Varad Parandekar
Strategy & Consulting
Engineer · Strategist · Builder

Varad
Parandekar

Mumbai, India
Technology Strategy · Transformation · Data & AI

Engineer by training, strategist by choice. I help organizations turn complex business and technology challenges into practical strategies, stronger operating models and measurable outcomes. Having grown up across seven cities, navigating change and ambiguity has always felt like home.

Explore My Work Connect With Me
Varad at INSEAD
Varad at Accenture
Varad at SPJIMR
Technology Strategy Agentic AI M&A Tech Due Diligence CG&S Strategy Business Intelligence Digital Transformation CxO Advisory SPJIMR · INSEAD Technology Strategy Agentic AI M&A Tech Due Diligence CG&S Strategy Business Intelligence Digital Transformation CxO Advisory SPJIMR · INSEAD
Career Timeline

The Journey
So Far

2025
Apr 2025 – Present
Accenture Strategy & Consulting · Mumbai
Analyst, Technology Strategy & Transformation
Advising global Consumer Goods & Services clients on procurement transformation, supply chain strategy and commercial analytics. Cross-border M&A Tech 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 CxO stakeholders and steering committees.
2020
Nov 2020 – May 2022
KPMG India · Pune
Analyst, Digital Consulting
Digital maturity assessments across 5 IT domains, ERP security diagnostics and KPI frameworks for financial services clients.
2016
2016 – 2020
Manipal Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Where it all started. Built the foundation in systems thinking and first-principles problem solving, an engineering lens that still shapes every client engagement today.
What I've Been Building

Selected
Work

Agentic AI
Prototype Built
O2C Release Readiness Agent
Designed and developed an Agentic AI prototype that evaluates Order-to-Cash release readiness using cross-functional data signals, identifies potential risks and generates structured go/no-go recommendations for deployment teams.
Strategy & Analytics
In Development
Revenue Growth Management Analytics Framework
Developing a pricing and Revenue Growth Management framework supported by an agentic analytics layer to help consumer-goods teams evaluate pricing, promotions and portfolio mix and make faster, evidence-based commercial decisions.
Workforce Analytics
In Development
Staffing & Resource Intelligence Tool
Designing an internal workforce analytics product that maps consultant availability, skills and engagement history to improve staffing decisions and reduce time-to-deploy across pursuit and delivery pipelines.
Varad at INSEAD campus
INSEAD · Fontainebleau
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 use cases. Responsible AI frameworks and intelligent automation strategy for enterprise clients.
03
M&A Tech Due Diligence
Cross-border acquisition diligence, synergy identification across cost, scale and standardisation for complex technology landscapes.
04
CG&S Strategy Consulting
Strategy advisory for global Consumer Goods & Services clients, KPI-led performance management, procurement transformation and commercial analytics.
05
Data & Analytics
Structured executive reporting, KPI framework design and business intelligence, translating operational data into governance-ready insights.
06
Business Development
GTM strategy, pursuit pipeline development, thought leadership and reusable IP for strategy practices.
Qualifications

Education &
Credentials

MBA, Post Graduate Programme in Management
SPJIMR, Mumbai · 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
Certified
CFA Level I
CFA Institute · Access Scholar
In Progress · Nov 2026
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
In Progress · 2026
Varad standing in front of the SPJIMR campus sign
Varad in the Himalayas
Varad · Class of '25 Dharamshala · Himalayas
Paris from the Eiffel Tower
Paris · INSEAD Days View from the Eiffel Tower
a little about me

Beyond the
Slide Decks.

Engineer by training. Strategist by choice. Drawn to complexity, good coffee and cities with a story.

Currently obsessed over
Somewhere between self-discovery and existential dread, apparently that's called growth. Exploring what it means to just... be. (Also still finding the best filter coffee in Mumbai, priorities.)
Last adventure
Dharamshala & the Himalayas · Solo Europe Trip 2025, Paris, Fontainebleau and beyond
Lived & studied
Nagpur · Bhiwani · Vapi · Barnala · Ahmedabad · Manipal · Kolkata · Mumbai · Fontainebleau
Interests
Chess · Formula 1 · Football · Tennis · Exploring Cafes
On my wishlist
Kerala · North East India · Tokyo · Australia
Vibe
Spreadsheets by day, wanderlust by weekend. Ex-engineer who still secretly loves first principles.
Fun fact
I've lived in more cities than most people have visited. My GPS has trust issues.
Say Hello

Let's
Connect.

Whether it's strategy, analytics, AI transformation or just a good conversation, I'm always open to connecting.

Find Me

Get in
Touch.

Email vparandekar@hotmail.com → LinkedIn Varad Parandekar →
Based In Mumbai, India ·