Sabyasachi Satpathy, COP

Experience

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  IDC

  Jun 1999 - Nov 2003

  Head - Software Services and Verticals Research

  At IDC India, Sabya led the Software Services and Verrtical Industry Practice and was responsible for providing expert opinion, market research and analysis, competitive intelligence, and consulting to IT services/product vendors and BPO providers. He successfully led numerous initiatives like Vertical Research, Demand Side Research, before heading the Software & Services Research, where he spearheaded the complete operations. Over a period of five years he has led large team of analysts and marketing professionals. Show less

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  NeoIT

  Oct 2003 - Nov 2008

  Senior Director

  At neoIT, Sabya led a team of highly experienced professionals in providing advisory and research services to senior leaders in large enterprises on their services globalization initiatives. Over the past five years, Sabya has engaged in several strategy, sourcing and transition-governance engagements with global corporations both in IT Outsourcing and Business Process Operations. Key areas of focus included - IT Globalization Strategy & Implementation, IT Service Provider Evaluation and Selection, Outsourced Services Transition, Setting up Sourcing Governance Office, Shared Services Centre Setup, Business Strategy and Process Transformation.He has built thought and operational leadership for expanding service capabilities, IP development and roll out new services (Incubator). Show less

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  Mindplex Consulting

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

  Director and Co-founder

  In 2008 Sabya formed Mindplex Consulting - an advisory and research company with focus on outsourcing and new location strategies. He serves as Director of Mindplex Consulting and in a short span has established deep client and industry relations for his firm. Mindplex works the global corporate as well as mid market companies to optimize their cost-base and improve the quality of services delivered by their internal business support functions. It has helped a number of its clients to identify service delivery options such as business process improvement, outsourcing, and offshore or captive centers ensuring implementation of the strategy. Mindplex has enabled its clients achieve reduced time, investment and risks involved in planning and setting up global sourcing initiatives. The complexity and context of some of these issues and challenges faced differ based on the stage of the global sourcing lifecycle and our services are structured to solve pain points at any given point and time. Mindplex Service Offerings : - Global Sourcing Strategy- Optimized Sourcing- Transition and Steady State Governance- Location decisions and market entry startegies Show less

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  Tholons

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2010

  Managing Director

  Led Tholons global consulting practice managing several strategy, sourcing and transition-governance engagements with global corporations both in IT Outsourcing and Business Process Operations. Key areas of focus included - IT Globalization Strategy & Implementation, IT Service Provider Evaluation and Selection, Outsourced Services Transition, Setting up Sourcing Governance Office, Contract & Vendor Management, Shared Services/ Captive Centre Setup, Business Strategy and Process Transformation. Show less

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  IBM

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2021

  Led the Market Development and Strategy function - responsible for providing market and business advice to help design growth strategies, build financial models and investment cases needed to accelerate IBM’s growth in emerging markets. I have advised IBM executives on Strategy development, Market Insights, and Program management to:• Drive business planning process and critical decisions necessary to promote growth.• Serve internal clients with forward looking, analytic-based insights, opinions and options.• Advise IBM business units on improving business competitiveness around categories – Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Security and Social Show less

  • Strategy Leader - IBM Global Technology Services

    Mar 2017 - Aug 2021

  • Strategy Leader, IBM Inda / South Asia

    Sept 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Leader, Market Development-Asia Pacific

    Sept 2010 - Sept 2015
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  Kyndryl

  Sept 2021 - now

  Leader - Corporate Strategy
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  Kyndryl

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  Director