Santanu Debnath

About Santanu Debnath

Senior business strategist with 12 years of progressive experience spanning engineering, project management, and C-suite advisory roles across India\'s leading infrastructure organizations. Currently serving in the COO\'s Office at Tata Projects, where I drive strategic initiatives, business transformation, and cross-functional execution for one of India\'s largest infrastructure companies.Key Expertise:Strategic Planning & Business Analysis: Research market trends, competitive landscape, and technology developments to formulate long-term corporate strategies and recommend data-driven courses of action to senior leadership.Operational Excellence: Led company-wide rollout of labor productivity benchmarking framework, recognized as \"Initiative of the Month\" for improving forecasting accuracy and project delivery efficiency.Project & Program Management: Orchestrated cross-functional teams across complex, large-scale infrastructure projects worth thousands of crores, ensuring on-time delivery and stakeholder alignment.Executive Advisory: Primary liaison between COO, Board of Directors, and Management Committee on critical business matters, strategic priorities, and organizational initiatives.Career Philosophy:I thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution—translating complex business challenges into actionable frameworks, mobilizing diverse teams toward common goals, and delivering measurable impact. My engineering foundation combined with business acumen enables me to solve problems with both analytical rigor and commercial pragmatism.Currently exploring: Management consulting, corporate strategy, and senior operational leadership roles where I can leverage my infrastructure domain expertise and strategic capabilities to drive business growth and transformation.Open to: Management Consultant, Strategy & Operations Manager, Chief of Staff, Program Management Director, and Product Management roles in consulting firms, corporate strategy teams, or high-growth technology companies.

Experience

1. Senior Business Process Manager - COO Office

   Tata Projects

   Oct 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Data Analysis & Strategic Support:• Research and prioritize various business issues and concerns addressed to the COO and prepare appropriate courses of action on behalf of COO.• Research industry trends, market analysis and technology trends and assist COO in formulating long-term corporate strategies.2. Project Coordination:• Assist in managing key projects and initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution.• Track project milestones and deliverables, reporting progress to the COO.3. Communication and Relationship Management:• Liaise with the Board of Directors, Management Committee and other senior management teams and act as the primary point of contact for internal and external teams on all matters pertaining to the COOs Office.4. Meeting Facilitation:• Facilitate and participate in meetings with a focus on driving business outcomes.• Ensure that meetings are productive, and action items are followed up on.

Education

• NIT AGARTALA

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• London Business School

  Blue Mint | Leadership Flagship Programme for early career leaders across the TATA Group, Business Leadership

• UMAKANTA ACADEMY

  GRADUTE, Science

  1998 — 2010

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Bridge
• Cad
• Project Management
• Primavera P6
• Autocad
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Construction Drawings
• C
• Staad-Pro
• Concrete
• Sap2000
• Engineering
• Construction
• Microsoft Word
• Photoshop
• Project Planning
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Windows
• Structural Engineering