Sivakumar Nair, PMP®, PMI-ACP®

Pracademic | AI, Digital Strategy, B2B & Project Management | IIM Indore Fellow | IIM Kozhikode Alumnus | PhD Scholar | Global IT Consulting: EY · Oracle · Accenture

Kochi, Kerala, India

About

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐓 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 | 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 & 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 | 𝐂𝐑𝐌/𝐂𝐏𝐐 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 I bring a unique blend of 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫 to prepare the next generation of business leaders. Over two decades, I've led 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐓 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 for top-tier IT services and consulting firms, specializing in 𝐂𝐑𝐌/𝐂𝐏𝐐 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. My extensive 𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒, 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 regions enriches my understanding of diverse international business contexts. As a 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, my focus is on the dynamic interplay of 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫, with a keen interest in how digital tools and social media impact complex B2B purchase decisions. I am passionate about creating engaging learning environments where 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. A certified 𝐏𝐌𝐏, 𝐏𝐌𝐈-𝐀𝐂𝐏, 𝐂𝐑𝐌 & 𝐂𝐏𝐐 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, I also design and deliver high-impact 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 (𝐌𝐃𝐏𝐬) for mid-to-senior-level industry professionals. I previously served as a 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐏 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠) for PMI Kerala Chapter. My teaching interests span 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐁2𝐁 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐂𝐑𝐌), 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, always integrating digital transformation trends for outcome-based education. 🤝 𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒂, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓, 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒆.

Experience

  • Executive Fellow in Management at Indian Institute of Management, Indore
    2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    PhD in Marketing Management - Pursuing

  • Muthoot Business School ()
    • Professor of Management
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Serving as core faculty, I concurrently contribute at the strategic level to shape institutional frameworks and pedagogical excellence. My teaching translates complex, multi-disciplinary management concepts into simple, actionable insights, grounded in over two decades of global IT consulting and business transformation experience. 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: • 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐠𝐲: Deliver comprehensive courses, integrating academic rigor (MBA & PhD from IIMK & IIMI) with real-world complexities drawn from extensive global industry experience (EY, Oracle, Accenture across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia). • 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨: Expertly teach and guide students and professionals through essential subjects across Strategy, Marketing, and Operations/IT, ensuring they develop a holistic management perspective. I design and facilitate courses that blend strategic insight with practical relevance, including: o 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: Emerging Technologies in Business, AI in Business, Information Systems & Digital Transformation for Managers, Technology for Managers. o 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Organizational Behavior, Change Management, Project Management, International Business Environment. o 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬: B2B Marketing & IT Sales, Services Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM). • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Impart critical knowledge across varied cohorts (PGDM, International XChange, and MDPs). Sessions emphasize clarity, global relevance, and active engagement, utilizing experiential and flipped-classroom methods, real-world cases, role plays, and discussion-driven formats to make complex concepts practical and enduring.

    • Head of Faculty Affairs
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      As Head of Faculty Affairs at Muthoot Business School, I oversee academic staffing, faculty development, governance processes, and pedagogical alignment with the School’s experiential learning model. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: • Designing and implementing faculty policies and guidelines aligned with the School’s mission and AACSB benchmarks. • Fostering a collaborative teaching culture, supporting faculty onboarding and mentoring, and ensuring alignment between curriculum delivery and institutional goals. • Facilitating teaching excellence, peer learning, and pedagogical innovation across programs. • Coordinating academic reviews, workload planning, and faculty performance processes. • Working closely with leadership to enhance teaching effectiveness, encourage innovation in pedagogy, and uphold academic standards across programs. This position complements my position as Professor of Management, allowing me to contribute both in the classroom (for PGDM, PGP, XChange, and MDP Programmes) and at the strategic level of faculty engagement and institutional development.

  • CRM Consulting & Project Management ()
    • Director
      2019 - Jul 2025 · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • Director
      Oct 2014 - Feb 2019 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Associate Director at EY
    Feb 2019 - Nov 2019 · 10 mos

  • PMI Trivandrum, Kerala Chapter (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Vice President, Marketing
      Dec 2016 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Member of Director Board of PMI Kerala Chapter as Vice President, Marketing.

    • Associate Vice President - Volunteer Development
      May 2016 - Nov 2016 · 7 mos

      Volunteer role responsible for managing the volunteer development portfolio for the Chapter.