Swati Ranganathan's Linkedin Analytics

Herding cats, breaking down barriers and status quo is what i do! I seek out inefficiencies and bring about positive change. I leverage technology to deliver high performing infrastructure / cohesive architecture of infrastructure, data, business process and applications that are optimized to run companies effectively and efficiently. I have not only called out the "Elephant in the Room" but also addressed it in an effective and timely manner. I know what’s important to the business and I take charge, align the organization, communicate, manage change and ensure that we solve the right problem. My solutions are pragmatic, scalable, cost effective, and manageable with high adoption rates that deliver business value: Scale, Productivity, Reduce Cost, Improve Profitability, Drive growth. Delivered dynamic results across different verticals (FINTECH, SAAS, ADTECH, A&D, SEMICONDUCTOR, Manufacturing). Helped Bill.com scale ~10X in revenue, ~7x in employee count. Career Highlight? What most accomplish over their career, I delivered within 6 months. As CIO, I setup a $450M carveout within 6 months with all infrastructure, business systems and a blend of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings with no disruption to the business. Started from scratch, built team and process. Managed $45M budget (project, people and technology costs). Directed teams >110. EXPERTISE Business Transformation: Drive positive change across quote to cash, procure to pay, record to report, revenue recognition, forecasting and hire to retire processes Strategic Leadership to deliver Business Value: Delivered > $45M savings to the bottom line Change Management: Led business transformations across business operations, process optimization and M&A. Successfully enabled 8 acquisitions, 1 carve out and 1 divestiture (~ $4.5 Billion) IT Transformation: Established IT as an innovation & valued partner. Turned around IT performance by >20% while reducing costs by >10% Program Management: Directed a $15+ million CapEx project to establish a $450M startup within 6 months - people, processes, infrastructure and applications (SaaS/PaaS, IaaS, E-Commerce, SAP ERP systems). Managed 50+ work streams across front office, back office and infrastructure Talent multiplier: Directed global teams resources. Setup lean teams supported by cost effective, offshore service providers Enterprise Architecture / Engineering : Defined strategy and implementation of enterprise architecture best practices