Sharat Chandran

Inquirer
DISC Type : dc

Manager Software Development at Oracle

Greater Bengaluru Area, India

Overview

Sharat Chandran is a DevOps and Program Leader at Oracle with over 18 years of experience in large-scale software delivery and platform engineering. A graduate of the University of Keral, he holds multiple certifications including PSPO I and OCI Architect Associate, specializing in Agile methodologies and release management.

He was awarded Employee of the Year for implementing changes that helped Oracles RGBU deliver services better, faster, and cheaper.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Upfront

Judgemental

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Agile Delivery
He holds SAFe Agilist and PSPO I certifications and has a proven track record of improving sprint completion efficiency from 30% to 80%.
DevOps & CI/CD
His entire career is focused on driving DevOps initiatives, continuous integration, and release engineering to improve software delivery pipelines.
Cloud Architecture
He recently became a certified OCI Architect Associate, demonstrating a clear focus on developing his expertise in Oracle's cloud infrastructure and services.

Media Appearances

Duke's Corner: Sharat Chander – Tis the season of thanks!. Featured in Oracle Groundbreakers (Libsyn)

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Sharat Chander – Author page on Oracle Blogs. Featured in Oracle Blogs

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Work History

5-2024
Manager Software Development at Oracle
7-2021 - 5-2024
Manager continuous delivery at Oracle
9-2016 - 7-2021
Principal Engineer at Oracle
5-2015 - 8-2016
Sr. Software Engineer at Mercator Solutions
12-2011 - 4-2015
Technical Lead (Configuration Management) at Temenos

Education

2003 - 2007
B.Tech from University of Kerala
1991 - 2003
12th from Kerala School Vikaspuri

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Exp : 18 Location : Greater Bengaluru Area, India Job Level : Middle Designation : Manager Software Development at Oracle
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Insights For Selling To Sharat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sharat is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sharat

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sharat move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Sharat take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Sharat

Personality Compatibility


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