May 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Helping financial services clients digitise, innovate and leverage technology for business outcomes.

Sep 2019 – May 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

• Vivek led and drove the entire IT spectrum in the organization encircling managing Strategy, Architecture, Capability & IT Delivery, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, and Information Security. He is also responsible for administrative aspects like Budgeting, Technology selection & Partner Management. He not only develops the company’s IT strategy and decides the future direction of enterprise systems and IT trends but also brings disruptive business model using technology to scale and thrive in the market competition.
• Defining strategy to streamline business operations, maintaining world-class steady-state operations, and setting up new IT service functions across various segments of business lines is another key aspect of his role. Values he offered to the business include:
• Conceptualized and built the digital technology for one of its kind financial services marketplace in India offering over 28 products across lending, credit cards, insurance, and investments.
• Launched an open market financial platform that streamlined and smoothened the marketplace onboarding of various credit card, loans, and insurance providers and their product offerings.
• Constructed the platform using cutting-edge technologies such as Cloud, AI/ML, APIs, and Microservices.
• Delivered optimized cost by way of transforming organizational culture from technology to lean-driven.

Aug 2014 – Aug 2019 · 5 yrs · Pune Area, India

• The second innings with Cognizant Technology witnessed Vivek’s unparalleled thought leadership, client engagement, and technology consulting experience for the BFS vertical. He also led the Technology & Architecture Practice for the Asia Pacific and managed Architecture Governance for various Banking & Financial Services organizations in the UK, Continental Europe, and APAC regions.
• As Chief Architect, led digital strategy consulting engagement for Indian Banks & Financial Services conglomerates across lines of businesses LOBs) primarily Retail finance, Wealth Management & Insurance.

Dec 2009 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• As Enterprise Architect for BFS, Vivek benefitted the BFS domain client through his innovative solutions, skills in creating and managing reusable accelerators and providing best-in-class technology transformation consultation. He also functioned as a notable part of a professional group specializing in managing complex deliveries.
• It was during this stint when Vivek earned recognition amongst the top innovations in the BFS BU for innovations created.
• Key milestones of his stint span:
• Set-up an offshore delivery center for the flagship Enterprise Architecture & Design Program delivered for a large UK banking organization.
• Played the additional role of a Stream Leader for architecting the Industry Account Switchers program for the bank.
• Crafted a fool-proof technology roadmap for Wholesale Banking & Payments Application Landscape in addition to managing technology governance of deliveries for a large European Banking organization as a Lead Architect.

Jun 2012 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune Area, India

• In the next move as Global Architecture Lead Vivek availed the opportunity to work in the advanced technology platforms i.e. Digital Communications & Big Data. He was engaged in conceptualizing, architecting, and implementing a Big Data Analytics Platform to derive strategic and operational value from PB’s various data sources.
• Contributed to laying down technology strategy, planning, and development of platform within allotted resources (time and budget) as Platform Architect for Pitney Bowes VollyTM followed by its implementation for Australia Post.
• Vivek was also instrumental in setting up Pitney Bowes's R&D captive in Pune.

Apr 2007 – Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Vivek’s professional career started with Tech Mahindra as Software Engineer and he progressed to the position of Senior Solution Architect in nearly a decade career. Across his stint, he exhibited strong technical expertise across multiple disciplines i.e. Telecom and e-commerce to understand clients’ technical drivers, and consult on the best approach to further create an application and technical architecture meeting their requirements.
• At Telecom New Zealand, Vivek ideated, shaped and architected the Next Generation Stack for Telecom New Zealand’s Next Generation Telecom Project.

Apr 2005 – Mar 2007 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Designed and delivered key application solutions and build an open source-based platform for BT’s collaboration platform consisting of all internet channels.

Jun 2003 – Mar 2005 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Designed and delivered key application solutions and build an open source-based platform for BT’s collaboration platform consisting of all internet channels.

Oct 1999 – Jun 2003 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Acted as the founding member of online channels and portal practice and availed the opportunity to act as the Lead Developer for one of the first online self-service capabilities for British Telecom.