Gagan Behl

About Gagan Behl

Decisive, action oriented and result focused Digital transformation IT leader offering 25 years of experience working across diverse locations and cultures – USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and India with a proven track record of managing complex assignments for organizations like Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, HCL & presently Virtusa. Adept at providing end-to-end Cloud leadership with a strong track record of solution delivery. Demonstrated strong collaboration by creating effective partnerships across organizational lines with vendors, customers and employees. Summary of Experience • Leverage on Cloud environment and service-oriented architecture principles to define and own Solution Architecture (applications and data technologies)• Work with clients to design a full-stack solution using software that fully integrates with customer’s existing cloud infrastructure from data flow, security, DevOps, and other standpoints. Propose suggestions and best practices to optimize customers’ cloud presence, performance, • Strong technical expertise on systems architecture & database design. Trained in UML modeling and object-oriented design methodologies.• Experience in change management, budget analysis, outsourcing strategies, and contract management at program/portfolio level. • Possess leadership skills to lead and motivate across functions. Ability to effectively negotiate priorities across multiple groups & matrix environments.• Experience to organize, plan, execute and supervise multiple projects with minimal supervision & engaging teams from multiple geographies.• Experience in growing revenues through pre-Sales activities. Adept at identifying service delivery gaps, conceptualizing & delivering enterprise wide solutions.• Extensive experience in managing enterprise IT project life cycle through all phases. Trained in SCRUM, AGILE & DEVOPS methodologies & applied to projects.• In-depth knowledge and experience in cost management, time management, risk management, and integration management.• Experienced in working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment and motivating staff in a matrix organizational environment. • Experience in establishing and working with metrics driven governance models across teams.

Experience

1. Project Director

   Virtusa

   Dec 2023 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Responsible for P&L of US$ 20 M portfolio - Banking domain• Handling IT Delivery that includes all flavors of FP, T&M contracts. • Managing team size of 200+

Education

• National Institute of Information Technology

  Graduate of NIIT, Computer Science

  1992 — 1996

• Laxman Public School

  Senior Secondary, Computer Science

  1980 — 1992

Skills

• Software Project Management
• Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model
• Project Planning
• Pre-Sales Consulting
• Program Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Team Management
• Global Delivery
• Vendor Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Process Consulting
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Agile Project Management
• Pre-Sales
• Management Consulting
• IT Strategy
• Pmo Set-Up
• Outsourcing
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Programme Governance
• Microsoft Technologies
• IT Management
• Project Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Scrum
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture