Sivaprakash Chidambaram

Role: Product Owner

Key Responsibilities:

• Led the cloud transformation journey by re-engineering the data platform to be compatible with Temenos SaaS, ensuring seamless deployment across multi-cloud environments (AWS, IBM Cloud, OpenShift).
• Enabled multi-database support across the entire data product suite (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL), ensuring flexibility and faster go-to-market for both on-prem and cloud clients.
• Supported multi-platform deployments including On-Premises, Cloud-native, OpenShift, and IBM Cloud using a modular, containerized deployment strategy.
• Led the implementation of data products across 25+ clients within a single year, delivering on-time go-lives across multi-stack platforms (On-Prem, Cloud, OpenShift, IBM Cloud).
• Took full end-to-end ownership of the product lifecycle—from requirement analysis and design through development, validation, deployment, and client onboarding.
• Collaborated directly with customers to identify business use cases aligned with market trends and platform capabilities, transforming them into prioritized product features.
• Defined and managed product backlogs, converting business requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria, working closely with Squad Leads and technical teams.
• Facilitated regular product demos and stakeholder walkthroughs to ensure functional alignment and iterative validation of delivered features.
• Ensured platform-wide compatibility and high-quality delivery through rigorous QA processes, validation across tech stacks, and end-to-end integration testing.
• Played a pivotal role in Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for new feature rollouts, including internal enablement, stakeholder communication, and documentation.
• Provided strategic oversight and hands-on leadership during client implementations to ensure smooth rollout, effective integration, and early adoption of product features.
• Proactively resolved client issues post-deployment by aligning development and support teams to business-critical timelines and SLAs.
• Maintained CMMI-compliant processes throughout all stages of development and deployment, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

• Spearheaded the integration of legacy data products—including Relational Replication and Insight Models—into the newly acquired HTrunk big data platform, laying the foundation for modernized data architecture.
• Designed and delivered new enterprise-grade data products:
  Extract Data Store (EDS), Operational Data Store (ODS), Snapshot Data Store (SDS), and Analytical Data Store (ADS) to support diverse reporting, analytics, and compliance needs.
• Took complete ownership of the product lifecycle, including requirement gathering, technical architecture, feature design, development, validation, and release delivery.
• Worked closely with Squad Leads and Product Owners to convert business requirements into actionable, technically sound user stories and epics, ensuring timely and high-quality feature delivery.
• Ensured feature completeness, regression stability, and platform-wide compatibility through robust validation frameworks, automated testing, and cross-environment QA.
• Drove CMMI-compliant development practices, promoting process standardization, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across the product engineering lifecycle.
• Contributed to the strategic roadmap definition, aligning product evolution with customer expectations, regulatory needs, and market trends.

• Designed and implemented a robust Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) archiving solution to reduce performance load on the Core Banking System (Temenos Transact).
• Developed reporting data models tailored to business-critical domains such as Financial Reporting, Account Balance, and Transaction Summaries.
• Led the development of a relational replication data product for the Temenos Transact core banking system, successfully deployed at key client sites, including the KBC Group.
• Owned the end-to-end architecture and solution design, from requirement gathering to final deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Delivered on-time production implementation for global banking clients, managing customer expectations and post-go-live support.
• Enabled multi-database support (e.g., Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL) for both data lifecycle and replication use cases to increase deployment flexibility.
• Conducted performance optimization and schema tuning to handle high-volume banking datasets across customer environments.
• Collaborated with product engineering, QA, and delivery teams to ensure high-quality, stable releases for mission-critical banking applications.
• Played a key role in client onboarding, knowledge transfer, and supporting product adoption across banking teams and partners.
• Contributed to internal best practice frameworks, improving maintainability and standardization of the archiving and replication solutions.

Role: Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinated project timelines and resources to ensure successful delivery of objectives.
• Led end-to-end delivery of Core Banking product implementations across multiple releases.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration, enhancing overall project outcomes.
• Tracked progress, managed schedules, and ensured timely completion of tasks.
• Identified and resolved project issues to meet quality and productivity goals.
• Communicated proactively with senior management regarding project status and risks.
• Monitored scope, budget, timelines, and deliverables to maintain compliance with CMMi procedures.
• Conducted post-project evaluations to gather insights for future improvements.

Role: Integration Manager – SOA (Design to Delivery)

Client: Kasikorn Bank, Bangkok, Thailand

Project: K-Transformation (KT) – One of APAC’s largest integration projects.

Key Contributions:

• Led K-Transformation project for Kasikorn Bank, one of APAC’s largest integration initiatives.
• Managed integration processes from design to delivery, aligning with project objectives.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to enhance communication and collaboration.
• Developed strategies for optimizing system integrations and improving operational efficiency.
• Delivered interface design, development, and implementation across multiple systems.
• Conducted technical feasibility studies across various systems and technologies.
• Authored Data Elements Mapping documents and high-level requirements approved by the client.
• Established performance metrics to monitor project progress and ensure timely completion.

Role:Integration Team Lead

Client:BAAC & BT, Bangkok, Thailand

Key Contributions:

• Led a team of 4 developers in developing and supporting interfaces.
• Reviewed deliverables, packaged, and deployed interfaces onsite.
• Facilitated user acceptance testing and executed batch interfaces for BAAC Cycle-3.
• Delivered production-ready interfaces with ongoing support to client teams.