Ramu Menon

Background

About Ramu Menon

Running corporate IT as a business is what I do. Matching emerging business demands with technology solutions. Surfacing the most profitable demand (business case) and servicing these by leveraging internal and external resources (vendor management, right sourcing). Identifying emerging technology solutions and integrating with business. Generating new demand and demand shaping (operating plans, IT roadmap, PoC), testing multiple propositions (Digital, Cloud, MPV) and continuously improving the products/services (CI/CD). Creating solutions (Digital transformation) to deliver riveting customer experiences. Creating capacities and capabilities to deliver (building IT teams, continuous renewal/skills building) and consistency in delivery (program governance, KPI/SLA). Ensuring risk mitigation & data security, and integrated solutions (IT architecture) and global solutions (scalability and standardisation) Managing quality and cost of service, planning and executing capacity creation (on premise and cloud based), managing service cost profile Managed IT for over 3 decades in various Asia regional and Global leadership roles for the FMCG industry with leaders like P&G, and PepsiCo, and with Retail & CPG consulting organization Cognizant consulting and TCS. Been driving Digital Transformation initiatives for business, across the value chain and including customer / consumer facing initiatives. Managed mega multi country, multiple language, multi legal entities enterprise wide transformation SAP programs. Led organization change management to drive efficiencies and effectiveness Worked across multiple countries in Asia including 4 years in mainland China. Managed large multi-cultural teams. Passionate career and life coach, certified ACC from International Coach Federation. Delivered significant cost reductions (20+%) in IT infrastructure and operations. Managed multiple service partners in the delivery of IT services. Expertise in setting up IT governance structures and delivery models.