Tarun Vatwani

Technology Strategy | Digital Transformation | Go-To-Market | Global Work Experience | Ex-Amdocs | Ex-CSG | ISB PGP 09 | IISc 5G | MS Data Science | McKinsey Forward Alumni

Greater Delhi Area2.4k followers
LotusFlareex-CSGex-Mahindra Comviva

Strategic Technology Leader with 20+ years of global experience bridging engineering and the boardroom. I empower technology providers to successfully penetrate the Tier-1 Telecom space by perfectly aligning technical feasibility with commercial viability for scalable growth.

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GTM Index

  1. LOTUSFLAREJOB
    1. GTM Strategy & Sales Eng L…
      9M
  2. CSGJOB
    1. Head, Strategic Opportunit…
      3Y 3M
  3. MAHINDRA COMVIVAJOB
    1. Global GTM Lead & Principa…
      1Y 1M
  4. AGREEYA SOLUTIONSJOB
    1. Associate Dir, Solutions
      2M
  5. AMDOCS MFS (UTIBA)JOB
    1. Senior Mgr, Enterprise GTM…
      3Y 4M
    2. Business Analysis Specialist
      1Y 11M
    3. Presales Mgr, NA & CALA
      1Y 6M
    4. Mgr - Solution Eng & Pre-S…
      2Y 6M
    5. Mgr (Business Scoping & Sy…
      1Y 7M
    6. Group Leader (Technical Le…
      2M
    7. Senior Subject Matter Expert
      2Y 5M
    8. Subject Matter Expert
      11M
  6. TECH MAHINDRAJOB
    1. Pre-Sales Mgr (EMEA)
      11M
  7. ACCENTUREJOB
    1. Senior Programmer/ Technic…
      6M
  8. SAPIENTJOB
    1. Associate
      6M

