Goutham Bharadhwaj

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India13 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 13 years of experience in banking and fintech.
  • Led industry-first innovations in digital banking.
  • Expert in strategic partnerships and ecosystem development.
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Skills

Core Skills

Digital BankingStrategic PartnershipsProduct InnovationProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyInnovationOperations ManagementCustomer ServiceProcess DesignEngineering

Other Skills

Digital Ecosystem StrategyCommercialization of Digital SolutionsProduct DevelopmentProduct RoadmapGovernment Relationship ManagementSystem EnhancementsAlgorithm DevelopmentDigital Projects ManagementProduct Performance TrackingCustomer Escalation ManagementProduct DesignUser Experience DesignCustomer Experience ManagementBranch Operations ManagementMarketing Bank Products

About

As a strategic banking and fintech leader with over 13 years of experience, I specialize in driving digital transformation, ecosystem development, and high-impact partnerships across banking, government, and technology sectors. My journey spans leadership roles at HSBC, NPCI, and ICICI Bank—where I’ve consistently delivered industry-first innovations, from launching ONDC-in-a-Box to building India's first Banking interface for Bullion. Whether leading cross-functional teams, building digital banking platforms, or scaling products with fintech and regulatory partnerships, I’m passionate about creating inclusive, future-ready financial ecosystems. With a unique blend of product acumen, go-to-market strategy, and regulatory alignment, I help organizations solve complex challenges at the intersection of finance and technology. I thrive in fast-paced, impact-driven environments, and I'm currently looking to lead global digital initiatives or scale innovation units at the forefront of banking evolution Digital Banking | Fintech Ecosystems | Strategic Partnerships | Product Innovation | Government Interfaces | Platform Thinking | Thought Leadership | GTM Strategy | Cross-functional Execution

Experience

13 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Hsbc

Vice President

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Leading HSBC’s digital ecosystem strategy by forging strategic partnerships with fintechs, startups, and national platforms built by NPCI, ONDC, FIDE etc.
  • Spearheaded the launch of “Bharat Connect for Business” with Zoho—an industry-first initiative.
  • Championed “ONDC-in-a-Box,” unveiled at Global Fintech Fest 2023.
  • Representing HSBC at high-impact fintech and digital innovation forums.
  • Commercialization of digital solutions
  • Key Wins:
  • Positioned the Bank as a core UEI Alliance member
  • Adoption of ecosystem solutions across commercial banking
Strategic PartnershipsDigital Ecosystem StrategyCommercialization of Digital SolutionsDigital Banking

National payments corporation of india (npci)

Lead Product Development

Jul 2021Jul 2023 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Product Roadmap – Creating and owning roadmap for new use cases using NETC FASTag to expand the ecosystem based on interactions with end users & FinTech players
  • Handle Government relationship with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
  • Handle the relationship with member Banks and FinTech partners
  • Pitch NETC FASTag solution to Government, Smart Cities, Private Business etc.,
  • Identify new technologies to enhance user experience in Tolling and Non-tolling use cases
  • Develop system enhancements in liaison with Innovation & Technology team.
  • Create & Steer Working Committees, perform real-time pilots with necessary approvals & submit findings of new technologies at identified locations to the committee.
  • Conduct online & offline sessions on NETC FASTag and its developments to Government entities, Banks, System Integrators, Application Service Providers & FinTech Players.
  • On-board Banks & Toll Plazas with due diligence and handle production issues.
  • Key Achievements
  • Nominated and deputed to operate from Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) to handle relationship with NHAI
  • Successfully launched NETC FASTag parking use case
  • Onboarded new Member Banks & PPI to expand the NETC Parking ecosystem.
  • Launched a new use case of Green Tax collection through NETC FASTag.
  • Integrated NETC Platform with several Government agencies to enhance nationwide logistics efficiency, enable Monitoring and surveillance etc.,
  • Implementation of Tag Signature Validation to ensure no counterfeit tags are circulated.
  • ANPR
  • Developed an in-house Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) algorithm in liaison with NPCI Innovation Team and deployed it at Pilot locations across use cases.
  • Conceptualization of Access Management and Pay-per-Use cases (Parking, drive in, Car wash & maintenance etc.) by Creating a Connected Vehicle Platform and Spearheading a high-level stakeholder working group.
Product RoadmapGovernment Relationship ManagementSystem EnhancementsProduct ManagementBusiness Strategy

