Karthik Appadurai
20 years exp | Strategy Planning : Operational Excellence : Margin Optimization : Workforce Planning & Strategy | CEG Anna Univ & IIM Bangalore (PGDM) Alumnus
- Role
- Director at Cognizant
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karthik Appadurai
Seasoned leader with nearly two decades of cross-industry experience, specializing in…
Experience
Director
May 2015 — Present · Chennai, IN
Strategic Workforce Planning & Execution - Leading a team of analysts; responsible for workforce planning encompassing 350K+ employees globally - Translate revenue & margin goals into a workforce plan for hiring, promotions, utilization and pyramid. Ongoing refresh of the plan factoring updates business environment- Drive governance and control with BU leadership to drive execution in line with the workforce plan- As internal consultants, collaborated with the business to identify and address bottlenecks and impediments to execute the operating / workforce plan.2. Improving pyramid through fresh talent infusion- Program Manager for increasing infusion of fresh talent globally to improve pyramid and overall cost structure - Derived global fresher infusion targets based on estimated revenue growth, attrition, promotions and margin targets. Negotiated and finalized the targets with the business units- Managed multiple initiatives to not only ensure infusion but also utilization of fresh talent within customer teams3) Margin Optimization Initiatives - Involved in Profitability Enhancement Program (PEP) to identify and drive savings across various margin levers such as pricing, utilization, pyramid, SGA and travel expenses between 20••••19- Individually managed multiple initiatives under PEP, partnering with business, external consultants, finance and HR- Reducing unbilled and driving revenue acceleration programs through billable deployment of headcount- Benchmarking the senior headcount span vs. overall headcount (H1’19)- Focused margin improvement initiative in H2’19 to put the company on the path of “Fit for Growth”
Education
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
PGP, Management
2004 — 2006
College of Engineering, Guindy
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science
1999 — 2003
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Valuation
- Equity Valuation
- Industry Analysis
- Dcf
- Financial Analysis
- Business Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Forecasting
- Equity Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Investment Banking
- Equities
- Finance
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