Vikash Srivastava
Senior Vice President
Mumbai
Summary
Strategic Banking and Technology Leader with 28+ years of success across Banking, Financial Services, and IT industries. Expert in core banking transformations, audit and regulatory compliance, digital product deployment, and cloud-native banking operations. Trusted to lead large-scale, cross-functional teams (70+ members), drive multi-million-dollar programs, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Committed to sustainable growth, risk-managed innovation and enterprise wide operational excellence
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Vice President
IDFC FIRST Bank
01.2017 - 04.2025
- Spearheaded mobile banking expansion, leading end-to-end deployment and scaling IDFC FIRST Bank digital platforms leading to increased revenue of INR 5B YoY.
- Orchestrated production engineering for 40+ critical banking platforms across cash management, corporate lending, treasury and retail banking thereby saving cost by 50%
- Directed modernization programs migrating legacy systems to cloud-native microservices-based architectures (AWS, Kubernetes, Java spring boot) improving system availability by 30%.
- Built and managed a team of 70+ professionals ensuring 24/7 production stability and seamless projects deployment increasing efficiency and availability by 40%.
- Designed operational control frameworks improving efficiency by 60% across transaction banking operations.
- Held direct budgetary responsibility for amounts upto INR 200MM for strategic banking transformation programs, optimizing multi million dollar costs.
Senior Project Manager / Advisory Consultant
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2017
- Program-managed Core Banking transformations across Europe and Asia-Pacific, leading multiple high-impact client engagements and spearheading projects upto INR 400MM.
- Led project discussion and was awarded critical large scale core banking implementation project with ANZ bank of INR 300 MM.
- Delivered regulatory-compliant, audit-ready systems achieving zero non-conformance audits under strict timelines achieving unto 40% profit and preventing financial frauds of ~INR 2B.
- Awarded Star Award and Eminence & Excellence Awards for exemplary delivery, stakeholder management and innovation excellence.
Project Director
Nurture Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd
11.2005 - 12.2008
- Led enterprise-wide Financial core banking support programs across major APAC public sector banks.
- Established ISO 9001-2000 certified delivery frameworks as a certified QMS Auditor.
- Fast-tracked promotion to Project Director for leadership excellence and superior client success metrics
Officer (IT)
Bank of Baroda
01.1997 - 10.2005
- Pioneered rural branch automation initiatives under BIBAS (Bilingual Integrated Branch Automation System)
- Developed and deployed internal web solutions improving branch software control and patch management.
- Recognized for excellence in foreign exchange account reconciliations across major branches.
System Officer
ABC India Pvt. Ltd
07.1995 - 09.1996
- Developed and maintained database systems for thermal power operations using FOXPRO LAN platforms.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Deen Dayal Upadhaya University
08.1990 - 08.1993
Bachelor of Science -
Purvanchal University
08.1986 - 08.1990
Skills
Digital Banking Transformation Core Banking (Finacle, Flexcube) Regulatory Risk & Compliance
Cloud Migration Strategy (AWS, Kubernetes, Microservices) Agile & DevOps Transformation
Visionary Leadership Strategic Planning and execution Business Process Reengineering Internal Audit
Enterprise Program Management Vendor Management Governance Framework Design
Stakeholder Engagement Cross-Functional Team Building Operational Efficiency Delivery
Strategic leadership
Process improvements
Digital transformation
Revenue generation
Mergers and acquisitions
Certification
SAP Banking Services 7.0
Key Leadership Highlights
- Spearheaded major cloud-native banking modernization for IDFC FIRST Bank.
- Led cross-geography banking projects impacting operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and AMER.
- Built high-performing teams delivering under strict audit and compliance standards.
- Consistently awarded for project excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.
Timeline
Senior Vice President
IDFC FIRST Bank
01.2017 - 04.2025
Senior Project Manager / Advisory Consultant
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2017
Project Director
Nurture Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd
11.2005 - 12.2008
Officer (IT)
Bank of Baroda
01.1997 - 10.2005
System Officer
ABC India Pvt. Ltd
07.1995 - 09.1996
Master of Computer Applications -
Deen Dayal Upadhaya University
08.1990 - 08.1993
Bachelor of Science -
Purvanchal University
08.1986 - 08.1990