Aditya Suresh
Strategy and Transformation Consultant
Salary / Daily rate
Cergy, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Strategic transformation consultant & COO with 6+ years driving business innovation across finance, energy, and startups. Secured $80K funding, generated $10K+ revenue in 3 months, and managed €1M+ projects at AXA and Indian Oil. Specialized in business model pivots, operational frameworks, and data-driven solutions for scalable growth.
Work experience
Cofounder, COO
InvlyftFreelance
Oct 2023 - May 2025
1 year 8 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
• Business Model Innovation: Pivoted an online trading education platform to a novel prop firm model, achieving product-market fit through user research and rapid iteration. • Partnership Development: Negotiated and managed strategic partnerships to expand brand presence and enhance service offerings. • Designed and implemented scalable operational frameworks, ensuring smooth transition from trading education to proprietary firm model. • Fundraising: Secured $80,000 in funding by creating compelling pitch decks and presenting to investors. • Go to Market strategy: Introduced a unique "PAY AS YOU WISH" pricing model, driving adoption in a competitive market. • Revenue Generation:Executed a strategic marketing plan leveraging organic initiatives, partnerships, and paid campaigns, generating $10,000+ revenue within 3 months.
Finance Transformation - Business Analyst
AXA Group Operations
Oct 2021 - Oct 2023
2 years 1 month
Paris, France
Financial Directorate of AXA GO manages expenses to the tune of 1.2 billion euros on behalf of GO (representing a total of around 4,000 employees). As an apprentice at Finance Transformation team at AXA GO I have worked with different process owners for the harmonization,simplification and modernization of tools towards acheiving a lean organization. •Spearheaded GDPR compliance initiatives, coordinating with 14 entities to streamline data deletion from the ERP •Designed and implemented a query cleansing dashboard, enhancing the efficiency of the query database by 30% •Devised a dashboard to limit the purchase requester population thereby streamlining the P2P process increasing efficiency •Introduced the New Joiner Journey program, crafting engaging training modules for new team members •Orchestrated the yearly recertification of ERP access rights for over 120 external consultants •Led a comprehensive cross-departmental initiative involving N-1 to CFO to develop and circulate the monthly Finance newsletter, facilitating alignment on financial updates and insights for 700+ employees and stakeholders. •Led the monthly communication to the GO Finance community, championing the dissemination of transformative initiatives and vital updates to 14 entities globally, enhancing cross-functional alignment and communication
Indian Oil Corp Limited
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
2 years
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Senior Engineering Officer
May 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 3 months
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
The Engineering department of Coimbatore Divisional Office handles the construction of new fuel retail outlets and maintains the exististing ones across 5 districts in Tamil Nadu. •Coordinated the management of 50 vendors for CAPEX endeavors, facilitating purchase order placement and invoicing totaling €1 million; optimized vendor performance, achieving a 15% increase in project efficiency •Orchestrated end-to-end planning and implementation of OPEX projects across 4 sales territories, overseeing 190 retail outlets; executed initiatives worth €0.3 million, streamlining operations and enhancing profitability •Executed the full life cycle of planning, estimation, bill of quantities and construction of new retail fuel outlets across 2 districts through CAPEX contractors and also tenders of total worth € 0.3 million •Designed and received NOC and approval from state authorities after analyzing the feasibility and return on capital investment for 52 new retail outlets under the State Retail Market Plan 19-20 •Championed the rollout of 44 innovative CNG facilities in existing fuel retail outlets, a transformative project in Tamil Nadu; after analyzing 137 sites •Pioneered 7 trucks for mobile dispenser project which brings fuel to non-motorable places by negotiating with 7 different stakeholders
Operations Officer
Aug 2018 - May 2019
10 months
Indane Coimbatore Bottling Plant
Indane Bottling Plant Coimbatore supplies filled LPG cylinders for domestic and commercial purposes across Tamil Nadu. •Orchestrated operations for 90+ distributors across 5 districts, ensuring daily dispatch of 120+ consignments to meet LPG demand; optimized delivery routes, leading to a 15% increase in on-time deliveries •Led a team of over 100 employees ensuring uninterrupted production of filled LPG cylinders in a plant of 1800 MT capacity achieving a record number of 134 consignments dispatched •Spearheaded the deployment of an advanced dashboard tool to oversee monthly round trip distances for 70 LPG distributors leading to an equitable distribution of workload and a 25% reduction in fuel consumption costs. •Coordinated with senior management for effective inventory accounting and demand planning to maintain 7 day rolling inventory
Marketing Coordinator
Shaastra, IIT Madras
Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
10 months
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Initiated Sampark (mini Shaastra) in Cochin, Kerala with over 2000 participants. • Headed an 8-member team which enhanced PR and publicity thereby increasing the participation from Kerala by ~ 23% • Negotiated publicity deals with Club FM Radio and Malayala Manorama (market share>60%). • Organized Shaastra Spark Quiz for school students in 2 cities in Kerala with over 400 students and increased participation by 20% compared to previous year.
Education
ESSEC Business School
Masters in Management
2020 - 2023
3 years 10 months
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Bachelor's degree
2014 - 2018
5 years