Manju Devi

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Head of Digital Portfolio-Group Strategy &Transformation at Aviva

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Manju Devi is a digital strategy and transformation leader at Aviv, drawing on extensive experience from leadership roles at Barclays. With an MBA from Anna University and a background in engineering, she specializes in digital product management within the financial services industry.

Colleagues consistently describe her as a methodical and detail-oriented professional. She is praised for her deep knowledge of financial services and her ability to articulate complex solutions effectively to clients and internal teams.

She is a Certified Agile Scrum Master, reflecting her expertise in modern product development methodologies.

Personality Overview

Informal

Enthusiastic

Full Of Energy

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
Her entire career focuses on leading digital strategy and transformation, currently as the Head of Digital Portfolio at Aviv after a long tenure at Barclays.
Financial Services Tech
Has deep industry expertise from years at Barclays and EMC, with a stated interest in major institutions like Bank of America and Barclays Investment Bank.
Agile Product Management
Previously served as Head of Digital Product Management and is a Certified Agile Scrum Master, indicating a focus on iterative development and delivery.

Media Appearances

Manju has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Head of Digital Portfolio-Group Strategy &Transformation at Aviva
3-2013 - 2-2023
Head of Digital Product Management at Barclays
8-2015 - 2-2020
Vice President-Digital at Barclays
5-2013 - 7-2015
Assistant Vice President at Barclays
7-2010 - 5-2013
Consultant at EMC

Education

2003 - 2005
MBA from Anna University Chennai
1998 - 2002
BE from Bharath Engineering College,Madras University

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Insights For Selling To Manju

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Manju is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Manju

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Manju move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Manju take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Manju

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