Time in market 23Y 3MOpen 10Closed 14Stints 24

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  1. Job: LotusFlare — GTM Strategy & Sales Engineering Lead (APAC) · 2025-11 – present — - Regional Market Penetration: Formulate APAC presales strategy, architecting high-value commercial engagements and embedding strategic controls to ensure seamless product adoption - Product-Market Alignment: Evaluate cloud-native BSS architectures, verifying that technical delivery frameworks are fully aligned with the regional market demands and operator ecosystems - C-Level Growth Advisory: Advise telecom executives on digital transformation roadmaps, balancing aggressive revenue generation strategies with infrastructure and partnership compliance - Commercial Ecosystem Development: Direct commercial modeling for multi-year vendor RFX submissions, driving competitive differentiation and…
  2. Job: CSG — Head, Strategic Opportunities & Solutions (APAC) · 2022-08 – 2025-11 — - Market Opportunity & Pipeline Strategy: Led deal qualification with sales teams, evaluating historical operational trends to tap compelling growth opportunities and scale market share - Operational Strategy & Margin Expansion: Secured a 40% operational cost reduction and a 50% profitability uplift for Tier-1 operators through strategic process automation - Strategic Bid & Partner Governance: Supervised bid management and structured managed services governance profiles for greenfield BSS transformation projects across the APAC landscape - Licensing & Commercial Governance: Defined international software licensing models and operational cost distributions to optimize cross-domain structural…
  3. Job: Mahindra Comviva — Global GTM Lead & Principal Architect · 2021-07 – 2022-08 — - Global GTM & Competitive Positioning: Led global presales for the Blue Marble suite, heading technical architecture analysis for enterprise RFPs to map capabilities against competitor gaps - Strategic Account Expansion: Conducted strategic account planning and solution workshops with client stakeholders to diagnose legacy bottlenecks and align platform architectures with corporate growth initiatives
  4. Job: AgreeYa Solutions — Associate Director, Solutions · 2021-05 – 2021-07 — Presales Management for Solutions (home-grown as well as partners)
  5. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Senior Manager, Enterprise GTM & Transformation Architecture · 2018-01 – 2021-05 — - Enterprise Market Penetration: Directed technical presales and commercial oversight for transformation contracts ($5M–$20M), increasing win probability and project stabilization by 60% - Cross-Regional GTM Execution: Orchestrated cross-regional presales units, architecting scalable, revenue-generating platforms to support legacy core software migrations - Executive Needs Assessment: Led executive workshops to uncover business opportunities, translating structural friction points into risk-mitigated technical blueprints
  6. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Business Analysis Specialist · 2016-01 – 2017-12 — Transformation Architecture Governance: Audited and governed core BSS solution architectures (Billing, Charging, Partner Settlements) during major transformations, partnering with enterprise stakeholders to identify structural risks, enforce process compliance, and implement controls for long-term operational effectiveness. Process Compliance & Change Governance: Directed business process standardization and change management oversight, evaluating project-wide architecture to mitigate transitional risks and providing executive stakeholders with transparent, accurate compliance visibility. Strategic Scoping & Risk Assessment: Led onshore and offshore executive advisory sessions, executing ri…
  7. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Presales Manager, NA & CALA · 2014-06 – 2015-12 — Wholesale Architecture Advisory: Directed pre-sales technical evaluations for enterprise Wholesale Settlement offerings, advising clients on optimal system configurations to ensure revenue assurance and mitigate financial integration risks. Cross-Functional Scope Governance: Orchestrated enterprise program scoping across regional business owners and delivery teams, translating complex stakeholder demands into structured, risk-assessed project boundaries to guarantee execution viability. Solution Architecture Auditing: Evaluated and recommended high-level architectural designs during the scoping phase, systematically auditing proposed technical solutions against enterprise risk tolerances an…
  8. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Manager - Solution Engineering & Pre-Sales (Wholesale Billing Solutions) · 2011-11 – 2014-05 — Commercial Modeling & Bid Governance: Orchestrated technical and commercial proposals for Wholesale Billing ecosystems, structuring complex enterprise bids to balance competitive market positioning with strict vendor-side financial risk controls. Strategic ROI & Deployment Assessment: Authored high-value business cases for enterprise solution deployments, conducting capital viability and technical risk assessments to validate commercial ROI prior to execution. Architecture Advisory & Requirements Governance: Advised engineering teams on core business requirements, translating complex client demands into compliant, structurally sound, and scalable technical architectures.
  9. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Manager (Business Scoping & Systems Integration) · 2010-04 – 2011-11 — Process Auditing & Requirements Governance: Conducted comprehensive audits of enterprise business workflows, establishing strict governance protocols for capturing and translating functional requirements. Architecture & Stack Alignment: Evaluated and mapped complex business processes against target application stacks, identifying structural gaps and ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture standards. System Landscape & Performance Auditing: Architected and reviewed holistic system landscapes, optimizing process design while mitigating integration and performance risks across the core ecosystem. Documentation Governance & Blueprinting: Authored and governed critical compliance docume…
  10. Job: Tech Mahindra — Pre-Sales Manager (EMEA) · 2009-04 – 2010-03 — Joined under the Global Leadership Cadre Program
  11. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Group Leader (Technical Lead & Development Expert) · 2007-12 – 2008-02 — Revenue Management Competency Centre - Partner Settlement Manager
  12. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Senior Subject Matter Expert · 2005-06 – 2007-11
  13. Job: Amdocs MFS (Utiba) — Subject Matter Expert · 2004-06 – 2005-05
  14. Job: Accenture — Senior Programmer/ Technical Analyst · 2003-12 – 2004-06 — - Coordinating production rollout with on-site group - Carrying out quality assurance activities for periodic releases - Working towards application enhancement based on business imperatives as outlined by the Scoping team
  15. Job: Sapient — Associate · 2003-05 – 2003-11 — - Managing Application (regular health-checks and upgrades) for a leading Fund Management Company - Worked on Informatica ETL (Data Warehousing), MS SQL Server 2000, Autosys (Unix Job Scheduler) and Java 2.0
  16. School: Deakin University — MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL), Data Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, ML Engineering,
  17. School: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) — PG Advanced Certification (Centre for Continuing Education), 5G Technologies with AI and Cloud
  18. School: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras — Advanced Certification in Software Engineering (conducted by Great Learning), Computer Software Engineering (Cloud, Blockchain & IoT)
  19. School: University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business — International Certificate in Product Management - Flex (via Institute of Product Leadership), Product Management & Marketing
  20. School: Texas McCombs School of Business — PG Program in Data Science and Business Analytics (conducted by Great Lakes), Statistics; Machine Learning, Data Analytics w/ Python; Data Visualization w/ Tableau
  21. School: Indian School of Business — Post Graduate Program in Management (Executive MBA), Strategic Sales & Marketing
  22. School: APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University — Master of Computer Applications, Computer Science
  23. School: Delhi University — Bachelor of Science (Honors), Physics
  24. School: Montfort Secondary School — Senior Secondary Education, Science (Non-medical)

Skills

Director levelCommercial ModelsStrategic PartnershipsScalable ArchitectureIT GovernanceStrategic ArchitectureCloud StrategyData ScienceAccountingComplex Event ProcessingIT ComplianceSupplier AuditsCloud InfrastructureMicroservicesStakeholder WorkshopsEnterprise Architecture PlanningBuilding C-Level RelationshipsPython (Programming Language)Service-Level Agreements (SLA)Computer Application Training

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