indica News Bureau –
Tech giant Wipro has appointed Sanjeev Jain as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Jain succeeds Amit Choudhary, who is leaving Wipro for new opportunities, the company announced on Friday, May 17.
Wipro said in a statement that Jain will report to Srinivas Pallia, CEO and Managing Director, and will continue to be a member of Wipro’s executive committee.
“In the short time that Jain has been with Wipro, he has developed strong relationships with on-the-ground delivery teams and made a significant impact on our strategic thinking and execution prowess,” Pallia said, adding that under Jain’s leadership, the Indian IT major has built out an approach to AI training and upskilling and trained over 225,000 of people in AI principles.
“Jain has also been instrumental in devising our career development strategy for next-gen associates and significantly enhancing our utilization. As COO, he will be responsible for continuing to simplify our operating model, building a client-centric delivery organization, and driving operational excellence with a focus on execution rigor and speed, Pallia stated.
Jain joined Wipro in 2023 as the Global Head of Business Operations and has made a significant impact. Over the past year, he has been leading Wipro’s talent supply chain, including the company’s gig work platform, ‘TopGear’, as well as talent skilling, global mobility, talent acquisition, and business resilience functions.
“I would like to thank Choudhary for his leadership over the last two years and for building a strong operations foundation and structure that will be invaluable as we move forward,” said Jain.
Prior to joining Wipro, Jain held a leadership role at Kyndryl Holdings (IBM spin-off), IBM, Cognizant, and GE. He brings over 30 years of experience in leading large, diverse teams, scaling up global operations, and deploying Lean Six Sigma and design thinking principles to drive operational excellence and business transformation.
Jain’s appointment comes amid a period of leadership changes at Wipro, including the C-level departures of former CEO Thierry Delaporte and CFO Jatin Dalal.
Choudhary, the outgoing COO, will remain with the company until the end of May to ensure a smooth transition.
Jain, an alumnus of IIM-Mumbai and a certified Master Black Belt from GE will be based in Bengaluru. He expressed delight about taking on the role of the COO. “I am honored and excited to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer. I look forward to further strengthening our operational and delivery capabilities to bring more value to our clients.”
