Manish Bobdey

Dynamic IT leader with 21+ years of experience in executing full life-cycle development projects and driving rapid value creation through innovation, scaling, and integrating products, teams, and processes.
Extensive global exposure across the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Proven track record of delivering exceptional results in product development, solution architecture, product implementations, and service delivery for medium to large-scale enterprise IT projects. Instrumental in strategic planning, influencing budget and financial decisions, and promoting operational excellence by leading high-performing global project teams.

• Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to define IT roadmaps that align with strategic business objectives, ensuring the integration of commercial applications into overall IT planning.
• Served as the subject matter expert and owner for enterprise IT services, ensuring alignment with SLAs and KPIs to drive application performance, reliability, and availability.
• Established relationships with business leaders to translate objectives into actionable solutions, driving continuous improvement and alignment between business and IT.
• Drove digital transformation initiatives by adopting emerging technologies and best practices, resulting in new revenue streams and enhanced business performance.
• Managed vendor relationships, negotiated service agreements, and ensured compliance, driving cost-effective solutions for enterprise applications.
• Initiated and led the entire Disaster Recovery (DR) setup, driving the process from planning through execution, with successful DR drills (switchover and failover), ensuring alignment with ITSM best practices for business continuity.
• Spearheaded Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) exercises, and managed quarterly audits with KPMG and EY, ensuring full compliance with IT and IS regulations mandated by central banking authorities, enhancing organizational security and governance.
• Introduced best practices and IT innovations from the tech industry, adopting new technologies while leading financial planning for infrastructure, resource allocation, and upskilling initiatives to drive business growth and results.
• Led the optimization of people, processes, and policies with a focus on performance management, while driving projects and operations for high availability, resilience, and scalability.
• Provided leadership in team development, collaborated with business and functional heads for solution engagement, and implemented customer engagement platforms to enhance experience and retention.

• Design Thinking (International Business Management Institute): Developed creative problem-solving skills and user-centered design approaches.
• Developing Your Emotional Intelligence: Enhanced interpersonal skills for better team collaboration and leadership.
• Product Management: Building a Product Strategy: Mastered the essentials of product management and strategic planning.
• Generative AI Masterclass: Acquired advanced skills in generative AI applications and their potential impact on business.
• Innovation Management & Change Management (International Business Management Institute): Gained insights into fostering innovation and strategies for effectively managing organizational change.
• Digital Transformation & Overview of Cloud Computing and Blockchain Essentials (International Business Management Institute): Explored the impact of digital technologies on business strategies and operations, along with foundational knowledge of emerging technologies shaping the digital landscape.
• Corporate Governance: Explored best practices in corporate governance and compliance frameworks.
• Lean Six Sigma Foundations: Acquired skills in process improvement methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.