About Dilip
I am an Executive Technology Leader and Business Strategist with over 19 years of global experience in driving end-to-end program execution and optimizing multi-million-euro portfolios. My expertise lies in delivering transformative digital and cloud solutions while fostering high-performance teams. I have a proven track record in strategic planning, P&L stewardship, and resource optimization, managing large-scale initiatives across various sectors, including insurance and enterprise IT.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led complex digital workplace transformations and cloud migration initiatives, ensuring seamless business continuity and compliance with regulatory standards. I am passionate about mentoring and developing high-performing teams, and I thrive in environments that challenge me to innovate and drive operational efficiency. My entrepreneurial mindset allows me to bridge enterprise delivery expertise with consumer-facing technology platforms, ensuring operational excellence.
Key Achievements:
- Mitigated over €50M in regulatory and operational risks through strategic data center migrations and application remediation programs.
- Optimized a global application portfolio, reducing systems by 68% while maintaining business continuity and compliance.
- Founded and scaled an Innovation team at TCS, expanding it from 2 to 12 members and delivering over 20 modern technology use cases.
- Designed and launched a Commercial Property Underwriting Application, contributing over 20% of revenue for a leading UK insurer.
- Deployed enterprise-wide virtual systems to over 13,000 employees, ensuring operational resilience during the pandemic.
English
Native or bilingual
Hindi
Fluent
Kannada
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Can work on-site
Munich (up to 50km)
Experience
- msg systems ag,Principal Management ConsultantDIGITAL AND ITJune 2018 - December 2025 (7 years and 6 months)Munich, GermanyPortfolio & Financial Leadership
- Global Governance: Managed Allianz’s Digital Workplace portfolio, owning a €30M+ annual budget and 13 distributed teams (90+ FTEs).
- P&L Accountability: Led forecasting, vendor optimization, and capacity planning to ensure on-budget delivery and predictable global program outcomes.
Global Transformation & Execution- Large-Scale Migration: Architected virtual workplace transformations for 8,000+ users (EMEA, APAC, North America) meeting regional and regulatory mandates.
- Landscape Rationalization: Consolidated the global application ecosystem from 250+ to ~80 platforms, unlocking cost efficiencies and simplifying operations.
Agile & Delivery Governance- Agile Leadership: Led a global Agile Release Train (ART), aligning 13 Scrum teams under a unified model for transparent prioritization and accountability.
- Standardized Frameworks: Instituted ITSM models and governance councils, strengthening risk controls and ensuring DORA compliance.
Intelligence, Analytics & Automation- Executive Visibility: Designed Jira/SharePoint dashboards for real-time visibility into portfolio health, financials, and KPIs for senior leadership.
- Automation: Implemented migration playbooks and automation frameworks, reducing manual overhead and accelerating global rollouts.
Risk & Crisis Leadership- Crisis Management: Directed cross-functional war rooms during migration waves, ensuring seamless cutovers with zero business disruption.
Leadership & Strategy- Talent Development: Built high-performing leadership benches, coaching Scrum Masters and Team Leads to foster accountability across 90+ professionals.
- Executive Advisory: Influenced senior stakeholders on multi-year roadmaps, securing funding and alignment for enterprise-wide digital modernization.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)Information Systems ManagerDIGITAL AND ITAugust 2006 - May 2018 (11 years and 9 months)Bengaluru, IndiaLocation : Munich, Germany ; Norwich, UK; Bangalore, IndiaPre-Sales & Solution Leadership
- RFP Success: Led solution design for major European insurers, securing multi-million-euro contracts across cloud, apps, and infrastructure.
- Strategic Bidding: Core member for a £1B multi-year outsourcing bid for a top UK insurer; architected the delivery model and solution blueprint.
Delivery & Portfolio Expansion- Revenue Growth: Scaled UK insurance managed services revenue from £0.5M to £1.5M through delivery excellence and contract renewals.
- Enterprise Delivery: Directed full-lifecycle initiatives using Agile, SAFe, and PRINCE2, consistently meeting quality and stakeholder targets.
Strategic Migration & Program Management- Cloud Transformation: Led Allianz’s data center consolidation, migrating on-prem apps to IBM private cloud while mitigating €50M+ in risk.
- Legacy Decommissioning: Orchestrated the migration of 2,000+ Lotus Notes apps at Aviva UK, ensuring business continuity via phased strategies.
- Change Leadership: Acted as a trusted advisor, managing executive stakeholders and resolving escalations for global technology adoptions.
Global Team Leadership- Scale & Mentorship: Managed cross-functional teams of 150+ professionals (UK/India), fostering high-performance in multi-vendor environments.
- Organizational Agility: Upskilled 1,500+ associates in Agile methodologies, enhancing productivity through digital tool optimization.
Product & Platform Ownership- Revenue Impact: Managed a core underwriting platform at Aviva UK contributing ~20% of portfolio revenue; progressed from Developer to PM.
- Modernization: Led enterprise-wide legacy decommissioning and cloud adoption to reduce IT complexity and drive operational efficiency.
- physiando.deCo-Founder & CTODIGITAL AND ITNovember 2021 - Today (4 years and 7 months)Munich, Germany• • Led technology & delivery strategy, managed cloud architecture, roadmap & remote teams; built a secure, scalable, GDPR-compliant platform integrating payments, CMS, and CX workflows and drove E2E product delivery.NOTABLE• • Mitigated €50M+ regulatory & operational risks through strategic data center migrations & application remediation programs.• • Optimized global application portfolio, reducing systems by 68% while maintaining business continuity and compliance.• • Founded and scaled an Innovation team at TCS for Aviva, expanding it from 2 to 12 members and delivering 20+ modern technology use cases to drive business impact.• • Designed & launched a Commercial Property Underwriting Application, contributing over 20% of revenue for a leading UK insurer.• • Modernized and decommissioned 2,000+ legacy applications, lowering technical debt and Total Cost of Ownership.• • Deployed enterprise-wide virtual systems to 13,000+ employees, ensuring remote work capability and operational resilience during the pandemic.• • Executed global IT and digital workplace initiatives like virtualization, cloud rollout & merger/demerger support, enhancing efficiency.
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Education
- Executive MBAKellogg School of Management2019Executive MBA
- Bachelor of EngineeringVisvesvaraya Technological University2006Bachelor of Engineering