Karumuri Meher Abhijeet
Tech Strategy Consultant and IIT-IIM graduate with Master’s in Machine Learning and proven experience in global tech launches. At Accenture Japan, served as the first non-Japanese Service Lead for Nissan R&D, directing digital rollouts across 10+ countries. Adept at bridging technology and business, translating complex systems into strategies that drive C-suite alignment and smart decision-making.
Work Experience:
4.1 Years
Industry:
Consulting | Technology
Function:
Consulting & Strategy | IT & Systems Management | Product Management
Work Experience
Accenture (Global management consulting and technology services firm) | Tokyo
Consultant - S&C (Tech Strategy Advisory)
- Led a 6-member cross-functional team across 3 countries to deliver the core system architecture for flagship connected vehicle services, slated for deployment in nearly 100,000 vehicles and 50,000 chargers.
- Led technical alignment and negotiations with regional operators as Lead System Architect, securing a €4.3M Nissan energy management services deal across 10+ EU markets.
- Headed the RFI/RFP lifecycle for critical EV projects (Plug & Charge, Vehicle 2 Grid), optimized vendor selection process, achieving a 12% reduction in projected procurement costs.
- Engineered a production-ready presales design that made Accenture’s proposal commercially viable, enabling contract acquisition and accelerating project initiation time by 15%.
- Drove executive alignment by leading 15+ C-suite workshop sessions with partners (Octopus, Kraken Energy), translating technical roadmaps into business risk assessments.
Senior Analyst
- Developed system designs for the two most advanced R&D concepts in the electric vehicle (EV) domain:
- Vehicle-to-Home/Grid (V2HG) technology, enabling EVs to power homes and return excess charge to the grid thereby reducing energy costs for end user by 15-20%.
- A smart key system that allows full vehicle access via smartphone or smartwatch.
- Consistently ranked in the top 5–10% of employees (CAL distinction) for driving alignment as the primary liaison between Business-Technology divisions.
- Synchronized technical roadmaps with 10+ global development teams across Japan, USA, and Europe. Accelerated the High-Level Design (HLD) release timeline by 25% through the implementation of standardized API protocols.
Analyst
- Coordinated global alignment meetings for the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance and harmonized technical standards across three global OEMs to ensure platform interoperability and strategy.
- Drafted 200+ comprehensive User Journeys and Use Cases, reducing post-launch feature rework by 40% through rigorous pre-development requirement analysis.
Accomplishments
- Principal Author, “Identity preserved Expressive Talking Faces with Synchrony”, 8th International Conference on Computer Vision & Image Processing (ISBN- 978-3-031-58180-9)
- First Non-Japanese Service Lead, Nissan R&D Architecture Team, Accenture Japan
- 3rd Position, Poetry Writing, Manthan (Cultural Fest), IIT-Guwahati
- Best Delegate Award, Excelsior Model United Nations, Hyderabad
Education
- MTech (Signal Processing & Machine Learning), Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
- BTech (Electronics), JNTUH, Hyderabad
Certification
- Mastering Product Management, Udemy
- Mastering Intercultural Communication, Udemy
Extra-curricular
- Language Skills: Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N5 Level)
- Creative Writing: Published 35+ Poems, Prose and Articles and performed at 30+ open mics
- Badminton Club Board: Coordinated 6 badminton tournaments in Accenture Japan, Badminton Club