Vijaya Pandya

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ABOUT VIJAYA PANDYA

I am a global IT consulting professional with 30 years market experience of helping clients create and execute winning strategies that allow them to reinvent and realize their potential. My roles have spanned the entire life cycle from Sales, through Strategy & Solutioning to Execution and Delivery. I have international experience and have worked in US, UK, APAC(Thailand), Europe and India. I am also a Director on TCS Thailand Board.I bring strategy and business growth experience and have led the company growth in a new market through strong market penetration planning; customer management and solutioning capabilities. I have proven experience in developing and managing IT for a Customer, establishing world class delivery from scratch (building offshore capability and on-shore teams) and creating the accompanying change management discipline to ensure successful adoption of IT-led business transformation.I have the skills in driving Digital and IT transformation and converting traditional business processes to digital ones. I have experience in overseeing projects using multiple methodologies – Agile, Waterfall, Devops. I am well versed in managing business impacts/risks and understand cybersecurity protocols well. I am proficient at developing client relationship and alliances with OEMs, and managing vendor partnershipsI have a talent for problem solving, planning, analysis, coaching and complex program management. With my diverse experience across various IT disciplines and service delivery models, I can lead all aspects of enterprise IT capabilities – Technology Strategy, Business Transformation and Execution.Key Roles • Director and Country Head, Thailand - Over the past 5 years, have achieved a revenue CAGR of 38%;added 10 new logos; 10X growth in Headcount• New Unit Incubation Operations Head –Successfully led the set-up of a new non-linear revenue business unit for a niche IT automation product. • Large and Strategic Deals Head for UK/Europe Region – Contributed to over USD 3B TCV for UK/Europe• Service Delivery Partner for a Major US Bank - Handled service delivery for diverse business units• IT Strategy Consultant – Designed the IT Strategy and Roadmap for a new entity set up• Implementation Program Manager (US)- Successfully turned around distressed projects• Corporate Information Security Regional Head – Responsibilities include Designing Information Security Framework and policies, BS7799/ISO17799 certifications and SOX Compliance