Rishi Ranjan: Leading Cloud Transformation with Vision, Scale, and Responsibility
As cloud adoption accelerates across industries, organizations increasingly look for partners who can balance innovation with reliability and scale. Leadership in this space requires not only technical depth, but also the ability to build teams, systems, and cultures that deliver consistent outcomes globally. Rishi Ranjan, General Manager and India Head of Sela Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., embodies this approach through a career shaped by experience, strategic clarity, and people-first leadership.
With over 28 years in the global IT industry, Rishi has held senior roles at organizations such as IBM, TCS, Infosys, and Capgemini. These experiences exposed him to enterprise-scale transformation programs, global delivery operations, and complex customer environments across multiple industries. His academic grounding in engineering from NIT Rourkela, combined with executive management education from the Michigan Ross School of Management, has enabled him to approach leadership with a blend of analytical thinking and business foresight.
At Sela, Rishi leads the India operations from Pune, which has emerged as a core pillar of the company’s global delivery model. Founded in Israel in 1990, Sela has grown into a leading multi-cloud consulting and managed services organization with a strong presence across Israel, India, North America, Europe, and the Middle East. As a trusted partner for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, Sela works closely with digital-native enterprises, SaaS companies, and ISVs that require speed, scalability, and innovation.
Under Rishi’s leadership, Sela India plays a critical role in delivering cloud architecture, migration and modernization, application development, data and AI engineering, DevOps and FinOps optimization, cybersecurity, and round-the-clock managed cloud services. His focus has been on building strong engineering teams that combine deep technical skills with an understanding of customer business objectives. This alignment ensures that cloud solutions are not just technically sound, but also commercially impactful.
Sela’s relevance in the market lies in its ability to simplify complexity. As organizations adopt multi-cloud and AI-driven architectures, they often face challenges around cost visibility, governance, security, and operational efficiency. Sela addresses these challenges through automation-led delivery models and proprietary platforms such as Sela CloudOps AI, which enable clients to gain real-time insights, optimize costs, and improve performance across cloud environments.
Beyond client delivery, Sela contributes meaningfully to the broader digital ecosystem. In India, the organization creates high-value employment opportunities in cloud engineering, AI, data platforms, and automation. It also enables Indian startups and ISVs to expand into global markets through cloud marketplaces, co-sell programs, and international partnerships. Rishi believes that India’s engineering talent, when combined with global exposure, can drive world-class innovation.
Rishi’s leadership style is defined by clarity, collaboration, and accountability. He believes that sustainable success comes from empowering teams, encouraging continuous learning, and fostering a culture of ownership. By ensuring that teams understand the “why” behind technology initiatives, he enables them to deliver solutions that truly matter to customers. His ability to integrate Israel’s innovation-driven mindset with India’s execution strength has created a strong, collaborative global operating model.
The journey has involved navigating rapid technological change and evolving customer expectations. Cloud ecosystems continue to evolve, and staying relevant requires constant learning and adaptability. Rishi views these challenges as opportunities to strengthen systems, refine processes, and invest in people. Key lessons from this journey include staying customer-focused, thinking long-term, and building resilient operating models.
Looking ahead, Rishi’s vision for Sela India is to further strengthen its role as a global innovation and delivery hub. Plans include expanding engineering teams, deepening capabilities in AI, GenAI, and cloud automation, launching innovation centers, and strengthening partnerships with hyperscalers and Indian ISVs serving global markets. With India positioned as one of the fastest-growing cloud markets, Sela aims to remain at the forefront of this transformation.
Industry recognition, including Sela’s inclusion among “The 5 Best Cloud Companies Leading the Digital Revolution 2024” and as a “Top 10 Industry 4.0 Solution Provider,” reflects the company’s growing impact. For Rishi Ranjan, however, success is measured by long-term customer trust and the continued growth of teams that innovate responsibly.
Through focused leadership and a global perspective, Rishi Ranjan continues to position Sela as a dependable cloud partner—delivering from India, enabling transformation worldwide.
Website – https://selacloud.com/
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