Dr. Naveen S.

Strategic Advisor & Board Member | Digital Transformation | Cyber Resilience

Ireland

About

I help boards and executive teams bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and the complexities of the digital landscape. In an era where technology moves faster than governance, I provide the steady hand needed to ensure innovation is both ambitious and resilient. My approach is built on a track record of navigating large-scale complexity, including: Strategic Governance for Global Industry: Spearheading digital strategy and transformation for a large-scale automaker, aligning multi-billion dollar operations with future-ready technology. Cyber Resilience at Scale: Hardening the infrastructure of a telecom giant, ensuring mission-critical connectivity remains secure in an evolving threat landscape. Public Sector Stewardship: Advising national governments on digital policy and architecture to build secure, citizen-centric ecosystems. By combining deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture (EA) with a pragmatic view of Cyber Resilience, I help organizations turn "digital disruption" into a sustainable competitive advantage. I don't just manage risk; I translate it into the clarity and foresight required to lead with confidence at the boardroom level.

Experience

  • Director - Strategic Consulting - Cyber Resilience and EA (Finance & Banking) at HCLTech
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Routa Digital (Finland)
    • CISO, Partner and Startups Advisor
      Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Partner
      Dec 2022 - May 2023 · 6 mos

  • HCL Technologies (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Associate Director
      Mar 2019 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Associate Director
      Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 · 6 mos

    • General Manager
      Jun 2019 - Mar 2020 · 10 mos

  • Head, Infrastructure Solutions, Steria India Ltd at Steria India Ltd
    Jun 2011 - Oct 2015 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Preparing response to one or more domains or technologies encompassing: DC Build & Transformation (Consolidation, Migration and Modernisation), Infrastructure services transition (service desk, RIMS and BPO) Server, storage, backup, databases, networks, switches, routers, load balancers OS platforms, web servers, applications (ERP, middleware, ITOM) Virtualization, security, infrastructure monitoring and support tools, messaging etc. Steria specific niche solutions in Homeland Security, Transport, Utility and Hospitalization space Team management including induction, training, development planning etc. Be a mentor, counselor and guide to the solutions and delivery teams Responsible to use Marketing Department to prepare case studies, success stories, testimonials, video testimonials, and White Papers for demonstrating the IT Services delivery capabilities Manage and lead the Innovation teams to ensure we are always on top of the latest technology and have POC to gain business in the new areas To maintain close eye on the technology trends and growth areas Budget management for Solutions team Representing Steria during pre-bid meetings, managing a floor walk, discussing opportunities with prospective clients Reporting to Solutions Director and Infrastructure Delivery Head with required set of reports Responsible for keeping technology vendors engaged at strategic levels for achieving economy of scale for different bids

  • Lead Consultant, Data Centre Transformation at HP
    Aug 2009 - Jun 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Infrastructure Consulting Enterprise Data Center Solutions Disaster Recovery Services Cloud Computing Consulting