Uday Kumari

E2E delivery excellence in AI/multi-cloud enterprise data program, product & portfolio management for the past 15+years (Cloud Strategy, Cloud AI Governance, Data Governance, DQ, Data Migration, Analytics) Financial Governance and budget forecasting. Hands on experience in end-to-end Data Strategy, Cloud Governance Framework Solutions. Governance & Frameworks around data project & product delivery in multi-cloud PaaS, SaaS, NaaS models. Global Client Collaboration - UK,US, Canada, ME, APAC Geo regions. Adapting High performing teams via Scaled Agile Framework, Agile Safe & Hybrid models in SDLC ON-OFF shore projects Expertise in Regulatory, Security, Sovereignty, BCP, Risk Management, RAID Management & Mitigation frameworks Maintenance-Platforms, Databases & Tools Remediation of Partner Delivery/Vendor Support Lead the Cloud Strategy, Cloud governance, and AI development operating models are aligned with overall business transformation objectives.

• (AIGP)
• Certified Scrum Master, 02/24
• 6 Sigma Green Belt, 01/08

• Successfully delivered programs within budgets exceeding $25 million in Banking & FinTech increasing regional revenue by 35% within 12 months through new market penetration.
• Managed 150+ global, distributed employees to enable cross-location collaboration and unified project execution.
• Cultivated executive-level stakeholder relationships to foster trust and secure support for critical & complex projects.
• Managed Data Engineers in building and maintaining data pipelines from source to Target.
• Collaborate with BAs, data scientists and architects for database systems (SQL & NoSQL) data warehousing solutions & cross functional teams (Product, Engineering, UI UX Design, Sales & Quality Assurance.
• Migrated tools and databases successfully (On-Prem to Cloud).
• Completed Pre-Sales training, SOW, Scrum Certification and 6 Sigma green belt Certification.

