Gaurav Sharma

About Gaurav Sharma

Subject matter expertise in resilience, risk and compliance domains for multi-geography global operations• Led design, implementation and execution of strategic Resilience and Risk Management Programs to help achieve diverse business and cultural goals in current and post-COVID world• Proficiency in creating non-standard and innovative solutions to deal with threats, ambiguity & uncertainty• Skilled in internal and external stakeholder management, governance and quality assurance for a collaborative approach to meet organizational goals• Diverse program management skills and efficient in handling large global and culturally diverse teams

Experience

1. Global Business Continuity Management Head

   HCLTech

   Sep 2022 — Present · Noida, IN

   Leader for defining, enhancing, sustaining and continuously improving resilience posture of the organization at site, city, country, region and global levels across verticals like BFSI, Life Sciences, Technology etc. • Accountable for enhancing risk, response and recovery capabilities and competence across employees and staff in 50+ countries across a wide spectrum of ever-evolving threat landscape• Spearheading Crisis Management operations, designed ‘work-from-anywhere’ solutions during Covid-19 and re-defined & implemented ‘Return to Office’ strategies for post-Covid scenario• Developed, implemented and enhanced Vendor Resilience Program including governance of Vendor Risk Management processes, vendor audits, risk reporting and risk mitigation• Led Emergency Response Program, personnel health & safety, recovery and restoration processes to ensure negligible impact to business operations• Responsible for implementing and continuously optimizing programs across Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management through risk-sensing tools/automation, process flows and organization structures• Partnered with Senior Leadership across the organization to ensure strong participation in implementing resilience strategies across Business, Corporate Functions and Vendors• Designed, implemented and led 24x7 Crisis Command Center supporting Resilience, Business Continuity and Crisis Management activities for the entire organization• Provide guidance & thought leadership on leading Resilience & Crisis issues, frameworks & global standards• Accountable for maintaining and enhancing organization-wide ISO 22301 certification

Education

• University of Arizona - Eller College of Management

  MBA, Management Information Systems

  2007 — 2009

• Modern School

  Science

  1986 — 1999

• RV College Of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Risk Management
• Crisis Management
• Business Strategy
• IT Audit
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Risk Assessment
• Sox 404
• IT Risk Management
• Consulting
• Business Continuity Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Emergency Management
• Disaster Recovery