Venkatesh Manchikalapati is a seasoned professional in technical architecture and solution design, currently serving as Senior Technical Staff and Technical Architecture Manager at Capgemini since March 2022. Previously, Venkatesh worked at Allianz Technology as a Solution Architect for global rollout and support of SuccessFactors across over 20 countries. Venkatesh's experience includes significant roles at Fujitsu as Domain Architect, where responsibilities encompassed single touch payroll implementation for Australia and comprehensive payroll support for both Australia and New Zealand, along with leading an end-to-end S/4HANA conversion project. Venkatesh also held positions at KPIT as Functional Consultant and at Kellton as SAP Consultant. Venkatesh holds an M.B.A. in Human Resources Management from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and completed the Alt MBA program in 2022.