Sami managed close to $310 million portfolio within Cognizant’s Banking and Financial Services practice. He advises financial services clients on digital transformation at scale, post-merger integration, and value creation.
• Led $13 billion integration of a leading brokerage platform with a large wealth management firm.
• Developed post-merger application integration strategy for two large regional banks to merge after a $20+ billion merger.

Transactions (IT divestiture and integrations), operational turnaround and value creation advisory services for private equity and corporate clients. Experience includes pre-sign due-diligence, sign-to-close, and post-close support. Led more than 100 due-diligences, several sign-to-close and post-close support for private equities and corporates.

Advised senior executives on business model transformation including the following: cost transformation, improving operational efficiencies, design and implementation of global business services strategy. Managed client relationships, project delivery, program management, downstream business opportunities, and new business development.

Focused on organizational change management, target operating model design, and technology strategy and roadmap. Responsibilities included project delivery, client relationship, program management, and business development.
• Developed managed services strategy and implementation roadmap for a large financial services multi-national company.
• Chief-of-Staff to Cognizant’s CEO – IT Services

Implemented CRM solutions for its global telecom mobile clients in Sweden, Denmark, and Austria. Designed and implemented processes including new customer acquisition and management, order management and service catalog.