Sumit Sharma

About Sumit Sharma

A seasoned Data & AI Delivery Leader with rich experience in defining data strategy, architecting elastic, scalable and resilient data platforms, data governance, value creation by partnering with customer organization on a mission to help customers in their journey towards data-driven-continuous-augmented-insights-for-inetlligent-business-decision-making. A big advocate of data monetization, data asset creation and realization, data literacy, democratization, data storytelling, alignment of data strategy with business/IT strategy, data privacy and mathematical optimization based prescriptive analytics. CxO level advisor helping organizations accelerated digital transformation journey with cloud, data & analytics, data science, IOT, Blockchain - POC to scalable production with reliability, explainability, resilience and trust.Sumit has demonstrable expertise in setting up D&A COE\'s, building community of practices, consulting, stakeholder management, pre-sales collaterals, platform and offerings, architecture and design review, assessments of as-is and recommendation for target state.DataOps and ModelOps evangelist - leadership capability and experience in leading large data engineering and data analytics/data science teams to deliver innovative and actionable business insights.Big influencer, consistent challenger and hands-on leader who always brings pragmatic approach to business problems assuring success. Having a perfect blend of business, culture, technology and operations.Specialist : Delivery excellence, revenue assurance, CXO trusted Advisory, Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Lineage, Data Security, DataOps, ModelOps, Big Data Architecture, Continuous Intelligence, Data Analytics, AI/ML, Statistics, Product/Platform/Offers/Asset building, Engineering best practices and enterprise architecture.

Experience

1. Vice President, Head of Global Data & Ai Delivery

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   Jan 2025 — Present · Noida, IN

   Currently serving as Global Delivery Head, orchestrating large-scale Data and AI delivery operations exceeding $100 million in revenue with a talented workforce of 1,700+ professionals across multiple geographies.My expertise lies in:1. Strategic Delivery Leadership: Successfully managing complex, multi-site delivery teams across Data Management, Data Integration, Cloud Data Lakes, and Advanced Analytics initiatives.2. Client Partnership: Building and nurturing C-level relationships while ensuring delivery excellence and strategic alignment with client objectives. Proven track record of transforming delivery challenges into opportunities for growth.3. Operational Excellence: Implementing robust delivery frameworks that consistently achieve and exceed SLAs/KPIs. Specialized in establishing scalable delivery models that balance quality, cost, and innovation.4. Financial Stewardship: Demonstrated success in maintaining healthy profit margins while scaling delivery operations. Expert in optimizing resource utilization and implementing cost-effective delivery solutions.6. Talent Development: Passionate about building and mentoring high-performing delivery teams. Created successful career development programs that have produced numerous delivery leaders.Key achievements include:1. Established Centers of Excellence for Data & Analytics delivery, resulting in 30% improvement in delivery efficiency2. Implemented innovative delivery methodologies that reduced project delivery timelines by 25%3. Successfully delivered complex data transformation programs across Banking, Healthcare, and Retail sectors4. offshore-onshore delivery models that optimize cost while maintaining qualityI believe in:* Delivery excellence through continuous innovation* Building sustainable client relationships through consistent value delivery* Creating empowered delivery teams that drive transformation* Leveraging technology and automation to enhance delivery capabilities

Education

• Kurukshetra University

  Master, Computer Application

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Post Graduate Programme, AI for BFSI

Skills

• Soa
• Tomcat
• Websphere
• Jms
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Pre-Sales
• Weblogic
• Web Services
• Project Management
• Software Project Management
• Architecture
• Scrum
• Uml
• Design Patterns
• Architectures
• Eai
• Spring
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Architecture
• Xml
• Struts
• Hibernate