Arijit Sarkar

About Me Arijit Sarkar Strategy and business consulting leader with a pragmatic digital first thinking. Deep expertise in shaping, co-creating and deploying enterprise-wide transformation harnessing the wider ecosystem to deliver business value and outcomes across geographies. Leading a large advisory team across on-site and offshore with deep domain and technical expertise across geographies for the Insurance vertical. Helping CIO and COO organisations transform their business models to achieve full potential Profile Summary Education IIM Ahmedabad Executive Programme- I.H.M.C.T.A.N. Hospitality Management / West Bengal Instrumental in orchestrating enterprise-wide transformations globally across P&C Commercial and Life and Annuities for Carriers, Brokers and MGAs. Hardening market conditions, talent depletion and legacy IT-business models are some of the key challenges that Insurance industry faces today. Sitting at the intersection of Technology and Business, I help clients: • - • • Bachelor of Science Kolkata University/ West Bengal • 1991 -1994 Contact Information • Detailed below are select engagements that I have led to deliver ecosystem wide transformation for the clients: • - - https://in.linkedin.com/in/ arisarkar • • • • Gurgaon, India Collaborate with business and IT leaders to establish the strategic vision and enterprise-wide thinking Establish the framework for ecosystem transformation Reimagine and transform business models leveraging best of the breed solutions; AI/ML, Analytics and more coupled with industry practices Build synergies that reduce legacy tech debt and enhance outcomes Scale businesses, resourcing fluidity and flexibility to drive business growth For a global US Carrier, eliminated data-feed challenges in MGA driven ecosystem. Reduced exposures upward of USD 30M Global Re/insurer: Designed a disruptive marketplace visualisation solution; Agency insights, to drive growth in small and middle markets For a top 3 European Re/insurer: Design thinking led underwriting experience simplification AND AI/ML Ops deployment, reducing costs by over 50% and improved speed to quote and bind For a NA based large L&A carrier: Established AI/ML driven cognitive solutions in underwriting to enhance speed to illustration/quote and drive down failure-demand by over 50% For a global Lloyd’s syndicate with a large European Coverholder based business established the best-fit solution stack for the Delegated, RI & Program Business to drive efficiencies >30% and significant exposure reduction I am exploring opportunities where I can contribute significantly leveraging my expertise-skills and experience to deliver ecosystem-wide value for clients. Work Experience Domain Expertise - P&C Commercial | Specialty - Sr. Director Insurance Cognizant Technology Solutions/Gurgaon, Business consulting Consulting leader for Insurance across U.K. Europe, U.S.A. and APAC 2021 Onwards Strengthened advisory capability and improved revenues by Insurance | Re-insurance over USD 20M annually Life and Annuities Insurance UK- Leading a 30-member team of professionals to drive disruptive Europe | U.S. Retirement Business technology led transformations for Insurance clients across Personal Lines | Small Markets geographies Insurance - Lloyd’s and London Market - Contact Centre | Collections Conceptualised and embedded several AI/ML/ InsurTech driven solutions across Insurance client's business operations hat have reduced leakages by USD 30-40M annually and driven efficiencies >50% Vice President WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd./Gurgaon – Led a large core team Insurance Solutions of professionals in Financial Services and Insurance consulting & 2010 - 2020 solutions. Delivered over USD50M revenues through transformation led outsourcing (managed service model) annually Transformed over 20 Insurance carriers, Banks and broker Skills ecosystem to deliver significant expense and loss ratio reduction // PROFESSIONAL - Strategy and Business consulting Assistant Vice President - IT-Business strategy roadmap Operations - Enterprise Automation and Digital Home Retention Division solutions enablement 2008 - 2010 - Tech estate and Business ecosystem simplification - InsurTech and AI Engines Pre-charge off benchmarking Collections Risk- Ops Leader // INTER-PERSONAL Bank of America/Hyderabad – Mortgage operations leader. Helped over 100 thousand homeowners in retaining their homes through hardship programmes during sub-prime crisis Dell Financial Services/Noida – Led multi-partner risk- operations. Developed and deployed tailor-made strategies reducing cost of outsourcing by over 20% and delinquencies by >5% annually across 60-150 DPD business - - Thought Leadership & Innovation - Co-creation and Collaboration Supplier Performance Intuit/Gurgaon – Business leader, designed and deployed an - Empathy & Communication Powerful story-telling Management Lead Omni-channel solution. 30% capacity creation across three - - suppliers (2000 contact center resources) and NPS improvement from +10 to +45 Transformation First Source/ Mumbai- Conceptualised and deployed intelligent Consultant automation projects across U.K. Banks resulting in 40% efficiencies - Genpact (GECIS)/Gurgaon – Enhanced Collection Efficiencies Black Belt Recognition/s by over USD 20M annually in a complex agency driven B2B - environment Insurance Innovation Leader - Cognizant /2022 CEO Habits Award- WNS /2019 & 20 Business Leader of the year Outperformance- WNS /2019 & 20 Contact Information Mail ID:-| Contact number: - | Skype: arisarkar1975 https://in.linkedin.com/in/arisarkar