Anand Sagar

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • 22+ years in product strategy and AI governance.
  • Expert in transforming compliance into growth accelerators.
  • Pioneered business engineering for complex enterprises.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on compliance and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementData AnalyticsData ManagementCompliance TechnologyCompliance ManagementAi/ml IntegrationRisk ManagementDevops ManagementEngineering ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

CommunicationUser Experience (UX)MentoringProduct RoadmapBudgetingCustomer EngagementNexGen Tech ImplementationAcceptance TestingStrategic PlanningGo-to-Market StrategyProduct VisionTechnology TransformationsFinancial StewardshipBusiness Process OptimizationStakeholder Engagement

About

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ. For over 22 ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, I have worked at the intersection of ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ, ๐€๐ˆ, ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž within ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. That experience led me to a clear realization: managing products is not enough. Sustainable advantage comes from engineering the business itself. I ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž as a ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ. My work centers on ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , a discipline I am building to systematically ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ, ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ in order to unlock trapped value inside complex enterprises. Most organizations do not suffer from a lack of ideas. They suffer from structural friction. I focus on three core areas: โ€ข ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Identifying institutional โ€œliquidity dragโ€ within processes, governance layers, and decision flows that silently erode speed and value. โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Designing intelligent systems that anticipate intent, reduce cognitive load, and move from reactive execution to proactive orchestration. โ€ข ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ Transforming risk, governance, and compliance from perceived cost centers into measurable growth and trust accelerators. In parallel with my corporate leadership role, ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐œ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก, Helping emerging product and technology leaders evolve beyond backlog management toward outcome engineering. ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ is to cultivate business-aware technologists who can think in systems, not just ship features. Engineering a better system will always outperform managing a ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

Experience

23 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
6 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
22 yrs
Current Experience

Fidelity investments

9 roles

Product Manager (Squad Leader), CTG Risk, Compliance, Fraud & Surveillance Data Lake

Promoted

Jan 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 4 mos

  • Streamlining data infrastructure by migrating to a centralized AWS EKS Cloud and Snowflake data lake, reducing data ingestion time.
  • Addressed privacy compliance challenges, ensuring zero critical vulnerabilities and achieving faster time to market.
  • Developed data analytics dashboards to reduce ownership costs significantly.
CommunicationUser Experience (UX)MentoringProduct RoadmapBudgetingCustomer Engagement+11

Product Manager (Squad Leader), CTG Compliance Technology

Jan 2023 โ€“ Dec 2024 ยท 1 yr 11 mos

  • Led the development of an enterprise-wide application, Political Law, to prevent conflicts of interest and minimize regulatory risks.
  • Spearheaded the creation of a modern API-based FINRA Filing and Integration Platform for real-time daily filings.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation and user adoption of compliance technology solutions at Fidelity Investments.
MentoringCompliance Technology

Product Manager (Squad Leader), CTG Surveillance and Supervision

May 2021 โ€“ Dec 2022 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

  • Developed and delivered the vision for Ethics Surveillance, successfully integrating a POC into the product roadmap.
  • Prototyped an AI/ML predictive function, reducing alerts and automating closure of low-risk alerts.
  • Redesigned the Employee Trade Review Process using a Low Code platform for enhanced efficiency and user experience.
MentoringAI/ML Integration

Director AQE, DevOps & Cloud - CTG

Promoted

Dec 2018 โ€“ May 2021 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos

  • I led a team of over 100 software engineers in providing automation, quality assurance, and DevOps services. By establishing strategic pillars and fostering cross-divisional standardization, I spearheaded the organization's transformation towards engineering-driven approaches, achieving significant efficiencies.
  • Highlights:
  • Spearheaded industry research initiatives and established baseline metrics to reduce time to test, contributing to enhanced delivery excellence.
  • Led initiatives such as the Universal Test Framework, Synthetic Data for Testing, Data Lake Test Framework, Unified Work-Intake Process, and Delivery Models.
  • Transformed Organization from AQA to AQE, transitioned from manual testing to platform-based engineering-driven approach.
  • Instituted baseline metrics to decrease test time and established DevOps and CloudOps pipelines for over 60 applications.
CommunicationProduct StrategyMentoringProduct LaunchCustomer EngagementAcceptance Testing+3

