Pawan Kamat — CTO
Strategic and results-driven Technology Leader with 17+ years of experience spanning Fintech and Enterprise Technology across diverse industries. My strengths in advising and leading, combined with problem-solving and strategic thinking, enable me to drive large-scale transformation initiatives that enhance scalability, real-time processing and compliance with regulatory standards including SOX. Currently serving as Technical Director for all programs and delivery initiatives for a regional U.S. bank at Onix, with oversight and accountability for client relationships, team performance and high-quality deliverables. I lead globally distributed teams across the U.S. and India, ensuring alignment, collaboration and continuity across regions to meet both strategic and operational goals. Core areas of expertise include Technology Leadership & Strategy, Building & Scaling Global Teams, and fostering a culture of ownership, agility and delivery excellence. I’ve led organizations of 150+ associates, including multiple people leaders, with a consistent focus on engagement, execution and business-aligned innovation. Led a cross-functional initiative to migrate data and reporting to BigQuery, resulting in its adoption by 4 critical business units including finance and fraud, and delivering enhanced data accessibility, performance, and a single source of truth for enterprise analytics. Led the integration of an acquired company into the Accounting/ERP system with a cross-functional global team of 30, increasing Accounting team efficiency by 40% through process automation. Led a global team of 20 in implementing a microservice-based real-time transaction processing engine, reducing feature testing wait times from 12-24 hours to less than 2 minutes. Led a cross functional team of 5 to design and implement a data store and Tableau reporting system, providing visibility into commission collections and improving the rate from 30% to 95% in 6 months. Our company expanded to serve Asia-based airlines, many without dedicated IT teams. Designed and implemented a format-agnostic data ingestion framework, enabling the addition of 3-5 suppliers monthly over 24 months, facilitating our seamless expansion into Asia. Let's connect to discuss how I can drive similar success for your organization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Technology Leader with expertise in digital transformation and team management.
Location: Wilton Center, Connecticut, United States
Experience: 18 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Technology Leadership & Strategy
- Building & Scaling Global Teams
- Digital Transformation
- Data Management
Career Highlights
- Led large-scale transformation initiatives in Fintech.
- Achieved 40% efficiency increase through automation.
- Implemented global team management for enhanced productivity.
Work Experience
Onix
Technical Director (1 yr 2 mos)
Priceline
Senior Director of Engineering (6 mos)
Director Of Engineering (4 yrs 1 mo)
Development Manager (11 mos)
Software/Senior Software Engineer (5 yrs 4 mos)
Infosys
Technology Analyst (6 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Visvesvaraya Technological University