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Dipanjan Biswas

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Summary

Experienced and accomplished Cloud Solution Architect with a strong track record of guiding global enterprises through successful SAP transformations on Azure. Skilled in pre-sales to post-sales engagements, collaborate with stakeholders to optimise cloud solutions, engage C-level executives, and provide cost-effective designs. My expertise spans program management, cost optimisation, and fostering long-term client relationships.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud Solution Architect and Account Manager

Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
04.2019 - Current
  • Working as a Cloud Solution Architect for 9 strategic global accounts, serving as the Lead
  • Solution Architect for SAP and as the MS Internal Account Manager in some of those accounts
  • Leading sales discussions for SAP transformation on Microsoft Cloud, engaging with global accounts across EMEA
  • I assisted in securing a USD 120K/month deal for a duration of 3 years in the absence of a sales representative
  • Work throughout all phases, from presales to successful transformation and go-live, with customers and partners
  • Coordinating with Solution Architects, Design Owners, Account Managers, and Technical
  • Experts to craft end-to-end solutions, in many cases help educate Customer and Partners
  • Engaging C-level executives, providing SAP and Azure overviews, and reviewing technical architectures
  • Delivering cost and performance-optimized solution designs to meet business goals
  • For example, helped few customers reduce more than 20% of their operating cost while maintaining performance and scalability
  • Defining complex technology-based business solutions and providing thought leadership
  • Overcoming obstacles and orchestrating successful outcomes by involving other experts
  • For example, in one situation, I orchestrated collaboration between the customer and engineering team to enhance an automated solution
  • This effort allowed the customer to customize their design, and our internal product team subsequently launched the product globally through a beta release
  • Create high-performance, secure, scalable, maintainable, reusable, and reliable technical solution
  • Assisting with migration and implementation approaches for customers and partners
  • Cultivating long-term cloud adoption by building relationships with key decision makers
  • Create quarterly account/business strategies in collaboration with Account Executives and
  • Sales Specialists, manage accounts, follow up on these strategies, collaborate with various partners and customers to achieve them, and allocate internal work to experts based on projected scoping and requirements.

Cloud Migration Program Manager

Accenture
09.2013 - 03.2019
  • Gathering requirements, planning costs, and allocating resources for the program
  • Coordinating and orchestrating the entire program with various teams and stakeholders, while establishing acceptance criteria and deliverable components
  • Overseeing multiple projects within the program and spearheading three distinct tracks:
  • Migration, Implementation, and S/4HANA modernization
  • Managing a team of direct reports
  • Cultivating customer relationships, identifying new opportunities, and assisting customers with automation and modernization efforts
  • SAP Application Architect
  • Lead Architect for SAP workload for an enterprise customer
  • Managed one of the first SAP migration to HANA-on-M-Series (not bare metal HLI) on Azure
  • North
  • Delivered full proof execution platform for this project with end to end technical plan, technical migration approach, precise deliverables and timely tracking
  • Software Engineering Team Lead
  • I have worked as a SAP BASIS Team Lead for multiple Implementation and SAP Migration
  • Projects, leading team of 5 to 20 Technical experts.

Sr. Enterprise Resource Planning Sr. Analyst

Dell Technologies
05.2012 - 08.2013

Sap Basis Consultant

IBM
10.2008 - 04.2012

Education

B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering

West Bengal University Of Technology
12.2007

Skills

  • Strategic Planning, Trusting Relationship, Teamwork, Communication, Leadership, Coaching
  • Process, Program Management, IT Service Delivery, Cost Estimation, Cloud Adoption, Business
  • Requirement, Pre Sales Process, Customer Success, Solution Design, SAP, Microsoft Core Cloud
  • Pre-sales, Technical Sales, Customer Strategy, Business Development

Certification

Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

SAP OSDB Migration

Azure for SAP Workload


Timeline

Cloud Solution Architect and Account Manager

Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
04.2019 - Current

Cloud Migration Program Manager

Accenture
09.2013 - 03.2019

Sr. Enterprise Resource Planning Sr. Analyst

Dell Technologies
05.2012 - 08.2013

Sap Basis Consultant

IBM
10.2008 - 04.2012

B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering

West Bengal University Of Technology

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