Haresh Ambaliya

Executive Summary

Unlocking Growth Through Strategic Leadership and Digital Transformation

I build governance-grade digital transformation—where technology investments translate into measurable business outcomes, not just "IT activity." With 20+ years in telecom and technology, I operate at the intersection of business, product engineering, and large-scale execution—spanning AI/ML-led automation, network analytics, IoT/5G, customer experience systems, and enterprise transformation programs.

The Digital Co-Pilot Philosophy: "Senior Leadership must be digital co-pilots, not just governance guardians. Leaders need the ability to ask the right strategic technology questions—ROI timelines, integration risk, cybersecurity exposure, and whether tech creates defensible advantage or merely digitizes inefficiency. I bring a practitioner's lens that converts complex technology choices into board-level, decision-ready clarity."

Core Competencies

AI & Machine Learning

Unsupervised Learning, Deep Neural Networks (DNN), Artificial Neural Networks

Telecom & Next-Gen Tech

IoT Foundations, 5G Technology Strategy, Network Analytics

Strategic Leadership

Agile Strategist, Process Optimization, Cross-functional Team Alignment

Multilingual Communication

English (Full Professional), Hindi (Native), Gujarati (Native)

Scale & Impact

Million+ Users Impacted at Scale

Million+ App Downloads Built

Patents Filed in AI, Automation & Digital Transformation

Market Share Growth Achieved

Professional Journey

October 2015 - Present

Jio Platforms Limited (JPL)

General Manager - Automation, Data Science & Machine Learning

Built and led the industry's first unified network automation platform integrating multi-domain data.
Led zero-touch automation across product engineering, NOC processes, and customer experience.
Managed cross-functional product delivery teams across analytics, ML, UI/UX, and workflow design.
Delivered digital products including a Speed Test application with 10M+ downloads.

September 2013 - October 2015

Vodafone India

Lead - Access Products & Technology Planning

Led network planning, budgeting, and CAPEX/OPEX based on P&L alignment.
Conducted detailed RFP/RFI evaluations; governed vendor selection with strict value-for-money discipline.
Supported deployment strategy for emerging capabilities (LTE/VoLTE/Wi-Fi).

June 2008 - September 2013

Huawei

Pre-Sales Product Manager

Achieved 30%+ market share in the RAN domain through competitive pre-sales execution.
Led end-to-end pre-sales cycles and C-level technical discussions for LTE/HSPA/WCDMA/GSM.

September 2006 - May 2008

Idea Cellular Ltd

Asst. Manager

Planned and deployed RF/transmission for the first USOF network for rural areas.
Rolled out 2,453 sites in a year, expanding coverage footprint by ~100%.

January 2005 - August 2006

GTL Limited

Network Planning Engineer

Executed end-to-end RAN network for a dense forest GSM deployment in Konkan.

Innovations & Products

Unified Network Automation Platform

Designed and integrated a multi-domain data system (network, business, marketing, IoT, customer) to streamline operations and enable zero-touch execution across critical network lifecycle processes at massive scale.

Consumer Digital Products & Analytics

Spearheaded the development of a custom Speed Test application achieving 10M+ downloads, alongside scalable analytics interfaces that significantly enhanced customer care decision-making speed.

Patents & Intellectual Property

System and method for nominal validation in network planning
System and method for radio network planning and deployment
System and method for enabling speed test of internet connection using mobile application
System and method for analyzing network performance based on Cell ID
System and method for creating dynamic thematic layers for network analysis

Education & Continuous Learning

2024

PG Program in Artificial Intelligence for Leaders

The University of Texas at Austin

2014 - 2016

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

2008 - 2011

MBA, International Business Management

Symbiosis

2001 - 2005

BE, Electronics and Communication

Gujarat University

Ready to Drive Digital Transformation?

Bringing a practitioner's lens that converts complex technology choices into board-level, decision-ready clarity—while keeping fiscal discipline and execution excellence strictly intact.

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