Hena Raina
Roles available for:
- Fractional
- Consulting
- Contract
- Interim
- Carlsbad, California, United States
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America -
India
Southern Asia
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Languages:
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English
English
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English
Achievements
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Expertise
Strategy, Budgeting & Forecasting, Product Management, Technology Prototypes and solution design and architecture Divestitures M&A Strategic initiatives,Process Service Management Software Engineering Strategic Systems Change Control Coaching Cost Structures Development lifecycle Escalation Escalation point Growth opportunities -
Services
Demonstrated effectiveness in guiding an organization to substantially increase their ability to identify new business opportunities, increase revenue, expand margins, shutdown unprofitable segments and improve the ROI leveraging cutting edge technologies
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Employees overseen
1,000 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 50,000,000
Roles available for:
- Fractional
- Consulting
- Contract
- Interim
- Carlsbad, California, United States
-
Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America -
India
Southern Asia
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Languages:
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English
English
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English
Achievements
Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
Fractional role
- This is a Fractional role Chief Information Officer
- This is a Fractional role Chief Technology Officer
- SVP
Strengths in this role: Creative problem solving Customer-focused Critical Thinking Motivating/Coaching Ownership People Management Leadership Strategic Thinking Supporting teams Team performance Stakeholders Cross-functional
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Banking
Years of experience: 23 years
Company name: Piramal Finance
Company size: 10,000 employees
Role in this company: Led software/GenAI development, cutting IT Opex by 20, saving INR 10 Cr, elevating profitability by 25% within 8 weeks • Implemented cybersecurity measures that reduced security incidents by 30%, safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining customer trust over 8 weeks • Reduced IT Opex by 20, saving INR 10 Cr through cutting edge tools, increasing profitability by 25%
Strengths in this role: Stakeholder Alignment Creative problem solving Customer-focused Ownership People Management Problem solving skills Strategic Thinking Team performance Leadership Problem Solving Building Relationships
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Banking
Years of experience: 23 years
Company name: Valley Strong
Company size: 600 employees
Role in this company: Generated $500M revenue synergy through digital projects, providing board level recommendations, leading to increased business performance and profitability within 2 quarters •Enhanced operational efficiencies by 5X, reducing KYC and onboarding time from 120 minutes to 5 minutes, resulting in a million transaction processing increase. Directed digital transformation resulting in a 30% boost in online sales, generating $5M in additional revenue annually.
Company name: CDK Global
Company size: 6,500 employees
Role in this company: Enhanced customer support services by 600%, slashed outages by 60, and preserved USD 25 Mn, leading to improved operational efficiency and cost savings. •Identified and recommended $250M in operating expense reduction opportunities across shared services functions, resulting in improved cost efficiency and increased profitability.
Strengths in this role: Stakeholder Alignment Creative problem solving Customer-focused Ownership People Management Problem solving skills Strategic Thinking Team performance Leadership Problem Solving Building Relationships
Industry Group: Finance
Industry: Banking
Years of experience: 23 years
Company name: Citibank
Company size: 240,000 employees
Role in this company: Head of Global Technology Centre (GTC), responsible for delivering Operations and Application Delivery (Application/Platform development), Technology Infrastructure and Services across Lines of Business, globally with 3000+ Applications & 50,000 Servers managing USD 500 M in budget. Reporting to COO, Citibank, US and Citibank India Head and leading a team of 1000 FTEs.
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Board membership
Company: CDK Global
Position: Chairperson
From: 12/31/2020
To: 09/01/2021
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Success story
At Citibank, I assumed the comprehensive responsibilities of a CTO/CIO/CPO. and spearheaded a team of 650 people distributed across the US and India, modernized application and infrastructure services transitioning from the legacy technology stack to Microsoft Azure thereby boosted hosting service availability to an impressive 99.99%,improved support services by 600%, reduced outages by 60% and delivered cost saving of USD 25 M