Sumit S.

ABOUT ME

A Director-level professional with 22+ (with14 as Head of IT/Systems) years of diversified experience in leading firms (NBF, Shinsei Bank, Global Fortune 500 companies such as Citi Bank, Emerson Electric, Oracle, HPCL, Wipro) in the USA, the UAE, Japan, Singapore, India etc.

• Worked as Head of IS&T in an award-winning GCC bank and was conferred the CIO 100 award for excellence in Digital Transformation. Strong experience in leading large complex projects (ERP, Core Banking, Digital Channels), Budgeting, Procurement, IT Strategy, Governance & Architecture.

• Managed or guided 20+ large strategic (including 5 Core Banking) projects successfully. A $2.5+ Million T24 Core Banking Project directed by him, became a case-study in a global event (Temenos Customer Forum, UAE).

• Formally appreciated by a GCC bank for Advisory role in the area of IT and Information Security for its strategic programs such as Mobile Banking, Treasury & ALM System, and Core Banking Upgrade.Led digital banking, commercial & retail lending, Cash Management, CRM, AMLas a techno-functional expert with good knowledge of back-office processes as well as technology stack/architecture.

• Advised 2 SaaS start-ups offering secure QR-code based Retail Payment, SME-focused ERP/SCM/CRM/HR/E-Commerce platforms and directed their security controls, cloud-hosting, Agile development (devops), data architecture, modularization, integration/ APIs, analytics, QA, service management, and compliance. Possess good exposure to Microsoft & LAMP stack, Cloud, SCRUM, RDBMS, Analytics, RPA, AI, Chatbot.

• As a Director in an Agri-startup (https://poorti.net), conceptualized, architected and implemented the first bank-linked integrated Agro-Ecommerce & Credit Platform (Launched by the Chairman of State Bank of India) on secure cloud, while setting up its IT, InfoSec, Operations functions, and DataCenter Operations.

• Managed a team of 60+ specialists and budget of USD 25 MM p.a, led growth of IT landscape by 100% in my 4 years tenure as IS&T Director by transforming business processes & channels while saving $ 20+ Million. As part of apex Turn-Around Strategy Team, supported revenue CAGR of 35% with 99%+ satisfactory feedback from users, 92%+ SLA compliance, Zero security breach of material impact & 99.84% availability in service delivery.

• Guided the information security & business continuity program for 10+ years with KRI, BIA, risk assessments (Prioritized gap statement against control objectives) and treatment (Security controls) in retail, private and commercial banking.

• Established and maintained governance framework for IT, Information Security and Vendor Management for all banking applications/ projects. Developed policies,controls, standards, processes, guidelines, and reviewed/guided contract documentation.

• Audited 20+ applications. Have leadership experience in security architecture, controls & testing. Implemented ISO 27001,OWASP, SANS controls.

• Stabilized Core Systems and reduced digital channel issues and support cost by 80% using Lean Six Sigma Techniques.

• Published papers/ delivered talks in regional/ global events such as ISACA, IDC, Dubai Quality Congress, PRMIA Regional Forum, CTS & ValueLabs CXO Summit etc.

• Strong exposure to RFP preparation, vendor selection, service management, cross-functional leadership, user management, system adoption etc.

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