Harsha Wickramasinghe

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DISC Type : CD

Product Owner- Infrastructure & Cloud Srvc | Portfolio Management | Customer | Leadership at ANZ

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Overview

Harsha Wickramasinghe is a technology delivery lead and Product Owner at ANZ, specializing in infrastructure and cloud services. He leads teams using agile frameworks to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud, achieving significant cost savings. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Monash University and is described by colleagues as enthusiastic, polite, and a quick learner.

Beyond his technical roles, Harsha has a creative side, holding a certification in "The Art of Photography". He shares content related to personal and professional motivation, entrepreneurship, and the importance of company culture for successful digital transformation, showing an interest in broader business and development themes.

He successfully led vendor negotiations that resulted in cost savings of approximately $2. 0 million for an enterprise infrastructure uplift.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Rigorous & Demanding

Fast But Analytical

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Cloud Migration
His primary role involves managing application assessments and stakeholder buy-in for migrating on-premise workloads to public and private cloud environments.
Technology Cost Savings
He has a proven track record of financial success, having led vendor negotiations that resulted in cost savings of around $2. 0 million.
Agile Delivery
He is focused on building and leading high-performing teams to deliver value at pace, utilizing scaled agile principles and frameworks.

Media Appearances

Harsha has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2018
Product Owner- Infrastructure & Cloud Srvc | Portfolio Management | Customer | Leadership at ANZ
2-2017 - 9-2018
Platform Delivery Manager - Strategic Allingment | Customer | Agile | Infrastructure | Leadership at ANZ
9-2015 - 2-2017
Operations Performance Mgmt Data Analyst - Process Ownership | Metrics | Customer Insights | Trends at ANZ
11-2012 - 9-2015
Infrastructure Platform Designer | Systems Engineer - Automation| Build | Architecture | Vendor Mgmt at ANZ
6-2009 - 11-2012
Windows Build & Designer (Physical & Logical Build) - Data Center | Simplification | Capacity Mgmt at ANZ

Education

2002 - 2005
Bachelor’s Degree from Monash University
2014 - 2014
Certificate IV in Project Management from Australian College of Project Management

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Insights For Selling To Harsha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harsha is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harsha

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harsha move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Harsha take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Harsha

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