• CITIBANK, 12/11/24 to 02/09/26, Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Governance, Data Privacy, DQ, Data Engineering, ETL, IRB frameworks with Basel regulatory requirements, Data Hub, ETL & IBM Data Engineer, Cloud Data Catalogs (Azure, GCP, IBM), AI Models, MS Perview, Snowflake, Databricks, Jira, Risk weighted assets, Led end-to-end migration (Teradata, Postgres etc) to GCP BigQuery, Azure, Snowflake, slashing query latency by 40% while optimizing data pipelines and infrastructure costs ensuring Cloud AI Governance, Data Governance & Data Quality., Implement end to end Complex IRB Basel Data Governance as per DAMA into Data Hub (EAP) Retail Services AML Transaction Monitoring (IAM (Personnel, systems, and customers- login Authentication & Authorization), US Cards CIP Procedures, Transaction Monitoring: Merchant Master, Mantas AML - Personal Instalment Loans & Small Business & Mortgage Loans-Fin crime exit, M&A, KTLO)., Design, build, and deploy autonomous Agentic AI systems that use LLMs, RAG, and external tools to reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks independently., Led the adoption of Scrum and SAFe methodologies across multiple squads, enhancing sprint predictability and velocity tracking, resulting in a 20% increase in delivery efficiency., Enhanced project execution and reduced escalations by maintaining a comprehensive RAID framework, enabling proactive identification and resolution of potential bottlenecks., Mapped KPIs to strategic goals using RACI with stakeholders (business leaders, data scientists, and compliance teams) to ensure maximum project impact to establish KPIs, ensuring technology projects directly aligned with strategic goals and delivered maximum impact., Drove stakeholder engagement and trust by managing high-level program communications, including steering committee updates, executive dashboards, and regulatory reporting to ensure transparent, data-driven decision-making., Demonstrated strong financial oversight by managing project budgets, burn rates, and forecasts, consistently delivering initiatives early and under budget., Modernized Citi's data infrastructure by piloting scalable Kafka, Spark, and Hadoop ingestion solutions, supporting future growth. Delivered projects under budget and ahead of compliance deadlines, demonstrating strong financial and regulatory management., Mentored and coached junior project managers and technical leads, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring succession readiness within the team, which strengthened team capabilities and resilience.
• Verizon & National Australian Bank, 02/21/22 to 09/25/24, Program Manager, Delivery Manager, Data Engineering Lead, Data Architect, AI Cloud Data Governance, Data Privacy, DQ, Data Engineering, ETL & IBM Data Engineer, Informatica, IBM Cloud Catalogs & Data Lakes, Cloud (Azure, GCP, IBM), AI Models, MS Perview, Snowflake, Databricks, Jira, E2E Delivery of DQ, Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC) & DE Projects – SDLC (Analyse, Dev, SIT, UAT, Deploy, BVT, TVT, Hpercare) - (Technical uplift, Detective and Preventive controls - Audit)., Design, build, and deploy autonomous AI systems., Regulatory & compliance Projects (PII, GSM, GCM), IAM personnel, systems, and customers—by managing authentication (login) and authorization (permissions)., Budgeting, Capacity Planning & Product Backlog Grooming with Dev and testing teams along with Product Owner for acceptance criteria and prioritizing (T Shirt sizing)., End-to-end development with a shippable product at each sprint review via GitHub (CICD). Led IBM WKC Cloud Data Engineering team, working on microservices (GCP GENAI, LLM, Kafka, Hadoop, APIs, Metadata, Integrations, Data Lake design) and collaborated with ServiceNow teams for incident and process management., Migrated tools & Apps to IBM Cloud & GCP & Reconciled on the Quality with risk matrix through RAID logs., Creating Road Maps for all DQ & Data Governance architecture projects and track each project by quarterly epics Project Tracking – ETL Projects - Data Mapping, Data Models, Metadata & Taxonomy Hydration from GCP, Teradata, Hadoop, Catalog Consolidation etc., WKC ETL Catalog Supply Chain (Data Mapping, Data Models, Metadata & Taxonomy Hydration from GCP, Terradata, Hadoop, Catalog Consolidation & Data Lakes – Automated & AI Modeled)., GCP Projects – Updating Technical Metadata for GCP assets and integrating via API/UI/UX to web based self-service user tool. Metadata Management connections through source – MDI & MDE from WKC., Building UI & UX Real time monitoring dashboards for Data Flows., DQ Tradein Promos & 1 ERP (DQ Rules Implementation).
• HSBC Software Development, 01/17/04 to 02/09/22, Business Data Analyst - 05/14 to 02/22, AM-Global Ops & Global Projects - 10/07 to 04/14, EA to SMT - 01/04 to 09/07, Data Governance, DQ, ETL ERP SAP SF, Mulesoft projects, Jira & Confluence, GCP, Teradata DWH & SQL, EIM, Casewise_EPM (Bus. Process tool), Clarity, Sharepoint, Collibra, ERP SAP SF, Mulesoft, Servicenow, Taleo, UK BI Data Warehouse Projects., IOS & Android Digital Wallets–Credit Cards & HSBC Cards provisioning-This launch increased pos & remote payments by 30%., Debit Master Card Migration – Wallet MI – Google, Samsung, M&S/Master Card/Digital MI – FD replaced Master cards with Visa to all new & existing customers - Increase in customer base by 20%., JLFS Biometric Authentication - increase in secured and compliant payments by 60%., Data Governance Projects - DAMA-DBOK across multiple global businesses & regions., GCP Metadata standards & Data Catalogue (Collibra cdm)., Handled Cloud Ingestion initiative on internally hosted around 200 applications deployed Status with approved Build & Deploy Tools on Google Cloud Platform via Juniper for premium applications., Data lineage – Data Usage & Flows (Collibra)., Focused on data lineage implementation to define regulatory requirements, enterprise data management strategy, data impact, and critical data elements with different IRB regulatory requirements in terms of GDPR, IFSR9, Basel iii, BCBS 239, CCAR etc., Master Data Management (MDM) – Scope Expansion (Collibra)., Data context-cdm, pbt, de produced/owned by -in a country – for Global Business & Functions – Organization Context – Compliance adherence project., Master Data Management related to Data Scope Context Reference data (Country, Legal Entity and Line of Business)., AM-Operations & Resourcing - Managed Services (Oracle, SAP, Mulesoft, ServiceNow)., Successfully Implemented Taleo Cloud based talent acquisition suite., Migrated HRIS Peoplesoft to SAP SF with minimal impact to payroll process., Managed SLA for HRIS offshore services on ServiceNow., Budgeting, Auditing, Invoicing & Transactional pricing & Team handling., EA to SMT Collaborate with Dept Heads & Senior Managers on objectives, board meetings, event managements with Audio. Visuals, budgets, performance, staff management, hiring, and training.

• Banking & Finance
• Insurance & Healthcare
• Telecom - Mobile Banking
• Digital & e-commerce
• Education

• Sr. Technical Program Mgr
• Delivery Mgr: Agile Scrum Certified, SAFe
• Data Engineer Lead
• Business Analyst
• AM-Global Ops, Dev Ops, Fin Ops, HR Ops etc