Ravi Parlapall

About Ravi Parlapall

Visionary Senior Director with a distinguished record of architecting and executing enterprise-wide digital transformation strategies. A trusted leader in aligning Source-to-Pay, Hire-to-Retire, and Finance lifecycle solutions with overarching business objectives to drive operational efficiency and sustainable value creation. Proven success delivering transformational outcomes for Fortune 500 organizations across Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Government, Publishing, and Insurance sectors. Enterprise Program Leadership: Spearheaded complex, multi-million-dollar programs across the full lifecycle—from strategic planning and feasibility to deployment and optimization—delivering measurable ROI and operational gains. Global Leadership & Governance: Directed high-performing, cross-functional teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions, fostering global collaboration and governance excellence. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Adept at navigating complex stakeholder ecosystems and leading change initiatives to ensure alignment, adoption, and business readiness. Operational Excellence: Deep expertise in process transformation, procurement optimization, and application strategy—leveraging industry best practices to modernize enterprise operations.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Business Applications

   Fitch Ratings

   Jun 2022 — Present · NY, US

   Procurement Transformation: Led end-to-end modernization of sourcing and procurement functions—implementing digital platforms, streamlining supplier management, modernizing Contract management, and optimizing Source-to-Pay (S2P) workflows to enhance spend visibility and cost efficiency.HR Technology Enablement: Partnering with HR leadership to implement and enhance Hire-to-Retire (H2R) solutions including core HR systems, talent management platforms, improving employee engagement and operational agility.Finance IT Operations: Oversee technology operations supporting finance and accounting, including ERP systems and compliance automation—ensuring stability, scalability, and timely financial reporting.

Education

• Osmania University

  BE, Mechanical Engineering

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• Kpi Dashboards
• Program Management
• Business Intelligence
• Software Project Management
• Outsourcing Management
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Operations Management
• Esourcing
• Procure-to-Pay
• Contract Management
• Business Analysis
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Integration
• Vendor Management
• Kpi Reports
• Offshore Operations
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Pl/Sql
• Procurement
• E-Procurement
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Sdlc
• Data Warehousing
• Disaster Recovery
• Process Improvement
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Stakeholder Management
• Erp
• Soa