Rajesh Deshmukh
Program Manager
Kobe
Summary
Experienced management consultant specializing in Fortune 500 organizational tech solutioning. Proven expertise in program management and consulting roles at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Demonstrated track record of driving strategy development initiatives, leading global operations improvement projects, and spearheading digital transformation efforts.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Fortune 500 Company
3 2022 - Current
- Completed data optimization program by building a central cloud based data hosting platform resulting into ¥20M saving per annum.
- Completed Tableau to PowerBI migration program resulting into $100K savings per annum.
- Completed shipment software migration program from legacy to cloud with an improved uptime of 99.99% and optimized performance.
- Coordinated SAP HANA implementation for Japan affiliate manufacturing and finance department.
- Running a digital program for eliminating entire legacy tech infrastructure and migrating software's to AWS cloud.
- Provided bi-weekly executive program status updates to Senior IT Director.
- Ensured budget compliance and closely monitored labor reports with the Finance Team.
- Maintained project compliance with IT Task Standardization.
- Contract and billing management for multiple clients in Japan worth $10M.
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Fortune 500 Company
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Completed robotic process automation for a manufacturing site resulting into accuracy of 100%.
- Governed manufacturing execution system waste reduction program.
- Completed vendor audits for United Kingdom region and cleared all the account receivables for 2 years.
- Coordinated fleet compliance program for client resulting into identification and elimination of non compliant vehicles.
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Retail and Manufaturing Company
03.2017 - 05.2020
- Completed tech upgrade program for retail.
- Included upgrading the PoS terminals for client in the entire Europe region.
- Onboarded distributors to client portal for a centralized tracking.
- Achieved 100% change management compliance and reduced change processing time by 50%.
- Evaluate and propose digitalization projects for long term organizational cost optimization and IT efficiency.
- Work with onshore and offshore IT delivery, support, and vendor teams to successfully deliver portfolio of work.
Regulatory Project Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
05.2015 - 03.2017
- Implemented digitalization of legacy legal records program.
- Conducted requirement gathering from general counsel team and legal consultants.
- Managed data retrieval optimization program with offshore and onshore stakeholders.
- Optimized data retrieval time by 80%.
- Reduced overall data submission process schedule by 50%
- Managed weekly and monthly reporting to clients as well as internal leadership team.
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Monetary Authority of Singapore regulatory implementation program.
- Completed MAS program by achieving 100% compliance by securing dual authentication process for the entire trading servers.
- Worked with government of Singapore to present and close the audit findings.
Associate Operations Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
04.2013 - 12.2013
- Successfully managed SLAs, Quality, IM calls, reporting, resource management, process implementation and hygiene for an engagement.
- Produced various reports to optimize incident management and process implementation.
Assistant Manager - Operations
Vodafone India Private Limited
06.2011 - 03.2013
- Assistance Manager for offshore operations team.
- Traveled to Milan,Italy for offshore transition.
- Successfully expanded offshore IT infrastructure support for european centers.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Walchand Institute of Technology
Solapur, MH 08.2001 - 2005.05
Skills
Stakeholder management
Agile methodologies
Team oversight
Client management
Project planning
Project management
Software development lifecycle
Program implementation
Business relationship management
Requirements analysis
Vendor contracts and relationships
Certification
SAFe® 5.1 certified Product Owner/Product Manager
Timeline
AWS CLF-C01 Certified Cloud Practitioner
03-2025
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Fortune 500 Company
06.2021 - 02.2022
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Retail and Manufaturing Company
03.2017 - 05.2020
Regulatory Project Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
05.2015 - 03.2017
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
01.2014 - 12.2014
Associate Operations Manager
Cognizant Client - Major Bank
04.2013 - 12.2013
Assistant Manager - Operations
Vodafone India Private Limited
06.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Walchand Institute of Technology
08.2001 - 2005.05
Program Manager
Cognizant Client - Fortune 500 Company
3 2022 - Current
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