Sankha Som

Experience

1. Chief Innovation Evangelist - Corporate

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Feb 2018 — Present

   Lead on technology and innovation evangelism for TCS globally. Key responsibilities include: 1. Advocacy: Position TCS as an innovation partner of choice to clients globally. Play a critical role in improving the TCS value proposition as a partner is customer\'s growth agenda by leveraging cutting edge R&D investments and a rich ecosystem of partners. Capability Creation: Create organisational capability to innovate at scale including strengthening the last mile in key relationships, creation of innovation management tools and frameworks, new propositions for customers. Go-to-market: Own the business plan of early stage research and ensure periodic transitions into business. Understand the market potential of early stage technologies, find adoption in TCS\' customer base, design and test hypotheses and systematically value assets. Insights and Foresights: Operate the insights and foresights capability for TCS. Use a combination of tool based and human based analysis to identify emerging areas for research and innovation investments 5. Branding and Marketing: Custodian of the TCS Research brand and its presence on Web and Social. Own TCS\'s event based engagement channels with customers including the TCS Innovation Forums, TCS Innovation Days. Culture: Create a culture of innovation within the organisation by creating a scaling culture platforms. Own and operate the TCS Innovista innovation challenge, one of the largest challenges in any enterprise globally in terms of participation and rigour.

Skills

• Process Consulting
• Team Management
• Licensing Negotiations
• Global Delivery
• Leadership
• Agile Methodologies
• Team Leadership
• Consulting
• Pre-Sales
• Business Development
• Pricing Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Software Project Management
• Scrum
• Business Strategy
• Software Solution Sales
• Requirements Analysis
• IT Strategy
• Software Licensing Management
• New Business Development
• Management
• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Business Analytics
• Operating Budgets
• Product Development
• Business Analysis