R Ganesh Sridar
AVP | Global Large Deals | Managed Services Leader | Independent Director | Certified Architect | Presales | Sales
- Role
- Global Head of Solution to Cost- AVP at Cognizant
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About R Ganesh Sridar
I drive transformative growth for my organization by winning large, competitive pursuits through innovative solutioning, AI driven initiatives, strategic cost optimization, and expert deal structuring. Over the past two and a half decades, I have consistently architected and delivered deals that maximise both price and margin. What fuels my passion is the firm belief that combining AI, data-driven insights with groundbreaking deal constructs creates win-win opportunities—empowering my clients to achieve their strategic goals.
Experience
Global Head of Solution to Cost- AVP
Dec 2025 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN
As a trusted advisor, driving competitiveness in Global large deals across Consulting, ITO, and BPO —enabling to win more often and more profitably by delivering the right solutions at the right price.• Managed Services deal strategy & price‑to‑win: Shape $15B+ in large‑deal TCV; steward $500M+ megadeals from early stage to close.• Solution‑to‑cost rigor: Prevent overpricing that slows momentum and under-pricing that harms value; engineer sustainable margin.• Cross‑geo leadership: Lead solution architects & data analytics teams to build succinct business cases, outside-in perspective and differentiated solution strategies.• Market validation: Collaborate with industry leaders, advisors, and analysts to pressure‑test assumptions and de‑risk delivery.• Domains: Consulting, ITO, BPO—with a relentless focus on client value proposition and outcomes.
Education
Periyar University, Salem
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Woolf
Post Graduate , Non Execuitive Directors Leadership
The University of Texas at Austin
Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
PG Diploma In Data Science, Data Scicence and Machine Learning
2017 — 2019
PRIST University - India
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Sri sri school of yoga
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy
The University of Texas at Austin
Post Graduate, Artificial Intelligence
Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy
E, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
1995 — 1997
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Post Graduate Diploma In Data Science, Data Science
2017 — 2019
Skills
- Business Development
- Data Center
- Team Management
- Management
- Pre-Sales
- Crm
- Itil
- IT Strategy
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT Service Management
- Enterprise Mobility
- Mobility Management
- Solution Architecture
- Unix
- Solution Selling
- Itil V3 Foundations Certified
- Information Architecture
- Design Thinking
- Service Delivery
- Business Analysis
- Managed Services
- Pmp
- Cloud Computing
- Vendor Management
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