ANKUR SAMBHAR
Senior Director of Engineering | Innovation Leader
Bangalore
Summary
An experienced senior executive with 20+ years of industry experience in Finance, Telecom & e-Commerce domain. Highly organized, detail-oriented leader passionate for product development, strategy, research, and digital transformation on a large scale. Proficient in institutionalizing cloud journey and building business critical data platforms.
An accomplished inventor and an Innovation leader with 18+ patent filings in the fields of blockchain, IoT, biometrics, credit cards, authentication, etc.
A firm believer in an inclusive society, working closely with non-profits to empower youth and women.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Director of Engineering (Executive Director)
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2024 - Current
Director of Engineering (Executive Director)
J P Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2020 - 01.2024
Vice President (Master Developer + IA)
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2016 - 01.2020
Senior Associate
J P Morgan Chase & Co.
07.2013 - 01.2016
- Formulated and executed strategic initiatives for cloud migration at scale enabling 100s of applications.
- Built cloud-native business critical Asset Master (Instrument & Price) platform for global Asset Management business
- Led Blockchain engineering team in the region to build cutting-edge enterprise networks
- Led strategic Innovation initiatives keeping firm future-ready through internal and external collaboration (academia, startups, partners, etc.).
- Effective engagement with non-profits by working at grass-root level to help in defining multi-year scaling strategy.
Founder
CarryMyCard
03.2012 - 06.2013
- Innovative e-commerce portal that provides personalization platform for gifts
- Built on robust CMS platform Magento with design tool creating the high-resolution images on the fly based on the user personalization
Senior Associate (Technical Leader)
Nomura India Service
04.2010 - 03.2012
- Design and development of low-latency Market Data Repository, for pricing of structured derivative products
- Design and development of Index forecasting system
Module Leader
Avaya India
10.2007 - 04.2010
- Lead developer for licensing platform for Avaya suite of products
Senior Software Engineer
T-Systems
12.2006 - 10.2007
Senior Software Engineer
Sigma Software Solutions
07.2003 - 12.2006
- Migration of C++ to BPEL compliant JavaEE work flow engine
Education
Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence
The University of Texas At Austin
04.2001 -
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis (SCDL)
PuneBachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Science
Hitkarni College of Engineering & Technology
JabalpurSkills
Stakeholder (OC /CXOs) management
Innovative mindset and Critical thinking
OLAP and OLTP data strategies, Big data
Private and Public Cloud technologies
Situational leadership and effective decision-making
Design Principles, Methodologies and architectures
Social Work and community engagementCoaching and developing future leadersGlobal team management
Industry connect and partnershipOrganization and Time ManagementExcellent CommunicationData ScienceAccomplishments
- Conference speaker in the field of Blockchain, Innovation, Cloud and Agility
- First Prolific Inventor within JPMC from APAC
- Developed and implemented Intellectual Property program resulting in building 100+ inventor strong community in JPMC India
- Developed academia and fintech outreach program for collaboration on solving business problems
- Won coveted "J P Morgan Awards for Excellence" for Innovation
- Won multiple CAO Technology Excellence Award
- Won Star Young Entrepreneur Award for startup
Timeline
Sr. Director of Engineering (Executive Director)
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2024 - Current
Director of Engineering (Executive Director)
J P Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2020 - 01.2024
Vice President (Master Developer + IA)
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
02.2016 - 01.2020
Senior Associate
J P Morgan Chase & Co.
07.2013 - 01.2016
Founder
CarryMyCard
03.2012 - 06.2013
Senior Associate (Technical Leader)
Nomura India Service
04.2010 - 03.2012
Module Leader
Avaya India
10.2007 - 04.2010
Senior Software Engineer
T-Systems
12.2006 - 10.2007
Senior Software Engineer
Sigma Software Solutions
07.2003 - 12.2006
Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence
The University of Texas At Austin
04.2001 -
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis (SCDL)
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Science
Hitkarni College of Engineering & Technology