Vikrant Saini

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 2 mos experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Increased system availability from 98% to 99.99%
  • Reduced operational costs by 20%
  • Built a command center for incident management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned technology leader in Fintech and Insurance sectors, focusing on operational excellence and system reliability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Incident ManagementSite Reliability Engineering & AiSite Reliability Engineering

Other Skills

Business AnalysisBusiness Process Re-engineeringCommand CenterContinuous ImprovementContract Negotiation (SOW)Customer EngineeringCustomer Service ManagementCustomer Service OperationsData AnalysisData Analysis & ITSM AuditingData Center OperationsData ManagementDevOpsDisaster RecoveryIT Operations

About

A seasoned technology leader with 20 years of experience driving innovation, operational excellence, and strategic vision across diverse engineering and support teams. Proven expertise in managing large-scale incidents, optimizing system performance, overseeing P&L portfolios and implementing automation to reduce costs and enhance productivity. In short, if you're in a hurry to stabilize your systems and products, and reliability and availability are challenges for your organization, I am the person who can bring stability to your systems and enhance the synergy between your business and development teams. In my last stint with Razorpay, I built Technology Command Center responsible for Reliability and Availability of all Products across all lines of Business. Additionally built : Tech Support Engineering, Technical Account Management, Product Support Engineering and Infrastructure Operations teams. In GoDigit, I head Technology Operations/Production Engineering vertical comprising: Site Reliability Engineering(Incident Management & Monitoring), Cloud Operations, Tech Support Engineering and Release Engineering teams. In the past, have experience building and managing multiple technology operations teams responsible for Application Support, Establishing the Monitoring across Infrastructure and Applications, Incident and Problem Management. Blog#1 : How an incident transformed Razorpay — Building our Command Center | Link : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vikrant-saini-2a396660_how-an-incident-transformed-razorpaybuilding-activity-6978011724637507584-JZFo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Blog#2 : How “Customer Engineering” Enhanced “Customer Experience” at Razorpay Link : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vikrant-saini-2a396660_how-customer-engineering-enhanced-customer-activity-7110251222401511425-OXlm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Blog#3 :Auto Incident Management for improved Systems Availability and Developer Productivity Link : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vikrant-saini-2a396660_auto-incident-management-for-improved-systems-activity-7128638153237663744-5aGg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Experience

Digit insurance

Vice President (Head - Production Engineering)

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • I head the Technology Production Engineering Vertical in Digit.
  • Built and Currently manage key technology teams, including SRE, Release Engineering, Tech Support Engineering, DevOps, and Customer & Business Engineering.
  • Responsible for the reduction in Cloud Cost.
  • These efforts have resulted in substantial improvements, such as increasing system availability from 98% to 99.99%, reducing operational costs by 20%, and enhancing developer productivity.
  • Optimized incident resolution times, driving a 40% boost in CSAT/NPS scores.
  • My focus on building robust incident management frameworks and innovative customer solutions continues to drive business growth and operational excellence across enterprise, mid-market, and SME segments.
Strategic Technology PlanningTechnology Process ImprovementProductivity ImprovementCustomer EngineeringIncident ManagementIT Service Management+1

Razorpay

Head - Customer Engineering

Jun 2021Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Built the Technology Command Center for Razorpay and Product Support teams from scratch. Established end-to-end lifecycle of Incident and Problem Management. Ownership and Management of MTTA, MTTE, MTTI & MTTR SLA’s
  • Experience managing Technical Programs. Managed and delivered multiple Technical Programs with Outcomes.
  • Built and Managed Tech Support, TAM and Enterprise Support Teams. Accountable for high NPS and CSAT for Enterprise Customers.
Site Reliability EngineeringDevOpsIncident ManagementCustomer Service ManagementIT Project & Program ManagementStrategy+5

Datavail

Director Technology Operations

Nov 2019Jun 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Synechron

Delivery Manager-Application Management

Jun 2018Oct 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ameriprise financial services, inc.

Manager(Data Management & Service Management)

Oct 2012Jun 2018 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Tata consultancy services

Project Lead

Jan 2006Oct 2012 · 6 yrs 9 mos

Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education

Certification — AI in Enterprise Systems

Sep 2025Sep 2025

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Senior Management Program

Apr 2021Apr 2022

Punjab Technical University

Bachelor of Technology — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2005

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