Gaurav Saxena

About Gaurav Saxena

Director/Practice lead having decades of experience in leading all aspects of the development. Successfully established the Commerce practice with leading marketing technology solutions for enterprises and large global teams to scale the growth and revenues in North America and India both.• Package Implementation - Have in depth experience in package product across Content, Commerce, Data, Insights, Customer Data platform, Cognitive Virtual Assistant i.e. Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Experience Manager, SAP Hybris, Azure/AWS Services etc. • Verticals - Experience in leading client portfolios across many industry verticals like Retail/Commerce, Travel and Hospitality, Consumer Goods (CPG), Education, Health, Energy• Strategy and Vision - Partner and collaborate with key executives and stakeholders (CMOs, CTOs, CEOs, and SVP/VPs) on strategy and vision alignment, drive KPIs/OKRs and liaison within the organizations across business, technology, and marketing teams• Strong Technology Leadership - Deep experience in marketing technology platforms, enterprise architecture, Data platforms and system integration. Well versed in cloud native architecture applications and large enterprise cloud deployments experience with Azure, AWS and VMWare (on premise)• Global Distributed Delivery - Very well experienced leading large global teams (on-shore, off-shore and near-shore) with collaboration across multiple partners enabling the cross-functional agile teams• Partner and Vendor Management - Experienced in leading multiple partner engagements, vendor strategic relationships, evaluations and portfolio management• Team Development and Effective Leadership – Highly-effective leadership, open communication, motivational coach, guide and mentor teams to grow and develop with client focused delivery• Strong track record of success in building high performing engineering teams and partner ecosystems. Proven leadership skills in leading large cross-functional teams and building a shared vision. Effectively managed technical, engineering and delivery teams located in multiple locations such as US, India, Canada, UK, and Europe.

Experience

1. Director

   Publicis Sapient

   May 2005 — Present

Education

• SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management

  2004 — 2006

• Bharati Vidyapeeth

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology Enginnering

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Business Analysis
• Java
• Mobile Devices
• IT Strategy
• Ecommerce
• Microsoft Technologies
• Soa Based Architecture
• Hybris
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• E-Commerce
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Spring Framework
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Consulting
• Agile Methodlogies
• Agile Project Management
• .net
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Soa
• Integration Architecture
• Requirements Analysis
• Architectural Design
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture