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Nagesh Chukka
SVP, Engineering Director, L&H Re
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Nageswara Rao Chukka (Nagesh Chukka) is recognized for his leadership in driving digital transformation, building strong engineering teams, and delivering innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences and drive business growth in the banking and Reinsurance sector. Brings in 23 years of extensive experience, 12+ years in leadership roles. Strong technical expertise and notable contributions to digital transformation initiatives in handling complex and critical product and application portfolios. High-achieving senior executive bringing expertise in business planning, driving Engineering culture, Focused on customer/user experience with strong change management. Nagesh embraces entrepreneurial, forward-thinking mindset and demonstrated track record of accomplishment.
Overview
23
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Swiss ReHyderabad, Telangana
SVP, Engineering Director, L&H Re
08.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Established Strong Internal Engineering Teams at Hyderabad for L&H Re, focused on UW and CLM area.
- Establishing and driving strong engineering culture, driving Tech Modernization for L&H Re - UCM and Life Guide products by adopting latest technologies.
- Defined the go forward org model with core Engineering tenants in collaboration with Engineering CoE and various other functions at Swiss Re.
- Co Chair for Data & Insights Council at Swiss Re India - Driving Data Driven culture and cross collaboration across cross functional teams.
Ness Digital Engineering
VP, Engineering, Head BFS
07.2021 - 09.2023
Job overview
- Nagesh is a Digital Transformation Specialist responsible for driving digital transformation initiatives within the Banking and Financial Services vertical
- He leverages his deep domain expertise and digital technologies such as Cloud, Data, and AI/ML
- Worked on core banking modernization, cloud and data transformation initiatives for various banks and financial services institutions
- Nagesh collaborated with CEO/CTO to build new ventures from MVP to scale, and he led go-to-market strategies
- In this role, Nagesh has dual reporting structure - global CTO and CDO India.
- Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization.
- Spearheaded organizational restructuring initiatives, streamlining operations and reducing overhead costs.
- Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
- Developed new revenue streams by identifying growth opportunities and forging strategic partnerships with key industry players.
Wells Fargo BankHyderabad, Telanagna
Vice President - Multiple roles Head of IT for IT (2019 - 2021)
03.2007 - 07.2021
Job overview
- Nagesh played various roles across different divisions of the bank in Technology
- He led one of the world's largest digital banks, overseeing engineering delivery in the Banking and Financial Services vertical
- He led digital channel enhancements, including online banking, mobile banking, and public site development
- Nagesh was co-lead for Commercial Banking Core Services, responsible for incubating and scaling API Banking (Open Banking), CRM Strategy and execution across various divisions of Commercial and Capital Markets, Data Strategy for the bank and regulatory reporting use cases
- Also led various cross functional initiatives across the Bank, for example Led Global Hackathons at Wells Fargo, Process Improvement initiatives by leveraging AI/ML in collaboration with Knowledge Process and Call centre teams.
NTT Data Inc (Formerly Caritor/IT Solutions)
Project Manager
01.2002 - 01.2007
AMD (Formerly Cute Solutions)
Software Developer
12.2000 - 01.2002
Education
ISB HyderabadHyderabad
Executive Program Agile Leadership from Agile Leadership
05.2018 - 06.2018
IIIT HyderabadHyderabad
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence And Machine from Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
01.2018 - 05.2018
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
B.Tech from Electronics And Communications Engineering
08.1996 - 01.2000
Skills
Product Engineering, Banking & Insurance Domain, Digital Transformation
undefinedAccomplishments
- P&L Ownership: Managed a $35M P&L
- Served over 35 million digital banking customers
- Established 2000+ API services in the service marketplace
- Led a team of 500+ engineers across various divisions, products, and value streams
Timeline
SVP, Engineering Director, L&H Re
Swiss Re
08.2024 - Current
VP, Engineering, Head BFS
Ness Digital Engineering
07.2021 - 09.2023
ISB Hyderabad
Executive Program Agile Leadership from Agile Leadership
05.2018 - 06.2018
IIIT Hyderabad
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence And Machine from Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
01.2018 - 05.2018
Vice President - Multiple roles Head of IT for IT (2019 - 2021)
Wells Fargo Bank
03.2007 - 07.2021
Project Manager
NTT Data Inc (Formerly Caritor/IT Solutions)
01.2002 - 01.2007
Software Developer
AMD (Formerly Cute Solutions)
12.2000 - 01.2002
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
B.Tech from Electronics And Communications Engineering
08.1996 - 01.2000