MERGEN Launches ServiceNow CoE in Hyderabad; Aims to Double the Talent in AI and Workflow Automation

• The CoE for ServiceNow established at a cost of $1,000,000, aims to accelerate project delivery, expand into two or more new industry verticals, and grow the certified talent pool.

MERGEN Corporates announced the launch of its largest ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) Digital Workflow Center of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad, onboarding 50+ ServiceNow experts, and aims to double the headcount by beginning of 2026. Through this new CoE, MERGEN aims to provide comprehensive support to enterprises through its Now Platform®, seeking to streamline their operations, enhance efficiency, and drive growth.

Established with an initial investment of $500,000, the new Center of Excellence (CoE) spans a 150-seat facility at the MERGEN Global Delivery Center. An additional 8,000 square feet has been earmarked for future expansion, with a further $500,000 allocated, bringing the total planned investment to $1 million.

The new Center of Excellence (CoE) will generate over 50+ new roles in AI and Workflow automation over the next 12 months. The Center of Excellence is designed to support faster project delivery, enable entry into more than four new industry verticals, and scale ServiceNow certified talent pool to meet growing client demand.

Let to Right: Mr. Mahanth Mallikarjuna, Founder & CEO, MERGEN, Mr. Sudhakar Pennam Founder & CEO, Kairos Technologies Inc, and Ganesh S. Lakshminarayanan, Managing Director, ServiceNow India

As part of the ongoing expansion, MERGEN will further upgrade capabilities to transform and enable customers to leverage and scale digital workflow solutions using the Now Platform®. MERGEN already offers domain-centric solutions on the ServiceNow platform across financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail & hospitality, public sector, energy & utilities, and business services both in India and worldwide.

Mahanth Mallikarjuna, Founder & CEO, MERGEN, said, “The launch of our Center of Excellence for ServiceNow strengthens our commitment to delivering greater execution speed, operational efficiency, and business value for our growing client base. The CoE will focus on building industry-specific solutions, accelerating project execution through low-code and AIOps capabilities, expanding into new verticals, and growing our certified talent pool to support evolving client needs."

In his address Ganesh S. Lakshminarayanan, GVP, Sales and Managing Director, India and SAARC said “MERGEN’s new ServiceNow Center of Excellence comes at a critical moment in India’s enterprise AI journey. In our recently launched Enterprise AI Maturity Index that clearly shows 68% of Indian leaders are still defining the skills and strategies needed to fully leverage AI. MERGEN’s investment in talent, platform expertise, and industry-specific solutions plays an important role in supporting this evolution. We look forward to working together to help businesses simplify operations and unlock greater value through AI-driven transformation.”

The CoE will offer end-to-end implementation and managed services, supporting both greenfield and brownfield ServiceNow deployments. Its solution portfolio spans core modules such as ITOM, CSM, IRM, ITAM, SPM, AIOps, and industry solutions such as OTSM, TSM, PSDS, FSM, and ERP modernization, positioning Mergen to deliver tailored, scalable solutions across diverse business needs.

Mergen’s successful implementations include AI-powered telehealth in healthcare, optimized supply chain solutions in manufacturing and logistics, and cloud-based transformations in retail and telecom, which empower clients to overcome industry-specific challenges and achieve scalable growth.

About Mergen

Founded in 2015, MERGEN is a global technology services company offering software engineering, cloud-native development, ServiceNow and Salesforce implementation, analytics, and Workday consulting. With a team of 350+ professionals, MERGEN has delivered 800+ successful workload migrations and served 100+ clients across industries.

MERGEN Corporate Private Limited is a future-driven, leading technology services company enabling clients to shape digital transformation. ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is the leading digital workflow company, which delivers a better experience for customers and employees.