Sumit Bhardwaj

Global Delivery & Transformation Leader | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Scaling High-Performance Organisations & Customer Success

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

I build and scale high-performing organisations. Over the past three decades, I have had the opportunity to lead large delivery organisations, build new operating models, develop leadership teams, and drive business transformation across the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry. Throughout that journey, my focus has remained consistent: creating organisations that deliver exceptional outcomes for customers while continuously improving their ability to grow, adapt, and innovate. At CitiusTech, I have been privileged to contribute to a remarkable growth story, helping scale the organisation from 170 employees to approx. 8,000 across the US and India. I have led multiple market delivery organisations, grown businesses from USD 10M to USD 150M, built trusted CXO relationships, and consistently balanced customer success with operational discipline, margin performance, and sustainable growth. In my current role as Executive Vice President and Head of Operational Excellence, I lead enterprise-wide initiatives spanning operational excellence, talent transformation, learning and development, business applications, cost optimization, and GenAI-led modernization. My passion lies in building systems and capabilities that make organizations more agile, data-driven, and future-ready. Beyond delivery and operations, I am deeply interested in leadership development and organisational capability building. Some of my most satisfying accomplishments have been seeing leaders I've mentored go on to take on significant responsibilities and shape the next phase of growth for their organisations. As technology reshapes our industry, I remain particularly excited about the opportunities created by AI and intelligent automation—not simply as technology initiatives, but as catalysts for reimagining customer value, operating models, and enterprise productivity. I enjoy working at the intersection of strategy and execution, partnering with customers and leadership teams to solve complex business challenges and build organisations that create lasting impact.

Experience

  • CitiusTech (17 yrs 2 mos)
    • Executive Vice President
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Senior Vice President
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2023 · 7 yrs

    • Vice President
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs

  • Vice President (IT) at EF Education
    Aug 2006 - Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Project Manager at Mphasis
    Mar 2002 - Aug 2005 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • System Analyst at Amsoft Information Services P Ltd
    Nov 2000 - Mar 2002 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Senior Executive (Systems) at CIStems Software Inc
    May 1998 - Nov 2000 · 2 yrs 7 mos