Harshwardhan (Harsh) Joshi, MBA

Senior Product Management - Contract Position

• Fixed-term contract (temp) to set up the innovation roadmap for Mambu Tech Platform.
• Drove cross-functional alignment of innovation with business priorities.
• Conducted market research to identify trends and opportunities in the area.
• Led emerging product prototypes (wireframe); validated business cases.

Digital Platforms & Emerging Tech - (initially contractor; later internal FTE)

• Shaped and led the Enterprise Digital Platform roadmap, aligned with business priorities.
• Drove the Enterprise Data & AI Platform from idea to global scale of 300+ use cases.
• Led the end-to-end innovation process — scouting, piloting, scaling to global rollout.
• Provided steer to the initial protoypes/PoCs with wireframes.
• Led €5M - €7M annual innovation funnel, generating 3–5x business value on average.
• Quarterly value creation tracking with business to ensure realistic impact figures.
• Business units funded ~70% of initiatives, proving trust in outcomes and value creation.
• Partnered with Immuta (3rd party) to rollout innovative AI for data access. [more below]
• Fostered relationship with 3rd party like Microsoft, Amazon, Databricks, Immuta, etc.
• Enabled business-first adoption of emerging technologies.
• Oversaw budget allocation for innovation initiatives, ensuring value delivery.
• Strong partnership with technology partners to ensure synergy & roadmap alignment.
• Aligned stakeholders on strategy and priorities through regular update workshops.
• Built and inspired diverse, high-performing team of 5 direct & 25 indirect reports.
• Span of control over ~85 professionals across the digital platform ecosystem.
• Mentored and coached Shell colleagues outside of direct reports to help them grow.
• Provided clarity, set measurable goals and hold regular check-ins with the team.
• Fostered a culture of experimentation with calculated risk-taking and rapid learning.

AI-based Data Governance

An innovation project to unlock speed, trust & efficiency in Enterprise Data Access

• Scanned market solutions and shortlisted best-fit tools.
• Partnered across IT, tech & business to align on requirements, scoring and adoption.
• Ran PoC with early adopters, validated business case, and piloted for scale.
• Rolled out globally on the Enterprise Data Platform, embedding automation.
• Cut data access approvals from hours to seconds (90%+ faster).
• Reduced manual approvals by 80%, driving major efficiency gains.
• Enabled secure, compliant, and rapid data access for global teams.

Enterprise Data & AI Platform

A digital transformation initiative to introduce Data & AI capabilities across the organization

• Defined strategy and roadmap for Data & AI platform at enterprise scale.
• Eliminated manual data handling process, saving 5000+ hours/year for consumers.
• Enabled self-service platform capabilities for business users.
• Easy cost tracking and full control over spending to the consumers.
• Enabled 300+ Data & AI use cases across Shell; driving business value.