Nanda Taliyakula

About Nanda Taliyakula

Global telecommunications executive, engaged around the world, as a thought leader and trusted adviser. • Expertise in end-to-end aspects of telecom business across the business, network, and IT domains. Ability to help build and run a telecom company from the ground up. • Extensive knowledge of telecom operations, fixed, cable, and mobile networks. Strong understanding of evolving consumer & enterprise business models leveraging 5G, fiber networks & IoT• Led cross-functional teams and contributed to developing and launching multi $billion product lines including voice, data, WiFi, video, complex voice & data services, and cloud solutions in consumer, SMB, enterprise, and wholesale segments. • Led organization-wide cross-functional teams including product development, sales operations, channels, network engineering, business operations, and BSS/OSS development) throughout product/program life cycles. • 24+ years of telecommunications experience including 11 years in global telecom consulting & 11 years at Verizon. This exposure provided unique opportunities to gain diverse expertise including (but not limited to) Product Management, developing Go To Market plans, defining Operating Models, developing & executing Transformation Plans, creating Enterprise Architecture blueprints, conducting Business Process assessments, bringing business-IT-network alignment, and developing BSS/OSS Solutions.• Won credibility as a trusted advisor through strategic engagements serving CSPs around the world including, Verizon, Vodafone, America Movil, AT & T, Comcast, Charter, Hargray, Entel, US Cellular, CenturyLink, Viettel, Telstra, TeliaSonera, Time Warner Cable, Bharti-Airtel, Istanbul Smart City. Engaged directly by customers or by Ericsson operating companies, served 50+ operators in 30+ countries on 6 continents. • Extensive experience in initiating and managing consulting sales cycles including proposal development, presales engagement, and business development-Focus Areas: • 5G Monetization and Operationalization; Telecom Enterprise business and evolving business models; Fixed-Mobile Convergence; • Product Management; Go To Market Planning; Operating Models; Business Transformation; Business Process Development• Technology Strategy; Enterprise Architecture & Planning; End-to-End BSS/OSS Architecture • Strategy-Business-Operations Consulting; Mergers & Acquisitions Due-diligence; Post-Merger Integration; Business Case Development; Value Assessment

Experience

1. Vice President - Strategy & Business Development

   Amdocs

   Aug 2022 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   As an executive with a strong foundation in telecom operator business combined with global strategic consulting, I am responsible for establishing the unit as a trusted advisor to our CSP customers - Account CTO, responsible for developing or identifying thought leadership & best practices across Amdocs global companies and bringing those benefits to the customer- Customer advocate with a 100% focus on benefit realization for our customers- Collaborate with customers to identify their growth strategies (especially in emerging & evolving areas of telecom business) and propose solutions & services to execute the strategies- Partner with customers to identify pain points and contribute to transformation planning- Responsible for analyzing customer\'s business & technology strategy to guide the internal organization towards those strategic goals (in terms of offers, services & execution of programs)- Leverage business + technology background to engage & add value to stakeholders across the customer business units- Partner with CBE organization to enable customer success- Contribute to the development of assets and accelerators to benefit the global community

Education

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Winter (part of MBA Program), Management in Chinese Context

  2005 — 2005

• Southern Methodist University

  MBA, Strategy

  2004 — 2006

• WHU - Koblenz, Germany

  Exchange Program (part of MBA Program), The Changing Environment for International Business in Europe

  2005 — 2005

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), (B.S)

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• IT Strategy
• Enterprise Architecture
• Telecom Bss
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Transformation
• Program Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Crm
• Marketing Strategy
• Customer Experience Transformation
• Cloud Computing
• Business Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Business Process
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)