Dinesh Chandrasekar: A Passionate Technology Leader & Strategist
Dinesh Chandrasekar
Chief Strategy Officer
Tell us about Pactera EDGE. What strategy has the company observed to maintain its position in the market?
Pactera EDGE is in existence for over 25 years. My association with the company started four years back, and ever since, I have been heading its Innovation center in India. Pactera EDGE is a Global Digital and Technology Services company. We design, build, and optimize human centric intelligent digital platform with a core focus on Data, Intelligence and User Experiences. At our organization, we are focused in combining our
capabilities in engineering, datascience, globalization, and experience design to create next generation solutions that help businesses disrupt their industry and reach new customers in the global marketplace. We work with well-known IT companies in the global world which also helps us to be at the forefront of the technology revolution. We work on the fortune 500 companies focusing on retail, CPG, logistics and Hi-Tech industries and help companies to develop products on the cloud. Our employee ecosystem consists of 3000+ engineering talent who possess a unique potential to come up with innovative solutions and help fortune 2000 companies to create a strong position for themselves in the market. From a product engineering company, Pactera EDGE is now led by Innovation and Technological Solutions.The name EDGE is an acronym where 'E' stands for 'Engineering', 'D' stands for 'Digital','G' stands for 'Globalization' and 'E'stands for'Emerging Experience'. Hence, the company’s strategy has always been focused on its global transformation which values its experiences and to create a unique trademark with not just by providing engineering services, but combining it with our strengthened practice of globalization.
As the Chief Strategy Officer, how did you apply your strong professional experience across the company’s operations during the pandemic?
I believe Chief Strategy Officer is a two-dimensional drone. The first dimension includes strategies to strengthen the operation within the company. In the last two years, I have been taking care of the employees and bringing the people-first policy within the organization. The second dimension includes better interaction with the customers. Given the pandemic, there has been a rapid need to install technologies that would help us to be in constant touch with our customers. Hence, we spent a lot of investment on ensuring that our experience with the customers is flawless and helped them to acce
At Pactera EDGE, we harness the Power of Technology to enhance business value, transformation and human experience through Data, Intelligence and Experience tailored to our customer needs
As the Chief Strategy Officer, how did you apply your strong professional experience across the company’s operations during the pandemic?
I believe Chief Strategy Officer is a two-dimensional drone. The first dimension includes strategies to strengthen the operation within the company. In the last two years, I have been taking care of the employees and bringing the people-first policy within the organization. The second dimension includes better interaction with the customers. Given the pandemic, there has been a rapid need to install technologies that would help us to be in constant touch with our customers. Hence, we spent a lot of investment on ensuring that our experience with the customers is flawless and helped them to acce
lerate in the journey of digital transformation. It has been an opportunity for us to revamp our capabilities and strengths to deliver the best services to the world.
Tell us about the incidents that bestowed you with utmost satisfaction?
Throughout my professional journey, I have been bestowed with enriching experiences of working in all continents of the globe. I have taken-on challenges that were denied by other peopleand those challenges have helped me to reach where I am today. I have helped over 200 people in this journey in realizing their potential. I have written two books and third one in the making. I have participated in many social impact activities during which I co-produced a movie named 'Mitti' which focuses on the condition of farmers. So, while I was professionally growing, I also ensured that a lot of my aspirations are nurtured in the right way.
How do you help young professionals who aspire to become strong agents of organizational growth?
In the last five years, I have mentored over 50 startups and guided many young professionals by enriching them with the ideas to run their businesses successfully. The reason behind such initiatives is that young entrepreneurs come with a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm, but they lack experience. I help them build their products & solutions and take them to the market. I actively post about my professional experiences on social media platforms which helps me to connect with many people and help them learn through my journey.
Dinesh Chandrasekar, Chief Strategy Officer, Pactera EDGE
Having a Ph.D. from Kenyatta University, Dinesh is a Strategic Technology leader who believes in implementing Human-Centric Intelligent Digital Platforms and Solutions. Currently, he leads the business strategy for Pactera EDGE as the Chief Strategy Officer.
•Hobbies:Writing Articles & Reading
•Favorite Book:'Leaders Eat Last' book by Simon Sinek
•Favorite Travel Destination:Dubai & Singapore
•Favorite Cuisine:Thai & South Indian
•Awards & Recognition:(i)'The best Technology Innovation Excellence' Award from Hitachi.
(ii)'Inspiration of the Year' Award from Hitachi Social Innovation Forum.
(iii)'IAF-Atmanirbhar Bharat' Award 2020-21.
(iv)'Leadership Excellence' Award 2021 from Global Ignite forum.
Tell us about the incidents that bestowed you with utmost satisfaction?
Throughout my professional journey, I have been bestowed with enriching experiences of working in all continents of the globe. I have taken-on challenges that were denied by other peopleand those challenges have helped me to reach where I am today. I have helped over 200 people in this journey in realizing their potential. I have written two books and third one in the making. I have participated in many social impact activities during which I co-produced a movie named 'Mitti' which focuses on the condition of farmers. So, while I was professionally growing, I also ensured that a lot of my aspirations are nurtured in the right way.
How do you help young professionals who aspire to become strong agents of organizational growth?
In the last five years, I have mentored over 50 startups and guided many young professionals by enriching them with the ideas to run their businesses successfully. The reason behind such initiatives is that young entrepreneurs come with a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm, but they lack experience. I help them build their products & solutions and take them to the market. I actively post about my professional experiences on social media platforms which helps me to connect with many people and help them learn through my journey.
Dinesh Chandrasekar, Chief Strategy Officer, Pactera EDGE
Having a Ph.D. from Kenyatta University, Dinesh is a Strategic Technology leader who believes in implementing Human-Centric Intelligent Digital Platforms and Solutions. Currently, he leads the business strategy for Pactera EDGE as the Chief Strategy Officer.
•Hobbies:Writing Articles & Reading
•Favorite Book:'Leaders Eat Last' book by Simon Sinek
•Favorite Travel Destination:Dubai & Singapore
•Favorite Cuisine:Thai & South Indian
•Awards & Recognition:(i)'The best Technology Innovation Excellence' Award from Hitachi.
(ii)'Inspiration of the Year' Award from Hitachi Social Innovation Forum.
(iii)'IAF-Atmanirbhar Bharat' Award 2020-21.
(iv)'Leadership Excellence' Award 2021 from Global Ignite forum.