Mani Natarajan

Experience

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  Sun Microsystems / SIPTech

  Jun 1999 - Feb 2000

  Programmer

  Worked on Java Compatiblity Kit development and testing for Sun Microsystems through SIP Technologies.

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  Cognizant

  Mar 2000 - Jul 2021

  Application Modernization Lead for a large diversified manufacturer helping the client to identify and plan the remediation efforts for moving their applications to cloud. Led the effort to set up the application development and support delivery organization for a large US-based Insurance and Investment Management company transitioning services from multiple vendors. This involved multiple towers such as Application Development and Support, Quality Engineering and Infrastructure services.Participated in the Pre-Sales Solutioning process for several deals interacting with key customer stakeholders to validate and refine Cognizant solutions for large and strategic deals ($50MM+ TCV) using a consultative approach. Performed Due Diligence activities for a large Healthcare acquisition for Cognizant. Was responsible for managing and coordinating all the tracks (Applications, Business Operations, Contracting, etc) to validate and plan out the integration of the acquired organization into Cognizant.Organized the initiative to set up a dedicated US-based delivery center for a large payments processor. Held the overall responsibility for ensuring that the delivery organization that was set up had the right knowledge and skills to provide services and also working with Cognizant and customer stakeholders for rebadging employees into Cognizant and helping to set up the delivery organization. Show less Focused on leading delivery for a business unit specializing in developing and implementing HR technology platforms including Hire-to-Retire processes and Benefits Administration. Led a team of 300+ technology associates across US, Malaysia and India for implementing and maintaining complex, multi-tenant, custom software platforms across multiple end customers for a large Fortune 500 customer.Worked with key technology vendors such as SAP / Successfactors and Oracle while leading a team of 100+ associates across US, India and Malaysia for implementation/support of technology platforms for a large Fortune 500 customer.Pre-sales activities for strategic accountsImplemented automation initiatives for large customers that have reduced processing and customer-onboarding time for custom platforms significantly. Show less Account Management and Business Development for UK-based Cognizant accounts. Represented the Cognizant team and engaged closely with the CIO and Business Development Director at a large UK-based customer to present the business case to key stakeholders and conducted workshops with the financials and branch teams as a part of this exercise. Won projects for implementing Digital Asset Management– implementing IBM Master Data Management solution and e-Commerce web services for products, suppliers and customers across 18 brands and 850 branches for a large UK-based customer.Led a team of consultants to create the business case for a digital transformation program working with software vendors such as SAP, Oracle, Sterling Commerce, IBM and Kerridge. This covered the technology platforms for Financials systems (AP, AR and GL) and front-end processes such as order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.Led the engagement for developing a data aggregation and analytics platform for a large UK energy company. Show less

  • Director - Projects

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2021

  • Director, Business Unit Delivery

    Jul 2014 - Sept 2016

  • Associate Director

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Manager - Projects

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Asst. Manager - Projects

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2008

  • Senior Associate

    Apr 2004 - Sept 2005

  • Associate

    Apr 2002 - Mar 2004

  • Programmer Analyst

    Mar 2000 - Mar 2002
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  Google

  Jan 2022 - now

  Accredited GenAI Specialist focusing on Vertex AI Search and Conversation.Working with customers to identify and validate enterprise use cases for Generative AI. Working with Google Cloud customers to develop their products on GCPBuilding a conversational AI platform for Quick Service Restaurants like Wendy's that enhances the drive thru ordering experience for their customersLed the activities to migrate a mainframe-based customer platform to GCP. Worked with GCP partners to implement a hybrid model to convert zTPF modules to GCP-based microservices. Evaluated options to implement automatic code conversion using AI tools. Conceptualized and implemented the MVP for Delivery Navigator. This product is used by the Google Professional Services team and our partners to deliver Google Cloud projects in a consistent and reliable manner. Served as the Product Lead to identify and implement critical user journeys for the first set of standardized Google Cloud PSO offerings.

  • GenAI Specialist, Google Cloud Consulting

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Cloud Consultant, Google Cloud Consulting

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Product Lead, Delivery Navigator, Google Cloud Consulting

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023