Anurag Rai

Associate Partner

Gurgaon, Haryana, India20 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Spearheaded award-winning technology platform at Fidelity.
  • Transformed NPS scores from -17 to +30 over three years.
  • Expert in leading Agile and DevOps transformations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on AI-driven business transformation and cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai StrategyData AnalysisTechnical Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesProject ManagementTeam LeadershipMaster Data ManagementData Integration

Other Skills

Prompt EngineeringInnovation ManagementConversational AIGenerative AI ToolsAI ProductivityDeep LearningNatural Language Processing (NLP)Responsible AIData VisualizationAI AgentsLarge Language Models (LLM)ScrumDevOpsChange ManagementDataStage

About

With 18+ years of notable success in steering IT Strategy & Roadmap, Large-Scale, High-Impact, Multi-Million-Dollar Transformation Programs / Projects as per changing business needs for global clients / organisations to help them achieve technology excellence and business competitiveness. Extensive experience skill in Database, ETL, Business Intelligence, managing the website based on Java, Sprintboot, Javascript (React Framework) tech stack spread across on premise data center & AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud. Led evolution of Monolithic Architecture & Monolithic Team Structures to much more Adaptive Micro Services/ Cloud Based & Server-Less Architecture & Agile Cross Functional Teams for better results. Gained expertise on various DB technologies and worked as a key part of large-scale mergers & migrations. I enjoy working in teams, resulting in enhanced systems for higher performance of the team. Highlights I would like to draw your attention towards are: ►Spearheaded the tech team, partnered with business & contributed towards The Fidelity’s Advisory Platform adjudged as Platform of The Year Award 2021 ►Recognised & appreciated for significant contribution towards turnaround of NPS scores from -17 to +30 & that of average feedback scores from 3.3 to 4.1 (on a scale of 5) over the last 3 years ►Leveraged Best Practices, Agile – Scrum Methodology, DevOps (CI-CD) for ensuring excellent IT Service Delivery ►Performed the role of a scrum master & program manager in the past facilitating Scrum Ceremonies (Grooming, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, Daily Stand-ups & Scrum Meetings). Operated Agile & Program Management at large scale. ►Stellar in senior level/ CXO level interactions, providing customized & cost-effective, cutting-edge technology – Cloud, Data, & latest tech solution ►Appreciated for my principle centered leadership, ethics centered management, value centered decisions, sustainability centered strategy and empathy centered people management

Experience

Fidelity international

4 roles

Associate Director

Promoted

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Prompt EngineeringInnovation ManagementConversational AIGenerative AI ToolsData AnalysisAI Productivity+7

Senior Manager

Promoted

Oct 2019Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • I leveraged my long experience in spearheading as a Delivery Head (Tribe Owner by Spotify Terminology). Extended support to the Fidelity’s Advisory Business. Led 8 Scrum Teams and 120 Resources spanning across different roles such as Developers, Quality Analysts, Tech Leads, Architects, Business Analysts & Scrum Master/ Project Managers.
  • Significant Highlights
  • ►Functioned as a Technical Product Manager of Fidelity’s Advisory Platform, which supports client’s investment of around USD 65 billion, with accountability for successful technology deliveries on the web platform
  • ►Drove efforts towards Latest Tech Initiatives, Futuristic Engineering, Analytics & DevOps Transformation in the team some of which got replicated & scaled across the organisation
  • ►Conducted Monthly Scrum Review to guide and mentor the team towards continuous improvement as well as help resolve any strategic issues requiring management attention
  • ►Involved in setting-up various Scrum Teams, the ways of working, agile processes for all the teams for best business outcome
  • ►Managed project/ programs at large-scale, planning delivery roadmap as per organisational & strategic objectives
  • ►Handled Risk/Issues & RAID Logs and solving them proactively to ensure the project/ program stays on track
  • ►Helped the teams with change management & transformation challenges w.r.t. process, technology & people
  • ►Attended and managed escalations for the team, ensuring excellent User Experience & Interactions
  • ►Witnessed first hand the setting up of first true cross functional teams in company & department across tech, digital, operations & client services.

