Varad Parandekar
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Strategy & Management Consulting

Varad
Parandekar

Strategy & Consulting  ·  Mumbai, India

Engineer turned strategist — delivering technology and business strategy across Financial Services, Consumer Goods, and Insurance. From digital strategy and M&A due diligence to KPI-led reporting, procurement transformation and Agentic AI operating models — I connect analytical rigour with C-suite decision-making.

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Varad Parandekar at INSEAD
Currently at
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Technology Strategy & Advisory · Mumbai, India
Technology Strategy Agentic AI M&A Due Diligence CG&S Strategy Digital Transformation Business Intelligence IT Operating Models CxO Advisory SPJIMR · INSEAD Technology Strategy Agentic AI M&A Due Diligence CG&S Strategy Digital Transformation Business Intelligence IT Operating Models CxO Advisory SPJIMR · INSEAD
I connect analytical rigour with strategic clarity — turning complex data and technology into decisions that matter at the top.
Selected Work

Consumer Goods
Analytics & Strategy

Procurement Strategy
Procurement Intelligence & Spend Visibility
Shaped the analytics strategy for a global procurement transformation — translating multi-billion euro supplier spend into executive decision-making tools spanning cost optimisation, contract performance, and supply base risk.
Supply Chain Analytics
Volume Analytics & Contract Utilisation
Designed a supply chain analytics layer covering purchase volume trends, contract utilisation, and price benchmarking — enabling sourcing leadership to quantify value leakage and prioritise renegotiation across a global supplier base.
Consumer Intelligence
Consumer Experience & Quality Analytics
Architected a consumer intelligence platform consolidating quality signals and service performance across multiple markets — giving leadership a single view of experience trends to drive continuous improvement at scale.
Career Timeline

The Journey
So Far

2025
Apr 2025 – Present
Accenture Strategy & Consulting · Mumbai
Analyst, Technology Strategy & Advisory
At the frontier of technology and business strategy — advising global Consumer Goods & Services clients on procurement transformation, supply chain strategy, and commercial analytics. Cross-border M&A IT due diligence and Agentic AI operating model design for CxO stakeholders.
2023
2023 – 2025
SPJIMR, Mumbai · INSEAD, Fontainebleau
MBA — Post Graduate Programme in Management
Sharpened the strategic lens at one of India's premier business schools, with an international immersion at INSEAD, France. Built the vocabulary and global perspective to operate at C-suite level.
2022
May 2022 – Jan 2024
Ernst & Young LLP India · Mumbai
Consultant, Business Consulting
Led a team of five across geographies, drove measurable efficiency gains for India's largest telecom clients and worked directly with steering committees and CxO stakeholders.
2020
Nov 2020 – May 2022
KPMG India · Pune
Analyst, Digital Consulting
First real taste of enterprise transformation — digital maturity assessments across 5 IT domains, ERP security diagnostics and KPI frameworks for financial services clients. Learned what transformation looks like on the ground.
2016
2016 – 2020
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Bachelor of Technology — Mechanical Engineering
Where it all started. Built the foundation in systems thinking, first-principles problem solving and understanding how complex things work under the hood. That engineering lens still shapes every client engagement today.
What I Do

Core
Expertise

01
Technology Strategy
IT Operating Models, architecture strategy and enterprise transformation roadmaps aligned to business growth and CxO priorities.
02
Agentic AI & Digital
L1/L2 operating models for Agentic AI and digital twin use cases. Responsible AI frameworks and intelligent automation strategy.
03
M&A IT Due Diligence
Cross-border acquisition diligence, synergy identification across cost, scale and standardisation for complex IT landscapes.
04
CG&S Strategy Consulting
Strategy advisory for global Consumer Goods & Services clients — KPI-led performance management, procurement transformation, and commercial analytics aligned to leadership decision-making and business priorities.
05
Data & Analytics
Structured executive reporting, KPI framework design and business intelligence — translating complex operational data into governance-ready insights that track strategic, operational and functional performance.
06
Business Development
GTM dashboards, pursuit pipeline development, thought leadership and reusable IP repositories for strategy practices.
Qualifications

Education &
Certifications

MBA — Post Graduate Programme in Management
SPJIMR, Mumbai  ·  with International Immersion at INSEAD, Fontainebleau
2023 – 2025
Bachelor of Technology — Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
2016 – 2020
PSPO II — Professional Scrum Product Owner
Scrum.org via Accenture
Certified
Agentic AI Practitioner
Accenture Internal Certification
Certified
CFA Level 1
CFA Institute
In Progress · Nov 2025
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
In Progress · Apr 2026
Currently

Thinking
About

Reading
How financial fluency will define the next generation of technology strategists
Exploring
Where Agentic AI operating models break down — and how to design for failure
Building Towards
The intersection of M&A advisory, AI transformation, and responsible tech governance
Location

Based in
Mumbai.

Open to conversations around technology strategy, AI transformation and what comes next in consulting.

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Let's
Connect.

Email vparandekar@hotmail.com LinkedIn Varad Parandekar Location Mumbai, India