Varun Bhatia
Partner @ KPMG | Consulting Leader for Energy and Resources | Head of Managed Services
AI Enabled Transformation | GBS | Digital Transformation
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → KPMG Lower Gulf
TitleAssociate Partner - Digital Transformations / Digital Service Ops & Automation Lead for APAC → Partner @ KPMG | Consulting Leader for Energy and Resources | Head of Managed Services | AI Leader
LocationKuala Lumpur → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Malaysia → United Arab Emirates
Native languageHindi, English
Years in UAE5.7
Total experience25.4 years
KPMG Lower Gulf headcount1,001-5,000 employees
KPMG Lower Gulf industryAccounting
KPMG Lower Gulf HQDubai
KPMG Lower Gulf founded1973
KPMG Lower Gulf typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Partner @ KPMG | Consulting Leader for Energy and Resources | Head of Managed Services | AI LeaderSep 2020 — Present
KPMG Lower Gulf· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Associate Partner - Digital Transformations / Digital Service Ops & Automation Lead for APACJun 2018 — Sep 2020
McKinsey & Company· Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia· Full-time
- Head of Operations Consulting, Intelligent Automation and Transformation ServicesJun 2015 — May 2018
Accenture· ASEAN / Philippines· Full-time
- Head of Analytics as a Service and Digital OperationsJun 2014 — Jan 2016
- Head of Operations ExcellenceJun 2011 — Aug 2014
- Assistant Vice President / Master Black Belt - Lean Six Sigma / Re-EngineeringJan 2006 — Jun 2011GGenpact, Philippines and India· Philippines / India / Europe / Americas· Full-time
- Head of Analytics & Workforce ManagementJun 2003 — Jan 2006CConcentrix (Erstwhile - IBM Daksh Business Process Services)· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
- Lead - MIS / Operations / Business Analytics / AutomationFeb 2002 — Jun 2003SSTARTEK (Erstwhile - Global Vantedge)· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
- Collections LeadMay 2001 — Feb 2002GGE Capital International Services· Gurgaon, India· Full-time
- Management TraineeSep 1999 — Mar 2000
Hyatt Regency - New Delhi· New Delhi Area, India· Internship
Education
- Manipal Academy of Higher EducationMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business Administration, Management and Operations2003 — 2004
- Barkatullah University, BhopalBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) · Business Administration, Management and OperationsJun 1997 — Apr 2000
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiProject Management · Certification in Project Management2005 — 2005
- Institute of Hotel Management3 Years Hotel Management Diploma · ManagementJun 1998 — Apr 2001
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual