Senior Lead - Technology Strategy & Planning Analyst,

Senior Lead - Technology Strategy & Planning Analyst Function: Technology Reports To: Head of Technology Operations   Location: Begaluru/Pune/Chennai Level: Senior Lead (Individual Contributor) About the Role We are seeking a Senior Lead Strategy & Planning Analyst to serve as a trusted analytical partner to the Head of Technology Operations and senior technology leadership. This role sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and operations, and is responsible for bringing rigor and clarity to how we plan, forecast, and govern the spend on technology across a sprawling ecosystem of corporate systems, infrastructure, applications, and third-party vendors. This is a high-visibility role for someone who thrives on untangling complexity, building structure where none exists, and translating dense financial and operational data into crisp executive narratives.

Financial Forecasting & Planning Own the end-to-end financial forecasting process for the Technology function, including monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles, as well as multi-year strategic plans. Build and maintain integrated forecast models that capture run-the-business costs, change-the-business investments, capitalized vs. expensed spend, and headcount. Partner with Finance, FP&A, and Technology leaders to reconcile variances, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend course corrections. Capacity & Resource Planning Develop capacity planning frameworks that align technology demand (projects, products, run activities) with supply (internal headcount, contractors, vendor resources). Translate workforce and infrastructure plans into financial impact and surface trade-offs for leadership decisions. Build scenario models to stress-test capacity assumptions against shifting business priorities. Disparate Systems & Data Integration Reconcile financial, operational, and vendor data sourced from multiple disparate corporate systems (e.g., ERP, ITSM, HRIS, procurement, CMDB, time tracking, contract management). Establish repeatable processes and data models that bring coherence to fragmented sources of truth, and partner with technology teams to drive longer-term system improvements. Define metrics, KPIs, and reporting standards that hold up across the function. Vendor & Third-Party Expenditure Analyze vendor spend across software, hardware, cloud, professional services, and managed services contracts. Identify consolidation, renegotiation, optimization, and rationalization opportunities; quantify savings and partner with Procurement and Technology Sourcing to execute. Track contractual commitments, renewals, and consumption trends to prevent over-spend and shelfware. Executive Reporting & Storytelling Build executive-ready dashboards, board materials, and narrative decks for the CIO, CFO, and other senior stakeholders. Translate complex analyses into clear recommendations with quantified impact and a defensible point of view. Anticipate the questions executives will ask and have the supporting analysis ready before they ask. Strategic Initiatives Support strategic reviews, business cases, M&A diligence, and operating model reviews as needed. Act as a thought partner to the Head of Technology Operations on cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc analyses.

Required 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, FP&A, technology business management (TBM), corporate strategy, management consulting, or a comparable analytical role within a large, complex enterprise. Demonstrated experience with financial planning, accounting fundamentals (capex vs. opex, accruals, depreciation, allocations), and budget/forecast cycles at scale. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to structure ambiguous problems, build sound financial models, and pressure-test assumptions. Track record of producing executive-quality reporting and presentations — slides, narratives, and dashboards that withstand C-suite