Senior Project Manager CTG LRC

Promoted

Jan 2016 โ€“ Dec 2018 ยท 2 yrs 11 mos

  • I led complete product and project management for multiple compliance products, achieving significant outcomes such as the establishment of business systems analysis capability and the introduction of AI/ML initiatives.
  • Highlights:
  • Established a robust business systems analysis capability by building a team of 6 BA/SA, ensuring a strong SME base in India.
  • Expanded Actimize transformation success by building and redesigning models for the ethics office, PI, and FCM.
  • Pioneered AI/ML initiatives, collaborated with EI to develop predictive models for incident trends & Actimize model health.
  • Introduced TROY (Templatized On-Demand Research For You), a dynamic and on-demand self-service alerts solution.
CommunicationProduct StrategyMentoringVendor ManagementRelease ManagementProduct Launch+5

Project Manager CTG LRC

Jul 2013 โ€“ Jan 2016 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

  • I led the end-to-end software delivery of various products, including Enterprise Surveillance & Supervision and Actimize for Personal Investing Branch Supervision and Compliance.
  • Highlights:
  • Managed surveillance solutions across Fidelity Brokerage, Institutional, Capital Market, and Employee Trade, utilizing numerous models to mitigate fraud and compliance risks effectively.
  • Spearheaded PI Compliance Transformation initiative, overseeing redesign of over 20 PI Models from India.
  • Eliminated legacy tech stacks, reducing exposure to Actimize AIS, resulting in significant license cost reduction and improved operational efficiency.
  • Recognized with an outstanding accomplishments award from CTG in acknowledgment of these achievements.
CommunicationMentoringCustomer EngagementProject Management

Lead Systems Analyst

Promoted

Jan 2009 โ€“ Jun 2013 ยท 4 yrs 5 mos

  • I was engaged in Project and Program Management along with Technical Solution Design, Project Estimation, and Offshore Deliverables Review. Identified and managed risks for GEM Preclearance (Global Employee Monitoring), ERC (Enterprise Resource Centre), and global Program Management and Development Oversight for ECR Metrics, encompassing both onshore and offshore activities.
Delivery ExcellenceMentoringC-Level EngagementProduct LaunchCustomer EngagementAcceptance Testing+3

Senior System Analyst

Promoted

Jul 2006 โ€“ Dec 2008 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos

  • As a Software Engineer, I executed complete lifecycle including analyzing requirements, reviewing system design and preparing documents for developing various applications including EthicsFast, Compliance Profile, and Registration & Licensing. Additionally, I crafted technical solution designs, estimated project timelines, and provided support through testing & execution. My responsibilities included identifying and mitigating risks thus, contributing to overall project success.

Software Engineer

Dec 2003 โ€“ Jun 2006 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

  • I served as a Database and Core Java/JSP developer for the CTG Risk Oversight group.

Intel corporation

Software Engineer (onsite Engineer deputed by Eastern Software Systems)

May 2003 โ€“ Dec 2003 ยท 7 mos ยท Bangalore

  • As a Software Engineer worked on ERP implementation of application - MAKESS and contributed in design, development and, unit testing of various modules.

Eastern software systems

Software Engineer

Feb 2003 โ€“ Dec 2003 ยท 10 mos

  • As a Software Engineer worked on ERP implementation of applications MAKESS and Ebizframe โ€“ and contributed in design, development and, unit testing of various modules.
  • Projects โ€“ ERP (MAKESS)-implementation for Intel Corporation India, Bangalore | ERP (Ebizframe) -implementation for Hyatt Regency, New Delhi

Paragon infotech india

Software Engineer

Jan 2002 โ€“ Feb 2003 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

  • As a Software engineer worked as a junior developer and assisted in design, development and unit testing of various software modules for the clients in India.

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

EPBA โ€” Business Analytics and Data Science

Jan 2016 โ€“ Jan 2017

The ICFAI University, Tripura

Master's degree - CFA (India) โ€” Finance and Financial Management Services

Jan 2012 โ€“ Jan 2014

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

MBA โ€” Finance

Jan 2004 โ€“ Jan 2006

Indira Gandhi National Open University

MCA โ€” Computer Application

Jan 2000 โ€“ Jan 2003

Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga

B.Sc.

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