Francis Powell

CyberSecurity || Talent Acquisition || Human Resources || Investor || Mentor

Role
Project Manager- Strategic Alliances at IBM
Location
Bengaluru, KA, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Francis Powell

Seasoned professional in Information Security || Talent Acquisition || Human Resources.Passionate about simplifying processes/transformation & making them faster and better for the organisation (CX & EX) & for people.Competencies:Banking, retail, automotive, public sector across North America, Europe.Legal Governance, GDPR, Information Security management.Worked on assignments in BPO & IT industry across Talent acquisition, Management, Service Delivery, IT Security at a Country/Geography level leadership.Large Scale Transformation, technology modernisation,Market analysis and Strategic Business analysis. Data Security & Privacy consultant.Risk management - Security and operational / Nonstandard liabilities mgmt.Agile scrum/Jira, Azure cloud migration.Successfully setup & managed HR shared services organization and transitioned work for Accenture & TESCO for US and Europe geos.HR Business Partner lead managing multiple business verticals (Resources, Tech Labs, BFSI= 2200 employee Span)IT recruitment- Managed Lateral & Executive hiring across technologies/verticals.HR Outsourcing -Recruitment/HR help desk/employee surveys/Performance management/Absence & Discipline Process for large union org.Business development / RFS/ RFP / cross selling offerings for BFSI clientsTransitions/KT/Setting up of Shared services & off shoring of work.BPO recruitment - GECIS, AccentureManaging special accounts- Fraud, Bankruptcies & other NPA\'s for US BanksInformation security mgmt./ Risk Management & Modeling Banking operations-credit card debt collection for US region - GECISLeadership:Country/GEO level Leadership Org wide Transitions & Transformations complex projectsManage Operations and Business Support InfraPartner & Vendor Management Mergers and Acquisition- HR & InfraIT security Policy & SLA/KPI mgmt.Contract & Customer security requirement mgmt.Certifications: Six sigma Green Belt/ Lean certified from GE Capital Int. Services Certified Hiring Professional from Croton Ville-GECISISO 27001 certified lead auditor from BIS.Certificate in Management from IIM-B & Tesco Hindustan service center Collab.

Experience

  1. Project Manager- Strategic Alliances

    IBM

    Nov 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

    Cybersecurity services

Education

  • Loyola Academy, Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Science

    1996 — 1999

  • St. Mary's High School

    Secondary School Certificate

  • Little Flower Public School & Junior College

    Higher Secondary Certificate

    1994 — 1996

  • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    Certification

    2009 — 2010

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