Vikas Gupta — CEO

#Author #DigitalTransformation #Banking #Fintech #AI Client Facing Cross-Functional Strategic Leader with 20+ years of experience in enterprise professional services and fintech—expert at building cross-functional teams and scaling delivery and client engagement. I started as a software developer, grew into technology management, ran a startup, and currently manage technology implementation, professional services & delivery. Vikas has experience in Digital banking, Payments, EBPP (bill pay), Capital Markets (entire electronic trading stack, algo trading, Smart Order Router), telecom and internet industry, where he has served in various roles like technical program manager, director, software development manager, vice president IT and software developer with proven record of driving top line revenue growth. He has worked on multiple layers such as Client facing, Business Development, Software Architect, Development and Sales. He has worked across range of technologies, including internet consumer focused web technologies, enterprise software solutions and low latency electronic trading systems. He helped his companies take strategic decisions by collaborating with cross functional teams to identify customer needs, build new products, and recommend feature upgrades to the existing products to innovate in ever changing market. He is a seasoned leader with proven abilities to lead large scale projects through entire life cycle at large technology focused companies such asBackbase, Paymentus, Wells Fargo, Synechron, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg, Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, and Daewoo Telecom. Vikas holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science & Engineering. Specialties: •Digital Banking •Technology Program Management •Cross Functional Leadership •Client Relationship Management •Product Management •Product Roadmap •Ability to work and communicate effectively across functional groups and team building •Excellent data analysis and problem solving skills •Software Development Life cycle •Scalability, Low Latency, Availability & Fault Tolerance Expert •Cloud, DevOps & Agile •C++, Python, Core Java •Authored books

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in digital banking and technology program management.

Location: Charlotte, United States

Experience: 30 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Digital Transformation
Programme Delivery
Trading
Information Technology
Software Design

Career Highlights

20+ years in fintech and digital transformation.
Expert in leading large-scale digital banking projects.
Proven track record in cross-functional team leadership.

Work Experience

Backbase

Technical Director Head of Implementation Professional Services North American Enterprise Clients (5 yrs 5 mos)

Paymentus

Sr. Technical Program Manager Implementations (1 yr 6 mos)

Synechron

Director Software / Technical Program Manager (6 yrs 4 mos)

Bank of America

Vice President IT (3 yrs)

KodeSphere LLC

CEO & Co-Founder (2 yrs)

Bloomberg LP

SDM, Trading Platform (2 yrs)

Infowave Systems

Technology Program Manager (10 yrs)

Education

Post Graduate Certificate Program in Cloud Computing and AI at Manipal Academy of Higher Education

B.Tech (BS) at Harcourt Butler Technical University

Maths and Science at Kendriya Vidyalaya

CloudU Certificate at Rackspace Cloud University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Harcourt Butler Technical University

Vikas Gupta

CEO

Charlotte, United States30 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years in fintech and digital transformation.
Expert in leading large-scale digital banking projects.
Proven track record in cross-functional team leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in digital banking and technology program management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital TransformationProgramme DeliveryTradingInformation TechnologySoftware Design

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Computer ScienceCloud ComputingAgileAPI IntegrationInfrastructureMarket DataEquitiesSDLCBusiness AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentCapital MarketsMultithreadingStrategyProject Management

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Experience

30 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Backbase

Technical Director Head of Implementation Professional Services North American Enterprise Clients

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos · Remote / Charlotte, United States · Remote

Leading the implementation of Omnichannel Digital Banking Solution - Latest tech stack with Microservices architecture backend, Journey-based Web and Mobile apps - On-Prem/Cloud (cloud agnostic) and Managed Hosting SaaS (Backbase as a Service). Empowering Banks and Credit Unions with digital transformation to compete against Neo banks.
Serve as Head of Implementations for a portfolio of $30B+ AUM enterprise clients. Leading several digital banking implementations in various stages on both managed hosted BaaS and on-prem/cloud. Client-facing role managing several cross-functional teams of Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Frontend, Backend & Mobile Developers, QA, and DevOps engaged in agile product implementation, development & delivery (Scrum and SAFe).
Deep expertise in end-to-end Digital Banking implementations, from infrastructure setup and core banking integration (FIS, Fiserv, Jack Henry, Oracle Flexcube, Finxact) to managing complex fintech ecosystems with several third-party integrations, Upgrades, Deprecations etc. I emphasize out-of-the-box adoption while balancing necessary customizations and technical debt, ensuring scalability and efficiency. My experience includes overseeing large-scale data migrations, driving feature enhancements into product roadmaps, and mitigating project risks associated with contracts, certifications, and environment setup. All of this is delivered through agile frameworks to accelerate time-to-value and maximize customer success.

Digital TransformationAmazon Web Services (AWS)Computer ScienceProgramme DeliverySoftware DesignCloud Computing+1

Paymentus

Sr. Technical Program Manager Implementations

Jul 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Charlotte Metro

Managed multiple biller onboarding and implementation projects on a multi-tenant SaaS Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) platform, delivering seamless SSO, API, and SFTP integrations. Collaborated cross-functionally with Clients, Product, Sales, Engineering, QA, DevOps, Support, Legal, and Finance teams to ensure alignment and success. Developed, maintained, and executed comprehensive implementation plans, overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle and ensuring efficient, effective onboarding.
Technical implementation management and solutioning for Tier one clients in banking, shipping, insurance & utility domains. Work closely with product management/engineering/QA/Devops to drive payments platform capability
Own containerized environments deployed on AWS and ensure data quality and migration in a continuous delivery model, practicing agile in all projects running parallel sprints
Own system availability across multiple channels like Web/API/Mobile/IVR/TEXT/Files
Recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing companies in North America, Paymentus provides the complete bill pay management solution to over 1,300 clients: consumer self service, business analytics, communications management, presentment and payment. Serving utilities, insurance providers, financial services firms, healthcare and government agencies.

Digital TransformationAmazon Web Services (AWS)Computer ScienceProgramme DeliverySoftware DesignCloud Computing+1

Synechron

Director Software / Technical Program Manager

Feb 2013 – Jun 2019 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Charlotte Metro

Client Partner Capital Markets, Banking, Payments and Insurance. Wells Fargo & Morgan Stanley.
Technology program management for a portfolio of multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects serving as SPOC for client relations and technology solutions for investment banks by providing end-to-end support from strategy, road-mapping, POCs, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation support.
Client Management, Project Management, Agile Scrum, DevOps, Staffing, Architecture, Team building etc

Digital TransformationAmazon Web Services (AWS)Computer ScienceTradingProgramme DeliverySoftware Design+3

Bank of america

Vice President IT

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

Algorithmic Trading Platform – Technology Manager. Led a team of developers, testers and trade plant support, ensuring appropriate level of resourcing, recruiting, monitoring, tracking and reporting progress to stakeholders, investigation and resolution of of everyday issues. Product development for the algorithmic trading platform.
C++, Python and Core Java development

Computer ScienceTradingProgramme DeliverySoftware DesignInformation Technology

Kodesphere llc

CEO & Co-Founder

Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs

Ran this startup, learned a lot of life lessons!
Built and managed Product & Engineering Team, created and managed product roadmap, GoTo Market strategy and pricing plans for our flagship products.

Computer ScienceInformation Technology

Bloomberg lp

SDM, Trading Platform

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

Led multiple development teams of strong engineers and built many large-scale highly efficient and low-latency server-side systems to support several business verticals ranging from – Equities and Options Trading, Compliance Reporting and Portfolio Management.

Computer ScienceTradingSoftware DesignInformation Technology