Asha Subbaiah
(Microsoft Partner Readiness Operations Project Manager (APAC)
Microsoft GPS
Bangalore, Karnataka Email me on Indeed: indeed.comn/r/Asha-subbaiah/f7489ca1bec4570b
WORK EXPERIENCE
(Microsoft Partner Readiness Operations Project Manager (APAC)
Microsoft GPS
August 2014 to Present
Worked closely with the APAC PB&[ teams / responsible for coordinating and tracking
impact, effectiveness and progress of our readiness activities with focus on driving efficiencies in
various programs in Channel Readiness and Sure step and partner closely with Channel Readiness
Manager and (PCMM SMB) from APAC SMS&P
Responsibilities
1. Tracking progress of Readiness Programs and clearly communicate the impact.
2. Consolidate Outcomes and articulate the Partner attendance and Feedback.
3. Track Partner Recruitment through the Sure step program; and work closely with the Tele-
engine
4. to ensure its alignment to Sure Step framework
5. Interface between GPS (India, China, Korea) and APAC PB&D teams for events delivered
by GPS
Microsoft India
Compete Recruiter in the recently concluded pilot to recruit Google Partners across APAC.
Senior operations coordinator
IBM RESEARCH Bangalore, Karnataka
June 2008 to 2013
Responsibilities:
Support for the India Technical Leaders Group (ITLG), the highest technical group in IBM India,
including preparing agenda, collecting presentation materials and maintaining ITLG team room
etc.
Event management. I have supported the organization of International Conferences and
Workshops, including logistics, registration, awards, and general coordination.
Travel managements. The director travels on a monthly basis to all parts of world, in all six
continents. I'm intimately familiar with managing complex travel itineraries to any part of the
world.
Setting up high-level conferences, workshops and management meetings, and special events.
Handling visitors from around the world, and other high-level meetings.
Calendar management. The director's schedule includes constant and daily interactions with
the top-most leaders of IBM, IBM's customers, Industry organizations, Academia, Government,
and Media from around the world.
Material preparation, distribution, and archiving. I collect reading materials that are essential
for
any meeting with external or IBM internal meetings. I also maintain many presentation materials,
as well as archive and distribute documents.
Achievements
Joined the IRL-Bangalore team, and I was responsible for the overall operations support team
at IRL-Bangalore.
Supervised the other support team members.
Responsible for coordinating the creation of the new premises for the RL-Bangalore team. The
new premises in EGL is a 5000-square foot facility housing the research team, with conference
rooms and a library / lab.
Responsible for space management including seat allocation and room allocation.
Asset management
Event Management including IRL club and visitors.
Responsible focal point for all interactions on location with GVI, AV, WBS, RESO, Procurement,
Security, IS, ITS, STP/Customs/Logistics, BCP team, line management Business controls/ER0/BCP
support at Bangalore
EDUCATION
Bachelor's in Commerce
NMKRV College, Bangalore University - Bangalore, Karnataka