SNEHA RAVINDAR
Sterling Heights,United States
Summary
Strategic, results-driven global leader with 10+ years of experience driving technological innovation and process optimization. Proven track record of executive-level leadership, delivering scalable solutions and managing multi-million-dollar programs across international markets.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Compensation Program Manager
AMAZON
Detroit, MI
11.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded strategic initiatives to enhance compensation systems, ensuring robust access governance and data security.
- Spearheaded implementation of AI-powered access control center to facilitate persona-based access to wage data for over 50,000 global users across 30+ critical compensation systems.
- Assisted in developing quarterly control processes to enhance access governance for over 32 compensation products. Supported the establishment of systematic attestation protocols for managing sensitive data.
- Formulated access governance roadmap featuring seven strategic initiatives to enhance access management for over 50,000 users.
- Developed three-year plan for Pay Compliance & Controllership Excellence Center to enhance financial controls across $68 billion annual global wage expenditure and 80+ pay programs.
- Directed strategic integration of newly acquired global wage administration team across 32 countries, enhancing operational resilience.
- Established service catalog and capacity planning framework to enhance operational efficiency.
Manager, Program Management
AMAZON
05.2021 - 11.2023
- Led 50+ global risk program portfolio supporting Amazon’s Transportation, Consumer & AWS businesses across 30 countries
- Delivered $6.9M operational cost savings through organizational restructuring, process optimization and automated workflow implementation
- Led global workforce management initiative, building and developing cross-functional teams of 25+ professionals across US, India, Costa Rica, Czechia, Philippines and Poland
- Negotiated and implemented strategic compliance and risk management solutions preventing $200M potential regulatory exposure and operational inefficiencies
- Managed $10M vendor portfolio including RFP processes, contract negotiations, SLA monitoring, renewals, and strategic supplier relationship management
- Established enterprise-wide governance committee aligning single threaded leaders from 8 siloed organizations towards a single threaded vision of zero federal defects (DOT/FAA) and zero touch automation.
- Demonstrated talent acquisition and development expertise through:
- Conducting 150+ behavioral and technical interviews using Amazon leadership principles
- Managing performance development, succession planning, and career progression for 30 direct/indirect reports
- Executing talent reviews, compensation planning, and promotion cycles across multiple organizational levels
Sr. Program Manager
AMAZON
09.2018 - 05.2021
- Delivered $0.5M annual savings through process automation and Salesforce implementation, reducing defects by 23% and case resolution time by 19 days
- Established offshore operations center in Bangalore, scaling to 85+ FTEs for business continuity and risk mitigation
- Directed teams to deliver PMO for 100+ strategic initiatives, implementing Agile methodologies and KPI frameworks
- Partnered with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure regulatory adherence and service excellence
Sr. Program Manager Intern
AMAZON
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Conducted market research, customer segmentation and UX studies to propose and successfully implement new product features to AWS Partner Finder tool to improve low usage and satisfaction ratings by 38% and increase product adoption amongst B2B government, education and non-profit AWS customers.
Marketing & Brand Consultant
CARLSON BRAND ENTERPRISE
Minneapolis, Minnesota
03.2017 - 05.2018
- Schwan’s Food Company – Led a team of consultants to help Schwan build brand equity for their “Edwards” pie brand. Final recommendations pitched to Schwan’s C-Suite leadership led to the launch of their first interactive physical dessert studio titled Edwards Dessert Kitchen in Downtown Minneapolis.
- RL Neoclassic Cars – Consulted for a Hong Kong based luxury car auction house to assess current strategy and provide recommendations to strengthen business model and explore feasibility of expansion into China.
- Great Clips – Developed consumer marketing strategy to help Great Clips penetrate the College, Urban and Hispanic consumer market segments.
Software Analyst
VERIZON
Chennai, India
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Generated revenue of $100 Million by designing and implementing a new payment approval system interface using JavaScript, Tiny UI, Struts, Python, Oracle DB2 and SQL as part of a credit reduction strategy for Verizon’s B2B enterprise service customers; Spotlight Award – Performance Excellence – Recognized by CIO & VP, Verizon US.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, Minnesota05.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) - undefined
ANNA UNIVERSITY
Chennai, India05.2013
Skills
Strategic Program Leadership
Global Team Management
Process Optimization & Automation
Vendor Management
Regulatory Compliance
Change Management
Digital Transformation
Cross-functional Leadership
Financial Planning & Control
Timeline
Compensation Program Manager
AMAZON
11.2023 - Current
Manager, Program Management
AMAZON
05.2021 - 11.2023
Sr. Program Manager
AMAZON
09.2018 - 05.2021
Sr. Program Manager Intern
AMAZON
05.2017 - 08.2017
Marketing & Brand Consultant
CARLSON BRAND ENTERPRISE
03.2017 - 05.2018
Software Analyst
VERIZON
10.2014 - 06.2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) - undefined
ANNA UNIVERSITY