Kumar D. Panday

• Led the development of ADP’s HCM product integration strategy, aligning business goals with seamless technology solutions across multiple platforms/ SORs
• Collaborated with senior leadership from diverse business units to define strategic integration priorities and translate them into actionable plans
• Spearheaded the integration of HR technologies into ADP’s ecosystem, optimizing operational efficiency and scalability for global clients
• Managed cross-functional teams and workshops, ensuring alignment and successful execution of integration initiatives while addressing internal and client facing pain points and challenges
• Monitored KPIs and tracked integration progress, ensuring timely delivery, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation throughout the process improvement initiatives

• Led collaborative efforts to revolutionize go-to-market strategies for major clients Truist Bank, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce, amplifying sales opportunities and driving significant revenue growth.
• Led multiple industry day events with Hyperscalers (AWS, Google, Azure) and Deloitte leadership. This created a dynamic engagement platform that solidified strategic partnerships and market influence in the Telco, Media & Entertainment sub-sectors.
• Co-led a multi-million dollar engagement at Truist Bank, conducting comprehensive assessments of their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) capabilities, support mechanisms, and governance model
• Co-led the assessment of broadcast capabilities for the Warner Media and Discovery merger, ensuring seamless integration and optimizing operational efficiency for day-one readiness post-merger.
• Implemented broadcast technology synergy initiatives, achieving substantial cost savings of over $18M for Univision and Televisa, with revenue exceeding $1B.
• Realized $11M in capital savings through effective co-management of organizational transformation initiatives.
• Identified and executed 19 cost reduction opportunities, helping clients achieve FY22 cost-saving targets of approximately $24M.
• Orchestrated the streamlined acquisition of National TeleConsultants, managing a $40M transaction through strategic resource profiling and rigorous business case analysis.
• Led the Contribution work-stream pillar (Ingest+Distribution) for FOX News Media as part of a multi-year project valued at over $400M, contributing to the successful execution of strategic media initiatives.

• Led the launch of the OneApp application consolidation and Peacock D2C platform, significantly enhancing NBCUniversal's digital media offerings.
• Supervised a diverse team of over 20 senior consulting and off-shore resources, efficiently managing multiple mid to large-scale projects to ensure timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Co-directed the successful migration of linear capabilities from Google's Media Content Platform (MCP) to AWS-EMT, Harmonic, Comcast LRM, and other next-gen media products, improving operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams across Ads platform integration, brands, support, and major media vendors to optimize content distribution and on-air support.
• Enhanced integration processes by working closely with media product specialists, streamlining video on demand (VOD) and linear content streaming.
• Conducted quarterly roadmap planning for multiple brands and platforms, including iOS, Android, Desktop, and Roku, ensuring efficient project execution and identifying team dependencies.

• Mentored and managed a diverse team of 30 personnel across five specialized teams, including Mobile Architecture, Cloud Computing, UI, and Java, effectively coordinating efforts across 4 time zones to enhance project outcomes.
• Managed several mid to large-scale projects for Disney's parks and resorts portfolio, ensuring the successful delivery of key initiatives with unique functionalities and approaches, enhancing operational efficiency.
• Recognized for excellence in business consulting, resource management, business development, and client management, significantly contributing to the growth of the TM&E consulting account at Disney Parks and Resorts.
• Facilitated a multi-million-dollar technology redesign project, guiding 60+ application teams in adopting reference architecture best practices, resulting in improved system integration and performance.

• Led discovery sessions to shape the strategic vision, business requirements, value proposition, and technology strategy for a new digital transformation initiative, aligning with organizational goals.

• Facilitated requirements-gathering processes and validation sessions across corporate events, society events, content management, and other areas, collaborating closely with business stakeholders.

• Developed and presented a high-level roadmap for implementing a vendor system, highlighting key milestones and deliverables.

• Led a high-performing team of 8 onsite and 42 offshore members, overseeing tasks and ensuring successful project delivery.

• Defined functionality for the next-gen Master Data Management system, covering guest data, assets, and products for WDPR technology group.

• Captured requirements and provided guidance for configuring the IDD UI tool, optimizing guest, product, and asset data management for efficient and user-friendly processes.

• Led a team of three business analysts in global eCommerce initiatives, successfully overhauling Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' website to create a seamless mobile, tablet, and desktop interface across all 17 hotel brands.
• Governed creating and implementing the next-gen contact center application, Universal Voice Technology, significantly elevating customer service efficiency.
• Spearheaded multiple central reservation systems enhancements and PMS projects, ensuring on-time delivery and high customer satisfaction.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to streamline project execution, resulting in a 20% improvement in project completion times.
• Led multiple Franchise Data operations, the launch of a new hotel entity, and enhancements across the Property Management System (PMS) and direct connectivity with OTAs.

• Led the end-to-end development of a consolidated web application for one of the largest healthcare providers in WA, AK, and OR, from inception to go-live.

• Reviewed and optimized test strategies, contributing to the successful implementation of the web application.

• Trained and mentored 350+ student interns in hospitality management programs, imparting comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in Opera PMS.

Hospitality leadership Management

Corporate Finance