Avishek Kumar

Strategy and Transformation | Global GTM Leader - Large Deals

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HCL Technologiesex-ITSex-busmodelvisuals.com

Avishek Kumar is an incisive strategic thinker with a profound passion for transformation and disruptive growth, achieved through reimagining business models and operating

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With over 19 years of multi-continental experience, Avishek excels in driving corporate strategy, incubating business acquisition engines, designing business transformations, and leading strategic operations in the global technology industry, contributing to multi-billion-dollar impacts. Avishek has worked primarily in global technology major HCLtech and Tech Advisory Firm - Gartner in his past and present roles. In his current role Avishek drives digital transformation vision, execution to the subset of large customers, from F200 segment. He manages strategic tracks around cloud migration, multi- platform integration, data unification, automation embedding and most importantly managing alliances with hyperscalers and other cloud native software vendors - across cybersecurity,data infrastructure, storage infrastructure, orchestration tools, observability & monitoring, LLM build, GenAI roll outs through managing over 20+ software vendors including major hyperscalers – Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, SAP and IBM Avishekis also a thought leader and enterprise cloud architecture expert along with certified FinOps practitioner which helps in orienting cloud value propositions from cost efficiency perspective. He is also member of AI Advisory Board of emerging cloud/AI start-ups in US, APAC region along with member of FOCUS (a FinOps initiative). Some of my notable competencies are:  Corporate and Business Strategy; where to play, how to win; focus & expand the core; growth outside the core in whitespaces and adjacencies; transformational initiatives, short & long-term business plans  Formulation and Execution of Strategic Initiatives; Incubating New business units; Business Model Innovation; Market & Trend Analysis, Go-To- Market Strategy, Partnerships and Alliances;  Strong Financial, Analytical and Problem-solving skills; Leadership Experience  Program Management; delivering on high priority projects and milestones  M&A; Ownership of entire deal cycle, valuation, making a business case  formulating enterprise restructuring programs with multi-billion dollars scope  building & rolling out large & complex Go To Market Strategies with significant P&L impacts  designing & building the technology platforms for enabling successful execution of transformation

Career Timeline

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  1. HCL TECHNOLOGIESJOB
    1. Associate Dir, Strategy an…
      8Y
    2. Deputy Mgr, Corporate Stra…
      3Y 1M
  2. GARTNERJOB
    1. Product Dir, High Tech & T…
      1Y 1M
  3. HCL INFOSYSTEMSJOB
    1. Head of Strategy & Execution
      1Y 8M
  4. INSIGHTIZE.COMJOB
    1. Founder
      6M
  5. BUSMODELVISUALS.COMJOB
    1. Founder
      6M
  6. ITSJOB
    1. Head of Strategy
      4Y 5M
  7. ITS, KUWAITJOB
    1. Corporate Head - Strategy
      1Y 4M
    2. Senior Strategy Consultant
      3Y
  8. EVALUESERVEJOB
    1. Business Analyst
      1Y
  9. OXFAMJOB
    1. Financial Analyst
      1Y 11M

Time in market 22Y 7MOpen 1Closed 10Stints 11

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  1. Job: ITS — Head of Strategy · 2010-04 – 2014-09
  2. Job: busmodelvisuals.com — Founder · 2014-09 – 2015-03
  3. Job: ITS, Kuwait — Senior Strategy Consultant · 2010-04 – 2013-04
  4. Job: HCL Technologies — Associate Director, Strategy and Transformation, Large Deals Global GTM Lead · 2018-08 – present
  5. Job: HCL Technologies — Deputy Manager, Corporate Strategy · 2007-02 – 2010-03
  6. Job: Gartner — Product Director, High Tech & Telecom Providers (HTTP) Segment · 2017-07 – 2018-08
  7. Job: Oxfam — Financial Analyst · 2004-01 – 2005-12
  8. Job: HCL Infosystems Ltd. — Head of Strategy & Execution · 2015-11 – 2017-07
  9. Job: Evalueserve — Business Analyst · 2006-02 – 2007-02
  10. Job: ITS, Kuwait — Corporate Head - Strategy · 2013-04 – 2014-08
  11. Job: insightize.com — Founder · 2015-04 – 2015-10

Skills

SecurityLead GenerationMember of AICPADirectorsElectronic Trading SystemsFinancial ConsolidationCasewise Corporate ModelerWhite PapersSales PlanningBusiness Unit Start-upStrategic RoadmapsOracle ARStrategic Account GrowthTurnaround InitiativesOpen-Source DevelopmentExtended StaySoftware InfrastructureMicroeconomicsCompetitive StrategiesExecution of Business Plans

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