Anil Tahlani

Senior operations and strategy leader with 3 decades of experience spanning workplace solutions, corporate real estate, facility management, and business transformation. Built a career on the cost side of the business first — process optimization, governance, and risk reduction across multi-city, multi-stakeholder operations — then converted that same operating discipline into new revenue. Took a virtual office transaction model from zero to the company's 3rd-largest revenue vertical nationally, scaled enterprise client operations across 50+ Indian cities, and held an 89% client retention rate across a multi-year portfolio.

Equally comfortable inheriting a cost center that needs tightening or a blank sheet that needs building into a profit center. Seeking senior operations, strategy, or business transformation mandates, and select consulting or advisory engagements.

VP – Strategy & Growth at MyBranch Services (2025-05 – Present)

A Narayan Bhargava Group initiative. Lead cross-functional strategy initiatives spanning contract governance, regulatory compliance, and operating-platform development for a corporate real estate growth venture.

• Reduced contract turnaround time and business risk exposure by redesigning legal governance frameworks.
• Conceptualized a proprietary operating platform integrating sales lifecycle, inventory visibility, compliance tracking, and billing — improving cross-functional decision speed.
• Improved marketing ROI through ICP- and ABM-led go-to-market interventions.

Principal Consultant at Protiviti India Member Firm (2025-05 – 2025-09)

Advised enterprise clients on workplace operating models, process redesign, and governance frameworks to improve operational efficiency.

• Delivered process-led recommendations across facility and workplace operations, translating consulting frameworks into actionable client roadmaps.

VP – Strategic Transactions & Client Servicing at Qdesq Realtech Pvt Ltd (2017-07 – 2025-05)

Largest flex-workspace aggregator in India. Took a virtual office transaction model from concept to execution, growing it into the company's 3rd-largest revenue vertical nationally — the clearest proof point in a 30-year career of converting operational discipline into new profit centers.

• Scaled a pan-India portfolio of managed offices, business centers, and client solutions across 50+ cities, serving enterprise accounts including PhonePe, JLL, and Zomato.
• Owned the full client lifecycle — onboarding through renewal — and held client retention at 89% across a multi-year, multi-city portfolio, well above typical industry churn in flex workspace.
• Led due diligence, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation across every strategic transaction, protecting the business through a period of aggressive 7-year expansion.

Consultant – Training Center Activation at NSDC (2024-03 – 2024-05)

National Skill Development Corporation. Activated 5 training centers across 5 cities in Odisha within a strict 90-day window, hitting every NSDC compliance and readiness benchmark on schedule.

• Coordinated infrastructure setup, vendor onboarding, and staff readiness simultaneously across 5 local authorities — a high-stakeholder-count execution under a fixed government deadline.
• Delivered real-time status reporting to NSDC leadership throughout, accelerating approvals and keeping execution on the critical path.

GM – Liaison & Operations at Greenline (2015-05 – 2017-05)

Strategic partner, Lodestar Universal McCann. Managed vendor and agency relationships across government tendering and OOH advertising contracts.

• Structured commercial terms and cost controls for major municipal contracts, including MC Ludhiana and MCD Delhi.
• Served as single point of contact between business associates and internal departments on risk, delivery, and escalations.

Senior Operations Manager at Building Control Solutions (2011-05 – 2013-11)

Designed and ran a structured cost-control program across mall and hospital facility operations that cut operational costs 15% in the first year, without compromising service levels.

• Rebuilt inventory management end-to-end, cutting workplace incidents 30% and improving order fulfillment 25% through tighter process discipline and team retraining.
• Led cross-functional teams to a 20% productivity gain across three marquee, high-footfall mandates: Select City Walk, Moments Mall, and the AIIMS underground parking mobilization.

Manager – Finishing Operations at Simran Enterprises (1998-01 – 2011-05)

Managed finishing operations across three garment export units with a combined turnover of ₹10 crore.

• Built workflow and quality-control systems that reduced waste and production costs while meeting export-grade standards and delivery timelines.

Bachelor of Arts in Communication – University of Allahabad (1988 – 1991)