Akshay Ramteke

Digital Transformation and Technology Strategy Leader with 16+ years of experience shaping enterprise technology strategies and leading large-scale transformation across global organizations. Proven track record of aligning technology investments with business priorities to drive growth, improve operational efficiency, optimize costs, and deliver measurable business outcomes. Experienced in leading AI-driven transformation, enterprise technology portfolios, platform modernization, digital innovation, and strategic technology investments, with a focus on translating emerging capabilities into tangible business value.

Trusted partner to executive and business leaders, with a strong track record of leading global teams, managing multimillion-dollar technology portfolios, driving strategic partnerships, and delivering secure, scalable, and future-ready technology capabilities that enable sustainable business transformation and long-term value creation.

Senior Manager, Applications - Worley SSC Sdn Bhd - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(2021-02)

Shape and execute enterprise technology strategy aligned with corporate and business priorities, translating strategic objectives into transformation roadmaps and investment decisions that accelerate growth, operational efficiency, and measurable business outcomes.

• Lead AI-driven digital transformation across Sales & Marketing and Legal, identifying high-value opportunities and translating emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions that improve productivity, decision-making, user experience, and business value.
• Define AI adoption and governance strategies in partnership with business and technology leaders, enabling secure, responsible, scalable, and sustainable adoption of AI across enterprise platforms and business processes.
• Lead a global enterprise application portfolio with approximately USD 10M in annual spend, driving modernization, lifecycle management, investment prioritization, portfolio optimization, and technology strategy to maximize business value, agility, and ROI.
• Partner with executive leaders and senior business stakeholders to shape technology priorities, influence strategic decisions, develop business cases, and ensure technology investments are directly aligned to business outcomes.
• Drive enterprise-wide digital transformation and modernization initiatives, simplifying processes, enabling automation, improving platform scalability, and creating more efficient and agile ways of working across global operations.
• Establish technology governance, architecture standards, and operating models that strengthen technology maturity, security, compliance, resilience, and risk management while enabling scalable and consistent delivery.
• Lead enterprise integration, data, and information strategies to improve data quality, connectivity, reporting, and access to trusted information, enabling better insights and executive decision-making.
• Optimize technology investments and commercial outcomes through strategic budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, contract negotiations, renewals, and supplier governance, ensuring maximum value from the enterprise technology portfolio.
• Drive operational excellence and business continuity across business-critical applications by strengthening availability, resilience, performance, service management, risk management, and continuous improvement across global operations.
• Build and lead high-performing, geographically distributed technology teams, fostering an outcome-focused culture, strengthening capabilities, and improving accountability, collaboration, and speed to value.
• Champion organizational change and digital adoption, ensuring technology investments translate into sustained user adoption, process standardization, improved experiences, and measurable realization of business benefits.

Digital Transformation & Program Manager - InfoDrive Solutions Sdn Bhd - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(2020-02 - 2020-12)

• Led enterprise digital transformation programs from strategy and discovery through implementation and adoption, translating business priorities into scalable technology solutions that improved operational efficiency, customer experience, and business capabilities.
• Shaped technology roadmaps and transformation strategies in partnership with executive sponsors and business stakeholders, aligning technology investments with strategic priorities, growth objectives, budgets, and long-term business value.
• Delivered complex enterprise platform transformations and integrations across the Salesforce ecosystem, modernizing business processes and enabling connected capabilities across Sales, Service, Marketing, and customer-facing functions.
• Led cross-functional and geographically distributed delivery teams comprising internal teams, technology partners, solution architects, developers, and business analysts, establishing delivery models that consistently achieved business objectives within agreed scope, schedule, and investment.
• Directed enterprise integration, legacy modernization, and data migration initiatives, improving platform interoperability, data accessibility, user adoption, and operational continuity while reducing technology complexity.
• Managed transformation portfolios and investment planning, including resource strategies, financial estimates, Statements of Work, delivery plans, and prioritization, balancing business value, risk, scope, quality, and cost across concurrent initiatives.
• Partnered with senior leadership to identify business challenges and transformation opportunities, developing technology solutions that enabled improved sales, marketing, customer service, compliance, and operational outcomes.
• Established strong program governance, risk management, and delivery controls, proactively addressing dependencies, risks, scope changes, and delivery challenges to maintain execution momentum and maximize value realization.
• Led organizational change and stakeholder engagement, translating complex technology initiatives into clear business outcomes, building executive alignment, and driving adoption of new digital capabilities.
• Applied Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies to optimize execution across complex transformation programs, including serving as Scrum Master and enabling collaboration across distributed business and technology teams.

Lead Consultant - Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd - Hyderabad, Telangana, India

(2012-10 - 2020-01)

• Progressed from hands-on software development to technology consulting, solution architecture, and transformation leadership, building deep expertise across enterprise applications, CRM, cloud, integration, and digital transformation.
• Built strong technical expertise in CRM and enterprise application development, with Salesforce as a key specialization, designing and developing scalable solutions, customizations, integrations, APIs, and data migration capabilities across complex enterprise environments.
• Led enterprise digital transformation programs for global clients, guiding engagements from strategy and discovery through solution architecture, implementation, deployment, and business adoption to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Advised business and executive stakeholders on technology strategy and transformation opportunities, translating strategic objectives and complex business challenges into scalable technology solutions and actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Provided solution architecture and technical leadership across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, CRM, system integrations, APIs, data migration, and application modernization, balancing business value with scalability, security, performance, and long-term sustainability.
• Led cross-functional technology teams through the full SDLC, overseeing solution design, development, testing, deployment, release management, and production transition while maintaining delivery quality and alignment with business objectives.
• Facilitated executive workshops, business process assessments, discovery sessions, and solution design workshops, helping clients identify transformation opportunities, optimize processes, and translate business requirements into technology-enabled outcomes.
• Directed enterprise modernization and transformation initiatives, including legacy system transformation, platform migration, workflow automation, system integration, and business process optimization to improve operational efficiency and technology agility.
• Managed end-to-end consulting engagements, including scope, budgets, forecasting, governance, risk and dependency management, vendor coordination, delivery KPIs, and executive reporting across complex client environments.
• Contributed to business growth and client development through pre-sales consulting, solution estimation, proposal development, Statements of Work, client presentations, and identification of new technology and transformation opportunities.
• Mentored consultants, developers, and technical teams, strengthening delivery capability, promoting knowledge sharing, and fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

System Analyst - Dell International Services - Hyderabad, India

(2010-10 - 2012-10)

• Analyzed and resolved complex system issues, improving application usability, system reliability, and the overall end-user experience.
• Enhanced and optimized enterprise computer systems and processes, improving operational efficiency and enabling more effective use of technology by business users.
• Analyzed and documented business processes, system configurations, procedures, and best practices, improving knowledge sharing and simplifying troubleshooting and support.
• Developed and delivered user training on Dell-specific applications and technology best practices, improving user capability, data protection, and system adoption.
• Implemented security and functionality updates and patches, maintaining system reliability, security, and compliance with enterprise technology standards.
• Established standardized troubleshooting and support documentation, enabling faster issue resolution and more consistent technology support.

B.Tech - Computer Science and Engineering - Rajiv Gandhi Technical University (2005 - 2009)