Premnath Jayachandran

About Premnath Jayachandran

Premnath Jayachandran PMP® Project / Program Manager profile Mobile:+91••••••••51 | Hyderabad, India Career Summary ̶ 20+ years of experience in IT Industry including 7+ years of experience in leading large programs for solving customer problems such as, o Asset failure management solutions involving millions of Railway Infrastructure assets for Network Rail, UK o Digitalisation of work processes involved in platform construction for Aker Solutions, Norway o Managing cluster of projects for Schneider Electric involving SW, HW and FW based on their annual plans ̶ In addition, 13+ years’ experience in Engineering, Procurement & Construction Services for Process & Manufacturing Industries in the space of Oil & Gas, Energy & Utilities, Water & Waste Water involving vendor identification through evaluation process, contract execution and management Competency ̶ Programme / Project management: Slicing and agreeing scope & it’s boundaries, estimation & budgeting, planning & scheduling, risk & mitigation, periodic communication & project status reporting, escalation management and product delivery. In short, experienced in the ‘’Whole Nine Yards’’ of Project Management. ̶ Stakeholder engagement and management: To understand current state, problems and pain-points, requirements clarifications and acceptance, periodic status reviews, address concerns, escalations etc. ̶ Resource management: Hand pick with appropriate screening process and on-boarding project team, training and mentoring to sustain performance and productivity of associates, resource consultations and attrition management ̶ Problem management: Collect appropriate data pertaining to the problem, analyse through proven techniques for complex problems applying Rapid Problem Solving technique, 5 Why’s analysis, Cause and Effect (Fishbone), etc. to get to the roots of the problem ̶ Vendor management: Market scan and identification of suppliers, supplier evaluation, bid management, contracting supplier, delivery plan and acceptance, product and performance evaluation and reporting. ̶ Business Process and Product Management: Helping customers by playing the role of Business Process Owner / Product Owner (proxy PO) in define/refining business requirements, business processes, identifying inefficiencies in work processes, prioritising and sequencing business changes, etc ̶ Process automation: Expertise in process modelling, SIPOC analysis, Value stream mapping (VSM), identifying areas for automation and manual interventions, spinning RPAs and measuring automation out-comes.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Dhi Group

   Open Dhi Private Limited

   Jun 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• TVS Lakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Madurai

  Higher Seconday School

  1982 — 1984

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science

  Engineering Management

  1992 — 1993

• Annamalai University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  1984 — 1988