Jay Venkateswaran
Driving change at the intersection of AI-led transformation, industry domain and analytics
WNS•New York, New York, United States
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Deeply embedded in growth company management, sales and operations for over 30 years, specializing in strategy and growth. While engaged in seven critical leadership roles, has been a key player in WNS’ (Part of Capgemini) aggressive expansion from a $25M VC-backed organization to the $900M+ public company it is today. Led the program for the highly successful IPO, groundbreaking for the Business Process Management industry – the first of its kind (NYSE: WNS). Successfully initiated and closed multiple M&A deals driving aggressive company growth. Managed P&Ls ranging from $40M to $100M while cultivating ideas, leading people and operations in multiple geographies, and contributing measurable value for high profile global organizations across the industry spectrum.
Career Timeline
- WNSCurrentApr 2004–Present· 22 yrs 7 mos
- Chief Growth OfficerCurrentAug 2025–Present
- Business Unit Head - Banking & Financial ServicesJun 2018–Jul 2025
- Business Unit Head - Tech and Professional Services2018–Jun 2023
- Head of Sales - Horizontal ServicesMay 2016–Dec 2017
- Business Unit Head - CPG, Retail & ManufacturingJun 2011–May 2016
- Sr. VP - Business DevelopmentApr 2008–Jul 2011
- Vice President, Corporate DevelopmentApr 2005–Jul 2008
- Vice President, Program ManagementApr 2004–Apr 2005
- 1998–Apr 2004· 6 yrs 3 mos
- Manager, Information Technology1998–Apr 2004
Education
MBA
International Business
Coventry University
B.Com
Business & Accounting
University of Madras