Marulasiddappa Maravanji

About Marulasiddappa Maravanji

As a dynamic and results-driven, Strategic Transformation Program Director at Wipro LTD, a leading global IT consulting and business process services company, I bring over 25 years of experience in business development, capability building, delivery, Transformation, P&L, and Large Program management. I have successfully spearheaded data center, cloud, and digital transformation & hosting initiatives for multiple clients across various sectors, including government, insurance, consumer, retail, energy, and transportation.Professional Experience• Directed strategic initiatives and multi-geographical transformational and transition programs, fostering digitalization and operational efficiency through mentoring a high-performance team.• Realized 30% operational expenditure (OPEX) cost savings and generated an additional $25 million in business revenue for a consumer goods company.• Pioneered cloud and data center transformations, overseeing the full cycle of complex, global IT projects, SDLC, Business Architecture which led to cost-effective solutions and operational excellence.• Developed strong vendor governance, collaboration, and cost optimization strategies, improving vendor relationships and integration.• Guided cross-functional teams, nurturing a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality projects.Key Achievements:1) Digital Transformation & Business Growth:Achieved a global consumer business organization\'s transformation through multi-geographical programs, resulting in significant operational expenditure (OPEX) cost savings and a $25 million increase in business revenue.2) Cloud Deployment & FinOps Optimization:Led cloud deployment optimization for an Australian Government entity, achieving a notable FinOps saving of $15 million and an accelerated time-to-market for applications.3) Operational Efficiency & Cost Reduction:Realized a $7 million cost saving for Australian Energy Services by implementing advanced data center switching and automation technologies.4) Strategic Leadership & Team Collaboration:Promoted seamless alignment and collaboration across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of community practice, collaboration, and excellence.

Experience

1. Transformation Director

   Wipro

   Feb 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   As a Accomplished, result driven Strategic Growth leader & Global digital Transformation Director with overall 25 years of entrepreneurial and extraordinary success in leading and managing large scale complex enterprise implementation, Global transformation projects in highly competitive and dynamic markets. Managing cross functional resources, designing, operating models and executing information technology solutions for complex business solving large scale information management platforms. Outstanding client facing experience in domestic and international market to influence, collaborate, develop vision, Leadership & communication and build consensus. Experienced operating an agile and entrepreneurial start-up environment for many customers and highly focused on continuous process improvements and innovative business, technical solutions, infrastructure with proven track record of develop roadmap and deliver highly effective and measurable strategies to drive ROI, revenue growth, complex hybrid & public cloud set up in fast-paced environments.Proficient in setting up and managing Global IT Program Delivery, Data center, Private & public Cloud(AWS,AZURE,GCP) Hosting, Digital Transformation and Managed Service Model for multiple customers, DevOps, FinOps, cost optimization with Automation save efforts with an increased productivity by 20%.Proven IT infrastructure & application Hosting, management and implementation, developing technical strategies, design and solutions, Systems effectively have customer centric, Stake holder engagement, Risk management with cross functional collaboration.

Education

• Malnad college of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

Skills

• Program Management
• Project Delivery
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Vendor Management
• • Deep Understanding of Itil/Itsm Framework and Its Use in Day to Day Delivery /
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Pre-Sales
• IT Service Management
• Global Project Management, Managed Services, Program/Delivery/Project Managemen
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• IT Strategy
• Cloud Transformation
• Integration
• Software Project Management
• Itil