Rajnish Kumar Singh
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Data and AI leader with 20 years of global experience, including over 12 years in Singapore. Currently spearheading the Data function at Maybank Singapore as Head of Data Office.
Proven track record of establishing and scaling data capabilities from the ground up. Set-up Maybank's Data function after a successful 13-year tenure at Citibank, demonstrating a strong expertise in building resilient data organization from scratch.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
EVP, Head of Data and Analytics Office
Maybank Singapore
09.2018 - Current
Managed Project Budget - $5MM SGD
Grow The Bank - $10MM SGD/Year
Save The Bank - $20MM + SGD/Year Fine saved
Streamline The Bank - 2500+ Man days/Year optimized.
- Set-up Data function from scratch, grew my team size from one to 30+. Started with AI/Analytics and expanded to full fledge Data and Analytics office.
- Led and completed multi-year SG Data Foundation Transformation initiatives supporting first party data enrichment and third party subscription.
- Successfully managed transitioned from SAS only set-up to AutoML powered Data Science platform.
- Doubled up as “initiative owner” to support execution of Maybank's M25+ special projects to scale Hyper-personalization and Data Democratization.
- Proof of Concept Gen AI solutions delivered for Branch, Contact Centre, Middle Office and Operation.
- Expanded Data Governance framework in beyond Regulatory reporting to Analytics and published AI governance guideline (first across group) to give SG team heads-up before MAS AI Risk Management regulation.
- Consistently rated within Top 3 Business units with highest satisfaction score from Annual survey conducted by HR.
Vice President(last Held)
Citibank NA, Australia and Singapore
06.2005 - 08.2018
Incremental X-sell Rate - 20%
Revenue contribution- SGD 1MM/year
- Led Analytics, Hyper-personalization and Sales incentive functions.
- Integrated “next best offer” based recommendation to prioritize product cross-sell across various touch points including contact centre and Mobile App.
- Rolled out real-time geo-fencing based offer, hyper personalization use case for Singapore utilizing new (then) Hadoop based Big data tech stack.
Education
M. Tech. (Top 2% in Selection Exam) - Department of Management Science
IIT Kanpur (Within Top 5 Engineering Institute in India)
Skills
- Analytics and AIML
- Data Governance
- Data Strategy and Transformation
- Data Engineering
- C-Level stakeholder management
- Programming – Python, R, SAS, SQL
- Cloud- Azure and AWS
- AutoML – DataRobot, Dataiku & H2O
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Training & Knowledge Building
Accomplishments
- Partnered with senior leaders across multiple D-SIB institutions to shape industry standards, culminating in the successful publication of the ABS Data Sharing and ABS Data Sovereignty Handbooks.
- Handpicked for the multiple enterprise-wide Leadership Development Program (LEAD) and the Decision Management Development Program (DEMAND), reflecting strong leadership trajectory and organizational trust.
- Delivered keynote addresses at major industry platforms including CDAO, Digital Banker, IIF Digital Finance, Data Analytics Conference, and Data ROI events, influencing cross-industry perspectives on data, analytics, and digital transformation.
Additional Information
- Active practitioner of Meditation and volunteer with Heartfulness.sg.
Timeline
EVP, Head of Data and Analytics Office
Maybank Singapore
09.2018 - Current
Vice President(last Held)
Citibank NA, Australia and Singapore
06.2005 - 08.2018
M. Tech. (Top 2% in Selection Exam) - Department of Management Science
IIT Kanpur (Within Top 5 Engineering Institute in India)