Transformation Office Lead
2021 - 2022Freelance Client- Reported to the CEO and the chief transformation officer, set up the transformation office to integrate two acquired entities, and prepared the combined entity for future transactions.
- Led the definition of the organizational structure, the C-level leadership, and its vision, and set up the cadence, performance management, KPIs, frameworks, and operating procedures for the integrated business.
- Defined and implemented the product development roadmap and synergy realization plan for improving EBITDA by approximately 2%.
- Implemented the group people strategy and defined the target operating model for enterprise tools and process integration.
Transformation Program Manager
2021 - 2022Freelance (Software Asset Management Product Company)- Reported to the chief product and customer officer, led the scaleup and delivery transformation, and accelerated execution and value creation by 100%.
- Defined and implemented best-in-class target operating model across product lifecycle management (strategy, roadmap, engineering, launch, support, and continuous improvement), organization structure, architecture, people, and vendor processes.
- Operationalized the transformation outcomes into business-as-usual through the set up of the product operations function.
Carve-out Program Manager
2020 - 2021FootballCo Media, Ltd.- Reported to the CEO and TPG board members (private equity investors) for the carve-out and separation of a digital media business from DAZN Group and set up of NewCo operations across 17 countries.
- Led the complex separation, achieving 40% cost savings from the early exit of the transition services agreement (TSA).
- Defined a best-in-class enterprise target operating model and a harmonized delivery roadmap in partnership with C-level business stakeholders across finance, HR, sales, products, adtech, IT, and support services.
- Established the program and led the implementation across ERP, finance shared services, HRIS, payroll and benefits, CRM, adtech and adops, hosting, Google Workspaces, user tech, data/BI platforms, global offices, and support services.
Program Manager/Continuous Improvement Lead/Hypercare Lead/PMO Lead
2017 - 2020Johnson Matthey- Joined a large-scale SAP ERP transformation program as part of new leadership to recover and turnaround the program to consolidate 10+ ERP systems to an enterprise platform, processes, and data.
- Managed implementation plans to turn-around and deliver a large-scale SAP system build and rollout, business change, and training (1,000+ users in each site) across manufacturing and finance sites in the UK and Europe.
- Headed continuous improvement, delivering 90 SAP agile projects with associated business changes and training.
- Facilitated the new support service introduction, establishment, and delivery of ITIL-aligned 24x7 post-go-live support.
- Led the setup, development, and effective execution of a global program PMO function.
Associate Director: Global Head of Solution Delivery/Program Manager/PMO Lead
2013 - 2017EY- Joined EY to set up the PMO for the global transformation program. Over the next four years, delivered challenging programs/projects and rapidly grew to take on the role of leading a large global delivery function.
- Set up the Center of Excellence. Owned the path for retiring/migrating technical debt of around 120,000 applications. Led the digital delivery function with the accountability of managing the pipeline, qualification, quotes, pre-sales, and delivery.
- Grew the function to 150+ multi-sourced global team of project managers, business analysts, architects, and developers, 30+ parallel projects, and a 20+ million budget.
- Program managed a £30 million initiative (80+ team) to turnaround and successfully deliver one of the world’s largest digital document management solutions (application and infrastructure) on the Microsoft platform for client collaboration.
- Program managed the delivery of an agency-designed UX application for a digital enterprise-level content management platform and its mobile application.
- Introduced and implemented Agile to transform the function’s reputation with the business.
VP: Program Delivery Office (PMO) Lead
2011 - 2013Barclays, Plc.- Joined the team as head of PMO for the corporate banking business change portfolio to set up and manage the change portfolio management best practices for the product management team.
- Served as the lead PMO for a £25 million strategic billing initiative to transform the IT, operating model, and operations for the strategic billing program across 4,000 clients and £2 billion in revenue.
- Implemented a business case-driven agile product/portfolio management process for investments in new and existing products, increasing agility to respond to the market, reducing throwaway investment, and increasing business benefits.
- Set up key enterprise-level portfolio PMO best practices and framework.
Project Manager and PMO Lead
2007 - 2011HCL Technologies- Joined the Global SAP Practice Leadership office as a management trainee.
- Accomplished status of ‘Global Services Partner’ for HCL Axon. Created a 'net new' qualified sales pipeline of £30 million.
- Headed post-merger integration PMO of a $650 million buyout of Axon Global by HCL Technologies.
- Designed and implemented balanced scorecard KPI measurements across 100+ client engagements with £450 million revenue.
- Set up and delivered program processes in line with GxP requirements for a £600 million SAP-enabled transformations in 55 countries and 50,000 users. Managed the deployment roadmap and led task-force for recovery plans.
Project Manager and Project Analyst
1998 - 2005Manufacturing Industry- Set up a greenfield Cold Rolled Sheet manufacturing plant as project manager.
