Deepak Vijayaragavan

Next100 AI ready CIO 2025 Awardee || Senior Vice President, AI & Data Driven Transformation Leader & Explorer || Marathoner || X - Harman || X- Capgemini || X- Ness

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Accomplished AI and Data Driven Transformation Leader with 25+ years of experience leading digital transformation across BFSI, Betting/Gaming, Travel and Leisure. and Logistics domain. Proven expertise in P&L management, product engineering, strategic planning, and delivery excellence, managing portfolios of $50M+ with 1,000+ engineers across 200+ projects. Recognized and awarded for driving AI-led innovation, operational excellence, and global business growth, with a strong track record in building practices, mentoring leaders, and delivering measurable business outcomes. Recognized by ITNext as the top 100 Most Emerging 'AI Ready' CIO 2025 in India and also by 3AI as a Thought Leader and Influencer. Delivery Management o Led $50M+ annual portfolio across 200+ projects, ensuring consistent quality, financial performance, and client satisfaction. o Optimized global delivery models by restructuring teams to improve agility, efficiency, and alignment with business needs. o Championed client engagement strategies, strengthening partnerships and enabling long-term value creation. Driving productivity gain within SDLC through GenAI o Member of the AI CoE Governance Council at Datamatics, driving adoption of AI and automation across SDLC. o Delivered 30–40% improvement in Development productivity and 40–50% in QA productivity, enhancing predictability and cost efficiency. Portfolio P & L Management o Drove operations across planning, forecasting, fulfillment, resource pyramid, investments, and profitability levers. o Owned and optimized gross margin (GM) performance in line with Annual Operating Plan (AoP) Technology Leadership: o Built and scaled Salesforce, IoT, and Cloud DevOps practices from zero to $2M+ revenue contribution, establishing core digital capabilities. o Hands-on engineering leader, passionate about enabling clients to realize their digital transformation vision across AI, IoT, Cloud, Big Data/Analytics, Agile, and DevOps. o Key Technology Focus Areas: • AI/ML Solutions & Process Automation • Cloud-Native Platform Engineering & Legacy Modernization in AWS, Azure and GCP • Data Modernization (Customer 360, Campaign Management, Predictive AI) • Smart Platforms & Connected Hospitality (Travel, Hotels, QSR, Smart Cabins) GTM and Business Development o Developed digital transformation offerings and assets (accelerators) o Drove investment strategies and partnerships to enable IP-led differentiation and growth. o Enabled sales and pre-sales through consultative, solution-based selling.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President, Digital Technologies at Datamatics
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Vice President, Global Delivery- Head of Consulting and Offerings/GTM Management Group at Cigniti Technologies
    May 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Vice President and Global Delivery Head for GSS at Nous Infosystems
    Apr 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Harman Connected Services (6 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Director
      Aug 2015 - Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    • Client Partner and Delivery Manager for US Central Accounts
      Jul 2012 - Aug 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      • Managing P/L and Client Relationship with an yearly portfolio of $6 million+ including strategic accounts like GE healthcare and National Financial Partners. • Business Development, managing Customer Relationship and developing solution in the areas of outsourcing, technology and consulting services. • P&L management, Customer Relationship Management, Sales and Revenue Management, Process Improvement and operations, CxO relationship and advisory, Sales and Business Development, Large deals, Business & IT transformation. • Developing and managing account plans • Plan to achieve revenue and margin targets • RFP responses, proactive sales plans • Procurement and Vendor Management relationships

  • Senior Delivery Manager at Ness Technologies
    Feb 2008 - Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos