Sankar Vasu

About Sankar Vasu

I’m Sankar Vasu, currently serving as Associate Vice President – Project/Program Management, with 18+ years of experience driving operational excellence, program delivery, and business growth in the Digital Learning and Publishing space (HigherEd and K–12).I specialize in solving operational inefficiencies, scaling delivery models, and aligning programs with customer expectations and business strategy. At the intersection of technology, content, and education, I’ve built cross-functional teams and implemented improvements that enhance both delivery and stakeholder experience. What motivates me is building systems that work at scale—systems that help people perform better, clients trust more, and organizations grow faster. I thrive in dynamic environments where the challenge is to balance delivery rigor with innovation. I believe true value comes from simplifying complexity—whether it’s in process, communication, or structure.Core Skills & Competencies: Strategic Operations & Program Management Client Relationship & Account Growth (U.S. HigherEd/K-12) AI-integrated Content Development & Workflow Automation Budgeting, P&L Ownership, Forecasting Business Process Reengineering & Change Management Team Leadership, Capability Building, Talent Retention Solution Consulting & Pre-sales Support Quality Assurance, SLAs, Metrics-Driven Governance Tools: JIRA, Smartsheet, Power BI, MS Project, Trello Familiarity with LMSs, HTML workflows, AI content tagging

Experience

1. Associate Vice President

   Straive

   Jan 2024 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Government Polytechnic College Purasawalkam

  Diploma, Computers

  2002 — 2004

• Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Management

  2015 — 2017

Skills

• E-Learning
• Pre-Sales
• Vendor Management
• Resource Management
• Learning Management Systems
• Process Engineering
• Project Delivery
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Web Development
• Business Strategy
• Project Planning
• Blended Learning
• Business Analysis
• Learning Management
• Testing
• Content Management
• Content Development
• Crm
• Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Quality Assurance
• Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Training
• Team Management
• Program Management
• Proposal Writing
• Leadership
• Business Process
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Business Process Improvement