Srikrishnan Natarajan

About Srikrishnan Natarajan

I’m an IT vendor management and delivery leader who builds high-performing supplier ecosystems that improve reliability, speed, and cost-to-serve. Over my career, I’ve led strategic vendor partnerships, negotiated complex contracts, and implemented governance models that strengthen execution across operations and project delivery. In recent roles, I’ve supported large-scale contract and governance setups—assembling vendor teams, establishing operating cadences, and enabling migrations of applications/products/services to enterprise data centers. I’m comfortable managing diverse vendor portfolios spanning cloud, SaaS, and managed services, while aligning commercial terms, service performance, and stakeholder expectations. Earlier in my career, I led account growth and transformation initiatives (including establishing a Salesforce Center of Excellence for a flagship client), drove modernization programs, and delivered operational improvements across multiple industries. My approach is practical and metrics-driven: clarify outcomes, set clear governance, remove delivery friction, and continuously improve. Core strengths• Vendor strategy, sourcing, and contract negotiation• Supplier governance (QBRs/SLAs/KPIs), performance management, and risk controls• Cost optimization and OPEX reduction through operating model improvements• IT delivery leadership across production support + project portfolios• Transformation enablement (process, tooling, and partnership design)

Experience

1. Vice President IT Vendor Management

   Savvas Learning Company

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Lead IT vendor strategy, governance, and performance management across strategic partners supporting operations and delivery. • Establish contracting frameworks, operating rhythms, and escalation paths to improve delivery predictability and service outcomes. • Align commercial terms and supplier KPIs to business priorities (cost, speed, reliability, and risk).

Education

• St. John's Vestry Higher Secondary School

  12th Grade High School graduation, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer science

  1992 — 1994

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management ( Distance Learning )

  2002 — 2007

• PSG College of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical & Electronics

  1994 — 1998

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Process Consulting
• Product Customization
• Training
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Sql
• Pmo Services
• Resource Management
• Team Leadership
• Business Development
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Program Management
• Change Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Consulting
• Management
• Strategy
• Service Delivery
• Leadership
• Project Delivery
• Telecommunications
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Intelligence
• Oracle
• Delivery Management
• Outsourcing
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Business Transformation
• Vendor Management
• Talent Management
• Supply Chain
• Crisis Communications