Icici bank

Senior Product Manager

Jul 2016Jun 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Responsible for Digital Projects
  • Track product performance to create business insights and co-ordinate with respective sales teams to tap the opportunities
  • Ideate, design, test and launch new system-driven functionalities to enhance value proposition
  • Preparing BRS/PRD/FRD & Test case scenarios for business & Regulatory requirements
  • Handle customer escalations & Audit queries. Manage product control like Access control, Toxic combination etc.
  • Automation of manual processes & reporting in liaison with technology & data analytics team
  • Leading a team of 5 – Training & supervising projects handled by the team members
  • Major Projects handled
  • Bullion:
  • Designed and implemented a 1st in industry, 24x7, e2e self-serviced online channel for Bullion customers. Available on both Web & Mobile app
  • Automation of FD backed limit set up process for Bullion customers
  • Launched ‘Sovereign Gold Bond’ scheme on Bank’s digital platforms & sourced 98% applications in digital mode for FY'21
  • Introduced Digital Gold product (Tie up with vendor) on Banks's digital platforms
  • Forex Cards:
  • Identified change in customer behavior during the Covid '19 pandemic & Launched Virtual Forex cards. This also reduced TAT from 3 to 5 business days to 1 day.
  • Introduced Instant Reload & Refund of Forex cards which increased business to many folds
  • Expanded customer base by introducing Forex card interface for non-account holders of Bank
  • Created system for offering live exchange rates to Forex card customers
  • Enabled online module to manage cards including promotion codes, Linking it to Savings account etc.
  • CRM:
  • Customized & introduced CRM Next for the Treasury Business groups
  • Designed various automated analysis reports based on the data entry in CRM from data science team for Business growth
Digital Projects ManagementProduct Performance TrackingCustomer Escalation ManagementProduct ManagementDigital Banking

Karur vysya bank(kvb)

Branch Operations Manager

Nov 2013Jun 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Responsible for Branch operations
  • Leading 5 counters managed by clerks & handling 100+ customers in a day
  • Marketing bank products CASA, FD, Loans etc.
  • Over the counter cross selling
  • Handling customer queries and escalations.
  • ATM Audits, Cash Deposit machine handling and reporting
  • Projects & initiatives
  • Redesigned Branch counters roles to improve branch efficiency
  • Streamlined operations to reduce errors by clerks. Recognized for consistent zero errors in documentations & forms sent to Divisional Office
  • Analysed transactions in ATM and designed strategy to acquire non account holders using KVB ATM
Branch Operations ManagementCustomer ServiceMarketing Bank ProductsOperations Management

Geometric (india) limited

Process Design Engineer

Nov 2011Sep 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Responsible for Process optimization
  • Perform As is Analysis and work study on the assembly of heavy vehicles.
  • Root cause analysis to identify and reduce the rejection rate
  • Design new product assembly process and study & optimize current assembly process
  • Projects & initiatives
  • Designed optimum assembly process to bring down the lead time to 70%
  • Redesigned work bench to increase throughput for different models.
Process OptimizationRoot Cause AnalysisProduct Assembly DesignProcess DesignEngineering

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Senior Management Program — Leadership and Strategy

Jan 2023Jan 2024

National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)

Postgraduate Degree — Banking and Financial Support Services

Jan 2015Jan 2016

Welingkar Institute of Management

Postgraduate Degree — Finance

Jan 2015Jan 2016

Anna University, Chennai

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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