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Basics
| Name | Martina Bharthi Priya |
| Label | Business Consultant & Entrepreneur |
| contact@martinapriya.com | |
| Url | https://www.martinapriya.com |
| Summary | 17+ years of experience, including managing large-scale transformation programs and projects for global clients, leading cross-functional teams, and optimizing performance for multinational firms. Highly adaptable with strong cultural awareness. |
Work
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2025/03 - current France
Schneider Electric SAS
Services Transformation Project Consultant (External)
As a transformation project consultant, I am responsible for deploying processes, tools, and offers related to services transformation in Austria, Switzerland, Central and Eastern European countries (Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Poland), Pacific countries (Australia and New Zealand), and the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan).
- Analysing organisational data
- Multi-level stakeholder management
- Analysing business operations
- Solving problems in deployments
- Representing country teams and upstream stakeholders
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2022/02 - 2023/11 France
Circle Strategy SAS
Business Strategy Consultant
My role as a senior strategy consultant involved advising on major transformation projects (financial and operational) for an FMCG client, contributing to client acquisition through proposal development, liaising with business schools for recruitment, and organising conferences.
- Executive presentations
- Managing project teams
- Analysing business operations
- Conducting market research
- Analysing organisational data
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2019/12 - 2022/01 France
P3 France SARL (Subsidiary of P3 Group, Germany)
Business Consultant
As a senior strategy consultant, I provided guidance on major transformation projects for clients in the automotive industry and supported P3 France's growth by taking on finance responsibilities.
- Executive presentations
- Managing project teams
- Analysing business operations
- Conducting market research
- Analysing organisational data
- Financial modelling & reporting
- Consulting sales
- Recruitment
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2009/07 - 2017/05 India / Germany
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (Subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG)
Manager, Software Development
Managed a large team on multiple software development projects based on SOA architecture, supporting intellectual property, parts engineering and design, engineering wiring harness, vehicle testing, and HR and leadership functions.
- Team management
- Software project management
- Program management
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2008/06 - 2009/01 India
Cúram Software (now part of Merative, IBM)
Software Test Engineer
Delivered essential child-support functionality in social security software, supporting testing activities.
- Software testing (manual/automation)
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2006/08 - 2008/06 India
Keane, an NTT DATA company
Software Business Analyst
Delivered essential pharmaceutical functionality in healthcare, supporting business requirements gathering and testing.
- Software requirements documentation
- Software testing (manual/automation)
- Software configuration management
- Client communication
Education
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2017/09 - 2019/06 France
HEC Paris Business School
MBA
Business Administration
Globally ranked 12th worldwide in the FT MBA rankings (2024). HEC Excellence and Rainbow Foundation scholar. Leadership activities: Industry Club, Entrepreneurship Club, and MBA Sports Tournament.
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy
- Finance
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Managerial economics
- Statistics
- Operations management
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2002/06 - 2006/06 India
Anna University
Engineering
Electrical and Electronics
Leadership activities: Tamil Literature Club, IEEE Student Chapter, Women's Club, and cultural event organisation.
- Power Electronics
- Control Systems
- Digital Signal Processing
- Microprocessors
- Electrical Machines
- Transmission and Distribution
- Electrical Measurements
- Electrical Circuits
- High Voltage Engineering
- Computer Architecture
- Object-Oriented Programming
Certificates
| Introduction to Typography | |
| California Institute of the Arts |
| Certified SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager | |
| Scaled Agile Inc |
| Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist | |
| Scaled Agile Inc |
| Project Management Professional | |
| Project Management Institute |
| Certified Scrum Master | |
| Scrum Alliance |
Languages
| English | |
| Fluent |
| French | |
| Intermediate |
| Tamil | |
| Native speaker |
| German | |
| Basic |
Interests
| Business Consulting | |
| Market research | |
| Data analysis & visualisation | |
| Presentation | |
| Business proposals | |
| Consultative selling | |
| Expert interviews | |
| Client management |
| Project Management | |
| Project planning | |
| Budgeting | |
| Risk management | |
| Change management | |
| Human resources management | |
| Reporting | |
| KPIs | |
| End-to-end software development | |
| Implementation & rollout | |
| Release management |
| Business Administration | |
| Strategy | |
| Finance | |
| Marketing | |
| Executive communication | |
| Organisational transformation | |
| Entrepreneurship |
| Technology | |
| Data analysis & visualisation | |
| Project management | |
| Software business analysis | |
| Big data | |
| Artificial intelligence | |
| Software for businesses |
| Automotive | |
| Connectivity | |
| Shared services | |
| Software for automotive operations | |
| Industry 4.0 | |
| Digital transformation | |
| Cross-cultural management |
References
| Maxime Van Steenberghe, Partner, Circle Strategy | |
| I had the pleasure of working with Martina at Circle Strategy. Martina's great client management and project involvement are real assets when working with her. I wish her all the best in her next career step! |
| Baharan Faure-Muret, International Engineering Senior Manager, Renault | |
| It is my pleasure to recommend Martina, a brilliant senior strategy consultant. I have worked closely with her over the past year on a strategic and complex transformation project. Martina showed excellent communication skills and consistently exceeded company quotas. On a personal level, she is charismatic and well-spoken, both qualities that have served her well in her role as a transformation agent... |
| Tino Müller, Managing Director, P3 France SARL | |
| Martina Bharthi Priya adapts quickly to different projects and challenges, and works both independently and as part of a team. She puts a great deal of effort into every assignment she is given and particularly enjoys strategic projects, which she has taken on with extraordinary enthusiasm. |
| Ankit Agarwal, Director - Head of Service Delivery @ Monsterlab, Germany | |
| I had the pleasure of working alongside Martina for close to eight years. She is a highly dedicated individual who follows through on every task she undertakes with all her might. She is one of the most adept individuals at managing relationships and stakeholders I have ever come across. She supplements this with an in-depth practical knowledge of managing large-scale projects proficiently. As a leader, Martina earns my highest recommendation and would add value to any activity she takes on. |
| Satish Narasimhan, Line Manager, NTT DATA | |
| Martina worked as a tester in one of the largest reverse-engineering projects I managed. She is a very talented, sincere, dedicated, and smart resource. Within a short time, she understood the features of the existing product. Her detailed analysis, product knowledge, and good communication skills made the development team turn to her for clarifications on the functionality of the product. Based on this impressive performance, I asked her to take on the Business Analyst role in the project. She did an excellent job in that role, even though she did not have prior experience in the position. She is a resource you can depend on in your team. |