Manager

Dec 2016Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Technical Lead

Jul 2014Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Sun life financial

Senior Specialist

Dec 2012Jul 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

Tata consultancy services

3 roles

Assistant Consultant

Jun 2012Dec 2012 · 6 mos

Informatica MDM Consultant (Global Consulting Practice)

Mar 2012Dec 2012 · 9 mos

Information Technology Analyst

Sep 2005Jun 2012 · 6 yrs 9 mos

Bank of america

2 roles

Delivery Manager

Mar 2011Mar 2012 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

  • Managed the Bank of America, client hub project at offshore. The offshore team included:
  • 1) DataStage Development Team
  • 2) Siperian Architecture team
  • 3) Production Data Analysis Team
  • 4) Code redesign team
  • 5) Batch Support Team
  • 6) Operational Reporting Team (Cognos team)
  • 7) Data Quality Team
  • 8) Services Team (Dot Net and Java)
  • The total strength of this team was around 40. My roles and responsibilities include task assignment, code reviews, architecture and design discussions, driving performance improvement initiatives, data profiling and data quality discussions and guiding the team with their day to day tasks.
  • I also worked closely (hands on) for certain major initiatives like Client Hub Internationalization, Siperian Batch to Siperian API conversion (via IBM Message Queue), new reporting Data warehouse creation and DataStage server to parallel upgrade.
  • On the management side, I am worked on creating competency centres and a better overlap across the teams in order to better utilize the pool of resources and the technical expertise of the members. This helped us in taking up many more complex development initiatives with the same resource pool.

Project Lead

Jun 2010Mar 2011 · 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Merrill lynch

Technical Team Lead

Jan 2009May 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Worked on an Master Data Management (MDM) Solution to create a centralized client Hub in Merrill Lynch. This hub was built on Siperian MRM solution (now Informatica MDM) and consolidated customer and account information for approx. 20 million customers from over 10 different enterprise systems. Information was then delivered via broadcast, realtime request & response as well as scheduled batch processes to multiple systems including FA desktops, end user websites, SalesForce.com etc.
  • Led a team of 9 members (3 onsite+6 offshore). My responsibilities included Oracle PL/SQL development, DataStage Development, MDM mapping, performance tuning across all the processes listed here and re-designing/re-architecting the batch process for best results/optimal performance.
  • Played a critical role in Merrill Lynch and Bank of America merger. The project was about creating centralised client Hub for ML (20 million brokerage clients) and BOA (160 million retail/ banking/ brokerage clients).

Blackrock

2 roles

Technical Team Lead

Oct 2006Dec 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Worked on data-warehousing products, trading applications, loan allocation applications, account and client management applications, alternative investments like hedge funds and stock lending products (both to organizations and retails). Joined the project at client site (in New Jersey, USA) in September 2007. Got a good working experience in the onsite-offshore model and played the role of onsite coordinator in ensuring the deliveries to the client. Led a 4 member team when at offshore.
  • I was part of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock merger (was part of MLIM before merger).
  • In technical terms, my responsibilities were developing Oracle PL/SQL codes, Unix shell scripts, perl scripts, and Autosys Jils. Worked on Eagle Pace, GlobalOne, Trema and DTC Tradesuite.

Developer

Sep 2005Oct 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Worked on multiple applications related to financial industry. Worked on data-warehousing tools and account and client management applications.
  • In technical terms, my responsibilities were Unix shell scripting, perl scripting, Autosys development and Eagle Pace Uploader/ Exporter development.
  • Was part of a 4 member offshore team.

Education

Deakin University

Masters of Data Science

Nov 2024Oct 2025

The University of Texas at Austin

Gold Medallist at Post Graduate Program in AI/ML — Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Jul 2023Aug 2024

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Machine Learning Course

Jan 2019Jan 2020

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Strategy

Jan 2013Jan 2016

Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

B.Tech.

Jan 2001Jan 2005

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