Abhimanyu Shukla
Technology Manager, AVP
Hyderabad
Summary
Assistant Vice President/Technology Manager in Bank of America with more than 16 years of experience, delivering demanding projects. I have worked with one of the best Software product companies and service companies, delivering software products in multiple business domains. I have proven track record leading teams throughout SDLC lifecycle, delivering value, by bringing together stakeholders across the globe. Primary experience, delivering through Agile SAFe management principles. Expert corporate storyteller, negotiator with integrity and empathy, which enables to work across multiple teams, and organization boundaries. Core competencies include: Capital Markets and Derivatives Technology Manager Lead with Empathy Critical Thinking Strategic Planning Stakeholder and Portfolio Management Initiative Planning and Management Follow SAFe Agile practices Hands-on experience in Python Working experience in .Net Recruiting and Staffing experience Design Patterns Solid Principles Selected Achievements Setup ground up a world-class, cross-functional, domain-driven team of 18 members, and growing, through close collaboration with Treasury Front office users, and other stakeholders, and years of planning, recruiting.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
AVP, Technology Manager
Bank of America
Hyderabad
07.2017 - Current
- Managed implementation of new technological improvements resulting in increased efficiency, with Technologies like Kafka, Angular, Quartz Python.
- Collaborated with stakeholders like PMO, Architects, and other Global teams, and dev leads, from US, UK, and Ireland to transform client requirements into turnkey Banking solutions for solutions treasury organization.
- Maintaining world-class applications, used in trade booking, in various common and exotic derivatives, like FX, IR, and FI, and internal asset classes like Intercompany Loans. These applications help project daily/future cash-flows, which in turn helps maintain liquidity across the Treasury organization, and manage risk.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and lead and manage competent teams of varying size from 8 to 18 members and growing, consisting of Scrum Master, Business Analyst, and Feature Lead, developers and testers and driven through SAFe agile principles. The team delivered critical software tools for Treasury including Cash Ladders, Trade Blotters, and bookers which helps the firm manage 4 Trillion USD in Treasury. Bank's proprietary Quartz financial stack was used to develop these tools, using Python, Angular, Java, and Kafka and integrating with Backoffice settlement systems. The team delivered critical software tools for Treasury including Cash Ladders, Trade Blotters, and bookers which helps the firm manage 4 Trillion USD in Treasury. Bank's proprietary Quartz financial stack was used to develop these tools, using Python, Angular, Java, and Kafka and integrating with Backoffice settlement systems.
- Also managing Software Development Management Initiative across portfolio, for 40 Finance Technology teams and 300 associates in India, to lead through transformation and automation, onboard on latest DevOps tools, and generate synergy amongst the teams.
- Managed through difficult people management issues, spanning multiple years, to ensure best delivery and accountability while also demonstrating empathy, through the servant-leader model.
- Perform design and code reviews for key deliverables, impacting core business functionality on a shared platform of Quartz and Bitbucket, brainstorming on Critical Technical challenges
- Drive successful self-learning/re-skilling initiative within the team on cloud and AI/ML using OKR.
- Recruited and trained Software Developers, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and Feature Leads.
Lead Analyst, Scrum Master
Bank of America
Hyderabad
08.2014 - 07.2017
- A technologist at heart, I joined the bank, led and learnt Quartz and Python, and helped establish the team from scratch to deliver quality work
- Learned Capital Markets, including Bond lifecycle, and other derivatives, and delivered multiple projects, like Bloomberg securities onboard, reporting tools in Angular, etc.
- Designed and developed multiple modules, including Bond Lifecycle management booker, reporting web application, etc. using Quartz platform in Python, and Angular JS, and NoSQL Sandra Database.
- Helped build trust by delivering the committed work within the timeline and ensuring quality, while establishing Agile workflow in the team as a part of scrum master responsibility, while managing demanding stakeholders, across the globe in Agile train.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Best Team award across the global teams for 3 years in a row
Associate Architect
Alliance Global Services, EPAM
Hyderabad
12.2012 - 08.2014
- EPAM is a US-based service company, in Hyderabad, rechristened from Alliance Global Services
- Worked for Neat Customer on their product for desk bookkeeping application, built through WPF 4.0, as an Associate architect, which included leading the team of 6 developers, and working with the Product Owner, to deliver the product roadmap
- Also worked as a full-time developer and architect working on critical deliverables.
- Designed a new list-icon in WPF from scratch.
- Used .Net 4.0, NUnit, and Spectre White Automation, Wix, and Wise for deployments
- Used Visual Studio 10.0 for development
- Used Structure-map IOC container, Teamcity, MVVM architecture.
Engineering Manager, Team Lead
FactSet India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
11.2010 - 12.2012
- One of the best companies to work with, I worked initially as a Senior developer and later as an Engineering Manager for 5 members, to manage the portfolio of Global Entities Fixed Income from India
- The applications supported Factset to capture Fixed Income attributes for various Companies, which later is used in Factset's front-end applications.
- Developed application to capture Credit Limits
- MVVM, .net 4.0, WPF, WCF, SQL Server, Entity framework, Cruise Control, Fox Pro
- Also managed 5 associates in the team.
Technology Analyst, Onsite Lead
Infosys Technologies Ltd
Hyderabad
12.2005 - 11.2010
- Infosys is one of India's largest service companies
- I was hired straight out of college, and worked in different profiles, including a developer for DHL, a Senior developer and lead for GapBuster, and then as an onsite developer and lead for Symcor's Wholesale lockbox, in Canada, for 2 years to manage delivery, in and from Infosys India.
- Supported technology design, testing and execution of product from Onsite Canada.
- Provided technical and functional recommendations based on project requirements.
- Hands on in C#, MFC C++,, and ASPX technologies, to deliver projects in tight deadlines.
Education
PG Certificate in Senior Leadership(PGCSL) - Leadership And Management
XLRI - Xavier School of Management
Jamshedpur 07.2020 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Tumkur 09.2001 - 07.2005
Skills
Stakeholder Management
undefinedTimeline
PG Certificate in Senior Leadership(PGCSL) - Leadership And Management
XLRI - Xavier School of Management
07.2020 - 08.2021
AVP, Technology Manager
Bank of America
07.2017 - Current
Lead Analyst, Scrum Master
Bank of America
08.2014 - 07.2017
Associate Architect
Alliance Global Services, EPAM
12.2012 - 08.2014
Engineering Manager, Team Lead
FactSet India Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 12.2012
Technology Analyst, Onsite Lead
Infosys Technologies Ltd
12.2005 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
09.2001 - 07.2005
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