Soumya Roy

About Soumya Roy

A seasoned Project Management Leader with over three decades of experience in leading large-scale Telecom infra projects across India’s major telecom networks. Demonstrates deep expertise across all three domains of the PMI Talent Triangle—Ways of Working, Power Skills, and Business Acumen—while fostering high-performing disciplined teams and driving proactive digital transformation initiatives. I am actively engaged in mentoring and AI adoption within project management. Seeking a challenging role in INDIA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA. • Over 32 years of progressive experience in Telecom Infrastructure, Project Delivery, and General Management, having directly managed large cross-functional teams (up to 250 members) and capital budgets exceeding USD 500 million.• Proven expertise in end-to-end project execution, including planning, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, risk mitigation, and business process optimization across leading telecom firms like Nokia, Reliance, and VSNL.• Skilled in driving change, mentoring talent, and aligning execution with strategic business goals, including digital transformation through AI in Project Management. Strong experience in establishing a Collaborative Environment to tackle Complex Projects using management tools like JIRA for better reporting and scheduling.• Recognized as a hands-on leader and coach, with a strong record in mentoring PMP aspirants and developing future-ready project managers within multinational environments.• Globally exposed, including a special appointment as Telecom Aide to the Prime Minister of India during the 2003 G8 Summit in France and technical training at NEC, Japan.• Equipped with certifications in PMP, Agile Hybrid Project Pro, ISO Lead Auditor, and Generative AI for Project Managers, making a unique blend of traditional and modern project leadership capabilities.

Experience

1. Senior Customer Project Manager

   Nokia

   Apr 2013 — Present

   Nokia Solutions & Networks India Pvt Ltd Gurgaon, India Nov 2014 – PresentSr Customer Project Manager: Worked to deliver Customer project mainly in Optical Network and access network domain with success and satisfaction. Handled customer Reliance JIO World’s 2nd strong telecom brand’s Infra network across India for Metro, National Collector, Regional Collector and National core networks to deliver connectivity/services to world’s renowned Tech companies Like Google, Facebook, Sify, Amazon, over 10 years. Also working with Vodafone Idea to revive their Network Infra last one and half year. Drive a project of NI Store modernization with the completion of Software development SaaS application. Collaboratively worked with PMO team to develope innovative solutions for customer requirements and actively participate in mentoring and coaching fellow Nokia PMs for achieving PMP certification, blending both operational and creative approaches.

Education

• IIEST, Shibpur

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Telecommunication

  1984 — 1988

• Project Management Institute

  PMP, Project Management

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  Diploma in Finance Management , Finance and Financial Management Services

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA, Finance and Financial Management Services

  2007 — 2007

• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Telecommunication

Skills

• Service Delivery
• Mpls
• Vendor Management
• Telecom Network Operation
• Team Management
• Integration
• Ip
• Mobile Devices
• Lte
• Networking
• 3g
• Pre-Sales
• Network Design
• Wireless
• Telecommunications
• Voip
• Project Management
• Gsm