
Sanjay Singhal
Senior Software Engineer

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Skills
Board of DirectorsBusiness ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyConsultingCRMCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Employee EngagementEnterprise ArchitectureEnterprise SoftwareGlobal DeliveryIndependent DirectorIT StrategyManagementManagement ConsultingNegotiationOffshoreOffshore DrillingOutsourcingPeople ManagementPre-salesProgram ManagementProject ManagementSales ManagementSDLCSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software Project ManagementSolution ArchitectureStrategic PlanningStrategyTeam ManagementVendor ManagementAbout me
Industry veteran and senior business leader with over three decades of professional experience in large and global business environment. 15+ years of experience in corporate governance including statutory and regulatory requirements for companies across diverse industry sectors and scale of operations. Former Managing Director, Accenture with over three decades of professional experience in Consulting and IT/Software. Proficient in leading large businesses and organization and held several cross-functional leadership positions across technology delivery, sales and operations for large practice across at Accenture’s Advance Technology Centers. While at Accenture, served on the board of few Accenture acquired companies as "Nominee Director". Certified Corporate Director, Fellow of the Institute of Directors and member Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). Currently serving on the board of few companies as “Independent Director”, helping with board governance, strategic guidance and sustainable growth. Developed own 10-step Strategy Definition Model (10-SDM) based on extensive study of businesses across industry sectors, 10-SDM has been successfully and effectively applied to number of startups. Thought-leader and active member of startup ecosystem, have been invited to speak on variety of relevant topics at number of forums. Served on multiple juries for evaluation of start-ups. Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Roorkee.
Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
1982 - 1986Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical EngineeringGraduation in Electrical Engineering
Experience

HCL Technologies
Jan 1986 - Jan 1991Senior Software Engineer
CMC LTD
Jan 1991 - Jan 1993IT Engineer
NIIT Limited
Jan 1993 - Jan 1998Software Factory Head
QAI
Jan 1998 - May 2000Senior ConsultantResponsible for providing consulting services to software organizations on ISO9001, SW-CMM and conducted numerous seminars and workshops on software engineering and project management.

GrapeCity
Jun 2000 - Nov 2003Vice President - Software Engineering
RMSI
Dec 2003 - Jul 2004Senior Vice President
Self Employed
Jul 2004 - Nov 2004AuthorAuthored a book titled “Software Project Management” on managing software projects ‘more’ effectively. The book has been published by Prentice-Hall of India, well known for publishing high quality technical books.

Accenture
Dec 2004 - Apr 2014Managing DirectorEmployed with Accenture’s Advance Technology Center in India as Managing Director. During the tenure handled multiple responsibilities with continuous growth in the responsibility, some of the key roles during the tenure are:• Global Lead for “Technology for BPO” (referred to as CIO in many other companies), responsible for comprehensive delivery of technology services for global BPO business. Led team of 1,200+ people across 17 countries while managing the cost base of $165mn/year to deliver improved service response along with several innovative technology solutions• Sales Lead for Microsoft technology capability leading team of Business Development Executives and Solution Architects for securing business from across the globe for the Centers in China, India and Philippines• Operations Lead with P&L responsibility worth US$350mn/year for the Microsoft technology capability across the Centers in China, India and Philippines - headcount of 11,500+ across the three centers• Certified Lead SI Solution Architect and SI Delivery Lead• Delivery Lead for several large and complex SI & AO engagements for global clients across industry sectorsConsistently exceeded performance goals across growth, sales, capability development, people, service delivery and operations. Show less

Self-Employed
May 2014 - Jul 2021Principal Consultant - Strategy & OperationsThought leader on Business Strategy, Operations and Startups.Self-employed, providing freelance consulting services in the area of – “Strategy & Operations”, “Project/Product Management” and “Start-up Advisory”. Developed proprietary models for comprehensive business strategy definition using 10-Step Strategy Definition Model (10-SDM) and start-up assessment using Startup Assessment and Rating Model (SARM) for investment worthiness. Regular speaker at various forums within startup ecosystem. Show less

School Of Inspired Leadership
May 2014 - Apr 2017Visiting Faculty - Project ManagementTeach PMI-BoK compliant principles of Project Management to MBA Students.

Pyramid IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2021 - nowSenior Vice PresidentDeputed to Accenture as Business Management Lead for Enterprise and Industry Technology (E&IT) business group for its Advance Technology Centers across the globe.
Licenses & Certifications

Charter Member
TiE Delhi-NCR- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftJul 2020 
Certified Corporate Director
Institute Of Directors, IndiaSept 2019
Accenture Certified SI Delivery Lead
AccentureJun 2009
Accenture Certified Lead SI Solution Architect
AccentureOct 2007- View certificate

Independent Director Registration Certificate
Indian Institute of Corporate AffairsDec 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sanjay SinghalDelivery Director of the Year Avanade Inc. Oct 2006
Languages
- hiHindi
- enEnglish
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