Jan 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Led the India portfolio for seven Tier-1, customer-facing platforms, owning the technology strategy and multi-year delivery roadmap for the SWIFT and cross-border payments portfolio, reporting directly to the Managing Director.
• Directly managed Senior Engineering Managers, Engineering Managers, and Architects, with indirect leadership of 100+ cross-functional engineering Org across 3 locations in India, driving alignment across geographies.
• Drove the modernization of the Enterprise Payment Gateway, powering trillion-dollar daily payment flows, transitioning toward a cloud-ready, API-first, next-generation architecture.
• Championed system re-architecture, CI/CD automation, observability, and platform resilience, resulting in improved release velocity, scalability, and operational stability.
• Led vendor evaluation and engineering excellence initiatives, standardizing best practices, improving quality, and strengthening delivery discipline across teams.
• Conceptualized and launched a Women’s Cohort Learning Program to accelerate cloud upskilling, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and inclusion.

Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 · 11 mos

• Played a key role in establishing Wells Fargo’s Wholesale Digital Channel in India by successfully transitioning core processes and systems from the U.S., and building and scaling a high-performing digital channel team.
• Led the Wholesale Digital Channel portfolio at Wells Fargo, overseeing critical customer-facing applications such as the Tier-1 Commercial Electronic Office (CEO) Portal, CEO Mobile Banking, Wholesale Common Authentication (WCA), Alerts & Notifications, Fraud Management, Content Management, and Security Engineering Services.
• Directed engineering and development initiatives across the Wholesale Technology Business portfolio, driving automation and process improvements that delivered substantial cost savings and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Selected for Wells Fargo’s Accelerated Leadership Program — a two-year, high-potential leadership initiative awarded to the top five employees within the Wholesale Technology Group.

Sep 2016 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

Oct 2014 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

Apr 2012 – Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Jul 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

• Co-founder – USYD MBA Technology & Innovation Club
• Leadership Team Member – University of Sydney Business School Technology & Innovation Club
• Technology & Innovation Club, which leverages MBA problem-solving skills to analyze emerging technology trends and ideate innovative solutions for real-world business challenges. The club serves as a collaborative platform that brings together diverse perspectives and multidisciplinary thinking to differentiate enduring technological shifts from short-lived fads, empowering members to better understand and shape the future of technology in business.

Jun 2010 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Part of ISL Team- Designed and developed a complex ERP product for ACG Italy using Java, J2EE, Hibernate, EJB, and Dojo technology stack. As a senior engineer and solution designer, I led the end-to-end high level design , POC of core modules, implemented business logic, and optimized performance and scalability. The platform, now widely used across the Italian banking sector, streamlined financial workflows, improved data accuracy, and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Contributed as an application designer and developer at IBM ISL Lab, focusing on enterprise application computing, performance optimization, and user experience engineering. Designed modular components, reusable frameworks, and integration patterns to improve maintainability and scalability across IBM’s internal platforms.
• Led and co-developed a hackathon initiative with IBM ISL Lab, conceptualizing and prototyping ‘Paper-less Receipt’, a proof of concept under IBM India’s GoGreen Initiative (2011). As the lead coder and UX designer, I architected the front-end and middleware layers, integrating Java-based services with web and mobile interfaces. The solution showcased how digitized receipt workflows could reduce environmental impact, lower operational costs, and simplify business transactions.

Jul 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Programmer and Consultant for General Electric (GE) – Designed and developed multiple customer-facing web applications using the J2EE technology stack, including Servlets, JSP, Struts, and EJB frameworks. Contributed across the full software development lifecycle — from requirements analysis and technical design to coding, integration, and deployment. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performing enterprise applications that enhanced customer experience and operational efficiency.