Tk Dharmarajan
Strategy & Business Transformation | Chief of Staff & Operational Execution
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About
Strategy and business transformation professional with 8 years' experience across assurance, consulting, luxury/D2C, strategy & Chief of Staff roles. Began in risk advisory delivering 13+ engagements for listed companies, MNCs and PSUs across seven sectors; then later partnered with CXO's on process re-engineering, Strategic initiatives, business transformation and new vertical build up. Carried that experience into the Director's Office, taking role of Chief of Staff driving operations and structured problem solving for a manufacturing business.
Having been across roles in both c-suite level strategy & execution front; now targeting a strategy-focused role to create high-impact strategic execution.
Experience
Chief of Staff at Ozone Group (2025-12 – 2026-08)
- Increased production capacity 4x within six months by leading root-cause analysis, new facility setup and industry & process benchmarking.
- Improved inventory planning accuracy by 55% and cut manual effort by 85% through ERP/PLM initialization and Shopify integration, building a 45+ vendor supplier ecosystem through negotiation, quality testing in-house & material testing with external agencies like SGS & TUV SUD.
- Deployed 12 SOPs, OKR/Business review cadences & KPI dashboards driving cross functional work stream leadership and governance across Product, Marketing, Technology & Legal and translating ambiguous priorities into structured execution plans
Manager - Strategy & Growth at The Leather Laundry (2024-02 – 2025-03)
- Identified a 30% revenue opportunity through white-space sizing, strategic planning and launching a new business vertical (Leather Care Co.) end-to-end as well as repositioning one of our service (Repurposed Luxury) as a boutique offering increasing revenue from 8 to 24%.
- Led SLA management, CXO Level escalations, executive reporting, hiring and Omni channel marketing strategy while driving cost optimization, process improvement, change management through ERP/CRM implementation & digital transformation (CRM and mobile app).
Business Development Specialist at The Leather Laundry (2023-02 – 2024-02)
- Reduced logistics costs 35% and grew regional orders 30% through root-cause analysis of network inefficiencies, and scaling to 7 satellite offices and launching Mumbai's first Experience store with roadmap for expansion into Dubai office and Global servicing.
- Grew B2B revenue contribution from 12% to 38% across 50+ marquee global luxury accounts including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Bulgari, & Burberry through strategic partnerships & competitive business analysis.
- Drove new client acquisition to 35% through high-profile activations & pop-ups events including Ajio Luxe Weekend & Sustainability Fashion Week, Collaboration with Clarks India, Multi-city pop-up with Whitecrow (RBL) and many more.
Business & Operations Specialist at Konark Shipping Lines Private Limited (2021-08 – 2022-12)
Set up ERP systems & new office operations, regulatory compliance & governance, hiring while supporting CEO-Level decision making.
Articled Associate, V Sankar Aiyar & Co. (Parent Firm) at V Sankar Aiyar & Co. (2018-01 – 2021-02)
- Delivered 13+ statutory, internal, tax, transfer pricing, forensic audit & consulting engagements for listed companies, MNCs, PSUs, NGOs, NPOs, Trusts, and NSE-listed entities such as Indian Oil Corporation, Tata Power, MP Birla Group, Dalmia Group & Suzuki Motors.
- Analyzed financial data and statements, and evaluated process governance and internal controls to detect risk, fraud, gaps & weaknesses, translating findings into governance and compliance remediation plans.
Project Associate, V Nagarajan & Co. (Associate Firm) at V Sankar Aiyar & Co. (2021-03 – 2021-07)
Led limited assurance engagement for consolidation of financial statements across multiple subsidiaries ahead of DRHP – IPO filing, reconciling intercompany transactions and ensuring compliance with SEBI regulations, the Companies Act, and IND-AS/IFRS standards.
Education
Chartered Accountancy (CA) – ICAI
Masters of Commerce in Commerce – IGNOU (2024)
PG Diploma in International Business Operations – IGNOU (2023)
Bachelors of Commerce, Honors in Commerce – University of Delhi (2020)