makingPlatform Operations Automation• Automated internal tasks using UiPath and Power Platform: Bitbucket repository creation, proactive stuck job alerts, automated queue and queue trigger creation, and internal engagement bots (Birthday and Anniversary mailers)People Leadership & Evangelism• Led and mentored team of 7 automation professionals, cultivating culture of ownership and continuous improvement• Speaker at internal forums & events, promoting RPA strategic value and sharing success stories

Education

• Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

  MBA-ITBM, Information Technology

  2014 — 2016

• Happy School

  10+2

  1992 — 2007

Skills

• Information Security
• Unix
• Autosys
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Datastage
• Data Warehousing
• Core Java
• Database Administration
• Datastage 8.1
• Ca7
• Sql Db2
• Rdbms
• Oracle 11g Database Administration
• Itellij Community Edition
• Aquadata Studio
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Data Science
• Salesforce.com Administration
• Project Management
• Prince2
• Prince Practitioner
• Iso 27001
• Itil
• Sql
• Shell Scripting
• Requirements Analysis
• Java
• Microsoft Office
• Robotic Process Automation (Rpa)