Strategic technology leader with 22 years of expertise in legacy modernization, cloud migration, application development, and business process transformation across commercial lending and insurance. Currently serving as Executive Director at Wells Fargo, leading Equipment Finance India under Commercial Banking, driving scalability, stability, innovation, and cloud adoption for multiple applications. Proven track record in managing complex global projects, leading high-performing teams, and aligning technology with business strategy. Extensive experience in InfoLease technical ownership, Azure Cloud adoption & go-to-market strategy for Odessa, and core lending mainframe modernization to OpenFrame for GE Capital. Domain expert in payments and receivables, including ACH, lockbox, credit cards, direct debit, wires, cheques, SWIFT, and regulatory reporting. Skilled in fostering cross-functional collaboration, optimizing business processes, and delivering high-impact solutions that drive efficiency and growth. A hands-on techno-functional leader with a passion for innovation, client engagement, and change management. Known for creating synergies across business units, building scalable technology solutions, and navigating dynamic environments to deliver transformational outcomes.
Provide leadership and architectural design direction to high performing teams, managers and technical architects., Work collaboratively cross-functionally, cross-border and vertically across a fast paced, changing environment., Identify, assess, track, and mitigate issues and risks while driving effective communication and collaboration with disparate stakeholders and senior leadership., Budget planning and team management including career planning, skills development, performance evaluation, correction and coaching/mentoring., Experience in Technology evaluation and feasibility study for new projects in alignment with the business needs., Identifying opportunities and driving process improvements in collaboration with stakeholders., Ensure applications are designed and built using modular, configurable solutions utilizing modern technologies, solid engineering principles and best practices e.g. BDD/DDD, Single Click Deployment., Financial planning, tracking, effective resource management, risk estimation and mitigation, communication., Product ownership for multiple teams leading Agile development strategy and deliverables with focus on continuous improvement, quality, resiliency and performance., 20 years' experience in building information architecture in relationship with business strategy on the commercial lending platforms spanning Touchless Originations, Decisioning and Servicing., Experience building new functionalities to existing Health products and new launches as approved by IRDA in collaboration with Actuaries, Operations and process owners.