Himanshu Tantia

Divergent Thinking, Convergent Actions & Influential Communication - As a senior technology leader, I have brought highly innovative products to market, built product and innovation teams, globally – USA, Korea, India, Australia. I have worked on, led and delivered several digital & innovative solutions spanning across Banking/Finance, Manufacturing, Construction, TMT, Internet, eCommerce, Electronics, Retail industries in several organizations of varied scale (start-up to a large corporate) with focus on culture. Successful track record of uniquely connecting new ideas and concepts, which may not be obvious and may seem dissimilar, in meaningful ways to uncover new opportunities or potentials and execute them to create tangible solutions while being able to communicate these to a broad team (both above and below) incoherent, compelling and influential manner. I am interested in growing my career in innovation, technology and software engineering space, by creating greater impact and developing the teams around me for driving business value through delivering transformational solutions by the adoption of innovation and technology. CAPABILITIES • Ability to engage with and influence stakeholders at Sr. Director, Partner, C – Suite, VP/SVP levels • Driving engagements with end-users and cross-functional teams across the globe and various time zones • An entrepreneur and the ability to look for opportunities to innovate & grow SKILLS • Strong software engineering, design and architectural skills, with a solid foundation in algorithms, data structures and design patterns with extensive hands-on experience • Experience with, and advanced knowledge of Innovation frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, Service Design, Rapid Prototyping, Agile, Lean Start-up etc.) • Sr. Leader with a high degree of resiliency and continuous improvement mindset using 360-degree feedback • People developer, leader and mentor with strong ownership, accountability & change skills • Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and critical thinking • Knowledge in Modern Tech & IoT platforms like Chatbots, DevOps, smartwatches, AR/VR, home automation etc. • Strong interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to negotiate and influence