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Rishi Shrivastava

Maidenhead

Summary

Strategic Business Analyst, Solution Designer, and Process Consultant with near 14 years of global telecom consulting experience, driving digital transformation for telecom leaders (BT, Virgin Media O2, Sunrise, Vodafone, etc.). Recognized problem-solver, bridging business and technology gaps with strategic solutions that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. Driving impactful BD initiatives, including industry collaborations, Gartner Magic Quadrant wins, and pre-sales successes, while mentoring teams and staying current with telecom and tech trends.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Manager - Strategic Consulting

Cognizant
London, UK
05.2024 - 08.2025

Project: BI Transformation for Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) & Nexfibre Partnership

  • Led BI strategy for XGSPON rollout across UK, integrating VMO2 data with GCP for real-time insights.
  • Designed 500+ automated BI reporting requirements, reducing manual overheads by 70%, enhancing leadership decision making.
  • Facilitated executive workshops, authored User Stories, mentored new joiners, ensuring contractual compliance, stakeholder trust in multi-team, global delivery model.


Industry Impact: Led TM Forum Catalyst, co-creating innovative solutions with 10 global telecom ecosystem companies, enhancing thought leadership.


Team Leadership: Initiated, led NaaS APIs strategy, built niche SME group, fostering innovation, capability and practice growth.

Lead Consultant

Infosys
Pune, IN & Zurich, CH
02.2019 - 04.2024

Project: Customer Onboarding & Digital Mobilization for Sunrise, Switzerland's second biggest telecom operator

  • Optimized backend processes, launched mobile app technician appointment feature, improving CSAT, reduced CpA by 15%, boosting engagement.
  • Drove digital adoption via innovative campaigns, increasing online channel usage by 25%.
  • Defined Google Analytics (GA4) tracking and BI dashboards as Web Analytics SME, enhancing customer behavior insights.


Project: 1BSS Unified Platform Advisory for Vodafone in Europe

  • Led 8-week workshops across 4 Eastern European OpCos, mapped 550+ capabilities to eTOM L3, delivered data-backed business case for unified BSS.


Project: 5G Inventory Transformation for AT&T

  • Migrated 5G inventory to ServiceNow TNI, streamlining service delivery, supporting market entry.


Project: Wholesale Broadband Product Launch for British Telecom

  • Designed E2E BPMN processes for case, incident management, launched plug-and-play broadband/telephony solution.


Pre-Sales Excellence: Led ServiceNow COE pre-sales efforts, mentored juniors to deliver results, maintained case study repositories, developed RFP content, enabled multi-million deals.


Market Impact: Spearheaded Gartner Magic Quadrant RFI responses, securing Infosys' “Leader” status for four consecutive years.

Senior Consultant

Virtusa
Pune, IN
10.2016 - 01.2019

Project: Legacy-to-Digital Transformation for BT's Cloud Compute Division

  • Architected end-to-end transformation program, delivered data model (ER, UML), cut operational delays by 50%, decommissioned legacy system.


Project: Campaign Management integration for British Telecom

  • Integrated Adobe Campaign Manager with online portals, crafting BPMN Swim Lane processes aligned with architectural standards.


BD Contribution: Supported RFP responses, collaborating on offering-building initiatives, strengthening market competitiveness.

Senior Business Analyst

Alepo Technologies
Pune, IN
06.2015 - 09.2016

Project: 4G/LTE Product Development for Emerging Markets

  • Owned product strategy for PCRF, Voucher Management, and Campaign Manager, defined MVPs, prototyped UI/functional flows in Agile sprints.


BD Contribution: Supported RFP responses, BoM preparation, Client demos, created knowledge collaterals for new-member onboarding.

Senior Associate Consultant

Infosys
Pune, IN & Ipswich, UK
05.2011 - 05.2015

Project: Customer Complaint & Compensation, UK Telco SME

  • Designed automated compensation processes, reducing manual errors by 20% via gap analysis, Customer 360 integration, customer communication, jeopardy management etc.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Symbiosis International University
09.2009 - 04.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - undefined

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
09.2005 - 04.2009

Skills

  • Core: Business Analysis, Solution Architecture, Process Optimization, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Management
  • Methodologies: Agile Scrum, BPMN, Gap Analysis, Feasibility Studies
  • Tools/Platforms: ServiceNow, Google Analytics (GA4), Figma, Confluence, Jira
  • Domains: Telecom BSS and OSS
  • Business Development: Pre-Sales Excellence, RFI/RFP Responses, Industry Collaboration, Market Positioning (Gartner MQ), Content Strategy, Presentations

Certification

  • ServiceNow Fundamentals
  • ServiceNow CMDB & Health Certified
  • SAFe Agilist Practitioner
  • ETOM Fundamentals

Professional Development

  • Continuous learning in Agile, Business Analysis, AI, Agentic-AI and other technologies via Udemy.

Timeline

Manager - Strategic Consulting

Cognizant
05.2024 - 08.2025

Lead Consultant

Infosys
02.2019 - 04.2024

Senior Consultant

Virtusa
10.2016 - 01.2019

Senior Business Analyst

Alepo Technologies
06.2015 - 09.2016

Senior Associate Consultant

Infosys
05.2011 - 05.2015

Master of Business Administration -

Symbiosis International University
09.2009 - 04.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - undefined

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
09.2005 - 04.2009
Rishi Shrivastava