- Set up up a greenfield cast iron foundry plant as the project analyst.
- Managed a 200 people manufacturing unit as the operations manager.
Rupesh Madhogaria
Project Manager in London, United Kingdom
Member since October 22, 2020
Rupesh is an outcome-focused program, project, and PMO with expertise in leading global carve-out/setup of NewCo, delivery of enterprise transformations (up to £150 million), delivery portfolios (30+ parallel projects), and the setup of six global PMO functions (up to a £600 million budget). Rupesh has diverse expertise across technology, deployments, and business change that has earned him accolades in companies such as Ernst & Young, Barclays, GlaxoSmithKline, and Johnson Matthey.
Rupesh is now available for hire
Project Highlights
- Successfully delivered EY's Global “TDM” (Tax Document Management) solution and platform for the global tax practice for 150 countries, 55,000 users, and hosted in three global data centers.
- Turned-around and delivered large-scale SAP system build and roll-out, migration, business change, and training (1,000+ users in each site) across manufacturing and finance sites in the UK and Europe.
- Led 100% scaleup and delivery transformation for value creation acceleration in six months.
Expertise
- Agile Project Management
- Business Transformation Program Management
- Carve-Out
- Global Team Management
- PMO
- Program Management
- Project Management
- SAP S/4HANA
Select Certifications
- Scrum.org
- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Axelos
Employment
Project History
- Football Media: Carve Out Program ManagementAchieved 40% cost savings from early exit of the TSA (Transition Services Agreement) and established a best-in-class enterprise operating model and harmonized delivery roadmap across finance, HR, sales, products, AdTech, IT, and support services
Leadership role reporting to the CEO and TPG board members (private equity investors) for carve out and separation of digital media business from DAZN Group, and setup of Newco operations across 17 countries.
Established the program and successfully led the implementation, including ERP, finance shared services, HR systems, payroll, rewards and benefits, CRM, AdTech and AdOps, hosting and IT infrastructure, Google Workspaces, end user technology, data/BI platforms, product team setup, global offices, and internal support services. - Tax Document Management SolutionSuccessfully delivered EY's Global “TDM” (Tax Document Management) solution and platform for the global tax practice for 150 countries, 55,000 users, and hosted in three global data centers.
Successfully implemented Global “TDM” (Tax Document Management) platform for the Global Tax practice. The largest on-premises implementation of MS SharePoint 2013 that has ever been attempted on premises outside of the MS Cloud environment, targeting 150 countries, 55,000 users, and hosted in three global data centers.
Responsible for delivery of the IT program comprising numerous workstreams and third-party vendor purchases and integration.
Significant leadership responsibility, leading a team of ~100 contributing to the program. Board and partner level stakeholder management, significant budget responsibility ($6 million per annum for FTE).
Implemented SharePoint based “web portal” to replace legacy EY client portal application. EYKeyspace will serve as single point of entry into all client facing tax applications, including the TDM portal as well as other established in-house developed and third-party maintained and hosted applications. - ERP Program ManagerTurned-around and delivered large-scale SAP system build and roll-out, migration, business change, and training (1,000+ users in each site) across manufacturing and finance sites in the UK and Europe.
A £150 million finance transformation program, delivering a single enterprise system, processes, and data using SAP (across finance, procurement, commercial, manufacturing, MES, and supply chain functions).
Led the setup, development, and effective execution of global program functions, including directly managing board and C-level stakeholders. Turned around and delivered a large-scale SAP system build and roll-out, migration, business change, and training (1,000+ users in each site) across manufacturing and finance sites in the UK and Europe. - Transformation Program ManagerLed 100% scaleup and delivery transformation for value creation acceleration in six months.
• Defined and implemented best-in-class target operating model across product lifecycle management (across strategy, roadmap, engineering delivery, launch, support, and continuous improvement), organization structure, architecture, people processes, and vendor management.
• Scaled up engineering delivery capability by 100% over a 6-month period and set mechanisms for data-driven predictability.
• Operationalized transformation outcomes into business-as-usual through set up of product operations function.
Education
- Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)2005 - 2007ICFAI Business School - India
Certifications
- Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)SEPTEMBER 2020 - PRESENTScrum.org
- SAP Activate Project ManagerMAY 2020 - PRESENTSAP AG
- SAFe 5 AgilistMAY 2020 - PRESENTScaled Agile, Inc.
- Agile Program Manager (AgilePgM)APRIL 2020 - PRESENTAPMG International
- Managing Successful Programs (MSP) PractitionerAPRIL 2020 - PRESENTAxelos
- SAFe 4 AgilistSEPTEMBER 2016 - PRESENTScaled Agile, Inc.
