Balaji Sridharan
Na Bfs Growth Leader Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security @Cognizant
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WORK HISTORY
Na Bfs Growth Leader Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security @Cognizant
Toronto, ON, CA
CIS Service Line Specialist (Current): Drive multi-million dollar account growth, renewals, and expansions across Fortune 500 BFSI clients through consultative engagement, RFP/RFQ leadership, and tailored solution demos. • C-Suite Engagement: Build trusted relationships with CIOs and senior executives, influencing decision-making via QBRs, MBRs, and strategic roadmaps. • Champion AI-for-Infra Ops adoption using predictive, generative, and agentic AI automation to cut MTTR and improve reliability. • Partner with CIOs and Infra leaders to embed GenAI copilots, AIOps observability, and autonomous remediation into transformation programs. • Integrate FinOps and AIOps analytics to boost cost efficiency, transparency, and operational intelligence. • Delivery Leadership (Earlier): Directed $35M+ programs, managing 160+ cross-functional team members across 17 global teams, ensuring execution excellence and high client satisfaction.
EDUCATION
Columbia Business School
MBA - Value Investing Program
University of Oklahoma
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General
NYU Stern School of Business
MBA, Investment Banking
University of Oklahoma
Master of Science (MS), Management Information Systems, General
ABOUT BALAJI SRIDHARAN
NA BFS Growth Leader driving Cloud, Infrastructure, and AI-driven Operations transformation across North American banks.I help enterprises modernize infrastructure through AI-for-Infra Ops and Infra-for-AI strategies - deploying predictive, generative, and agentic automation that transforms operations from reactive to self-healing.My focus is simple: deliver measurable outcomes - lower MTTR, improved resilience, cost reduction, and faster time to market.With 15+ years across BFSI, consulting, and technology, I specialize in bridging enterprise infrastructure with AI innovation to enable banks to scale, secure, and simplify operations globally.Core Competencies• AI-for-Infra Ops, PredictiveOps, and Agentic Automation• Cloud Transformation & FinOps Optimization• C-Suite Sales & Transformation Strategy• Infra Modernization, Service Reliability, and Security IntegrationRecognized by Fortune-500 CIO for reframing infrastructure as a growth lever rather than a cost center.
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