TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION · DELIVERY LEADERSHIP

Turning complex technology transformation into measurable business outcomes.

Technology transformation and delivery leader with 18+ years of experience turning complex enterprise change into controlled, measurable outcomes — spanning cloud modernisation, portfolio governance, risk, commercial ownership and executive stakeholder leadership.

Glasgow, UKOpen to senior delivery leadership opportunities
Professional portrait of Karthik Mantrala
CURRENT FOCUS Cloud & enterprise transformation Delivery · Risk · Commercial · People

AT A GLANCE

Scale, ownership and outcomes.

18+years in technology & delivery
$5–8M+annual delivery portfolio ownership
50+people led across delivery models
90%network audit risk reduction delivered

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

I operate where technology, delivery and business accountability meet.

Trusted by senior stakeholders to bring structure to complex transformation, manage risk and escalations, improve delivery governance, and turn challenged programmes and accounts into sustainable outcomes. Experienced across AWS, Azure and OCI, PMO strategy, cybersecurity compliance, Agile delivery and commercial models.

CAREER JOURNEY

Progressive scope. Increasing accountability.

2022 — Present

Accenture · Glasgow, UK

Program & Project Management Lead — Cloud Practice

Own delivery for large-scale AWS, Azure and OCI migration and modernisation programmes; partner with pre-sales, advise MD-level leadership, shape portfolio roadmaps and resource planning, and drive delivery quality across the UK.

Cloud TransformationPortfolio LeadershipExecutive AdvisoryRisk
2021 — 2022

IVY Software Development Services (Entain UK) · Hyderabad

Program Manager

Led strategic programmes supporting market entry, responsible-gaming compliance and high-velocity Agile delivery; managed 25+ resources and vendors, backlog prioritisation and an AI product platform.

Agile / ScrumProduct DeliveryVendor Management
2016 — 2021

HCL Technologies · India

Delivery Manager

Owned a $5–8M annual delivery P&L across PPM and security services following a divestiture; led 33+ people, global delivery PMO initiatives, GCP migration support and end-to-end UAT and cutovers.

P&LGlobal DeliveryPMODivestiture
2014 — 2016

Altruista Health Services · India

Project Manager

Managed healthcare product implementations and Scrum delivery across 25–30 developers; led release management for approximately 60 live product instances and introduced formal change governance.

2006 — 2014

AristonTek · Infor · Denscoth · Vision Tech

From Scrum Master & Consultant to Software Engineer

Built a foundation across enterprise applications, healthcare, data management, business analysis, Agile delivery and software engineering in the US and India.

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Built for transformation at enterprise scale.

01

Program & Portfolio Leadership

Complex transformation, roadmap planning, governance, delivery assurance and executive reporting.

02

Commercial Ownership

P&L, revenue forecasting, pricing support, budgets, cost reporting and multiple delivery models.

03

Cloud & Modernisation

AWS, Azure and OCI transformation, migration support, SaaS environments and production cutovers.

04

Risk & Turnaround

Escalation management, delivery recovery, audit risk reduction and restoring customer confidence.

05

People & Operating Models

Onsite-offshore leadership, team building, delivery excellence and organisational change.

06

Governance & Compliance

PMO strategy plus experience with PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF and SOX environments.

SELECTED IMPACT

A few signals of how I lead.

02

Unified delivery & revenue visibility

Redesigned project risk reporting and streamlined revenue forecasting by consolidating Smartsheet, OpenAir and Salesforce tracking.

PMO · GOVERNANCE · COMMERCIAL
03

Turned around at-risk accounts

Worked through escalations and delivery constraints to restore customer confidence and protect recurring revenue within tight timelines.

CLIENT LEADERSHIP · RECOVERY

CREDENTIALS

Professional foundation.

PRINCE27th Edition
PMPProject Management Professional · PMI
CSMCertified Scrum Master · Scrum Alliance
M.S.Information Systems · Stratford University, Virginia
B.E.Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Osmania University

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