Gurpreet Khandpur

About Gurpreet Khandpur

Entrepreneurial and deeply technical leader, with proven industry expertise in Digital, Data, Cloud, GenAI and Applied AI. Accomplished in delivering complex IT initiatives to drive the performance and revenue goals of organizations. Providing executive & technical leadership for high impact delivery of global programs leveraging technology teams and vendor ecosystem.CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS• IT Transformation: Cloud, Digital, Data, GenAI• Skill areas: Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Digital Marketing, Applied AI (RPA, Bots), Omni Channels, etc.• Large Scale Initiatives: GCC Incubation and Ramp up, Platforms (Revenue Systems, Costing, Workflow Management, etc.), Product Engineering (OEM Products, Marketing Insight tools, Omni Channel solutions, Inspection & Compliance tools, etc.) and Experience Systems (Customer experience, Developer experience, etc.)• Strategic Oversight & Governance• Global Teams Leadership • Innovation and Research• Team Building & Mentoring • Budget and P&L Management• IT Legal, Security & ComplianceKEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:• Leading Innovation and Technology Initiatives• Key Program Governance• Vendor management• Senior executive stakeholder management• Data-driven decision making & Quality First approach• Cost optimization through execution and solution accelerators

Experience

1. Country Digital Manager

   IKEA

   Mar 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Digital strategy development and deployment for the Ikea India growth story, as part of the Country Retail Management Team.

Education

• Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Instrumentation

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Embedded Systems
• Embedded Software
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Presales
• Requirements Analysis
• Program Delivery Management
• C
• Software Project Management
• Mobile Applications
• Testing
• Sdlc
• Agile Methodologies
• Android
• Product Lifecycle Management