Saravanan Arivu Raj Palaniswamy in

Saravanan Arivu Raj Palaniswamy

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Head of Ciklum India at Ciklum
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Saravanan is a global technology delivery leader with over 28 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of Ciklum India. He specializes in P&L management, scaling operations, and building AI capabilities, having managed teams of over 9, 000 professionals. His education includes a Masters from BITS Pilani and strategic training at Harvard Business School.

He has led global delivery for organizations with teams as large as 9, 000+ professionals.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of Ciklum India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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AI Skill Development
He is genuinely excited about and personally promoting Ciklum's internal AI certification programs to build practical, advanced skills for his engineering teams.
Engineering Culture
Believes the best work comes from genuine team connection and that engineers learn most effectively by talking and sharing knowledge with each other at events.
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Work history

12-2023
Head of Ciklum India
Ciklum
7-2023 - 12-2023
Vice President - Delivery Head : Global Growth Markets : Retail, CG, Travel & Hospitality
Cognizant
1-2022 - 6-2023
Vice President - Delivery Head-UK & I-P & R: Manufacturing,Logistics,Energy,Utilities,Retail,CG,T&H
Cognizant
1-2021 - 12-2021
Vice President : SBU Head Delivery - Automotive , Energy and Utilities
Cognizant
6-1997 - 8-1999
Analyst Prgrammer
Ramco Systems
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Education
2021 - 2021
Reimagining Strategy with Design Thinking
Harvard Business School
1998 - 1999
Master of Science - MS
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
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