FriMi is Sri Lanka's first and fastest growing neo bank backed by Nations Trust Bank PLC, which is one of the top 30 listed corporate entities in Sri Lanka. FriMi has a diverse eco system of digital banking applications, payment services and banking operations. As Asst. Vice President / Head of Technology for FriMi, I work with a diverse group of people within the software engineering, banking, payments and Fintech community.Primary ResponsbilitiesConsumer Digital Product Roadmap, Strategy and ExecutionB2B/SME Digital Product Roadmap, Strategy and ExecutionITIL/ITSM across all banking technology operationsInformation security, risk and compliance operationsProject Management OfficeChange Management & Quality AssuranceUser Interface and User Experience DesignResponsible for the IT CAPEX/OPEX and AMC budgetSignificant Achievements1. Scaled technology operations throughout a 30% MoM growth period enabling the business to surpass Two Billion LKR Monthly turnover and 100,000+ customer acquisition within first 12 months.2. Achieving the high performance payment processing benchmark set by the bank COO of <2 seconds transaction time to process and complete InStore merchant QR POS transactions.3. Complete overhaul and streamlining of Software Product Development and ITSM processes for faster turnaround and higher productivity. Specifically in the areas of Mobile App Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance and Product Strategy. 4. Architected, Developed and Rolled out Sri Lanka's first ever API based transaction processing and deviceless merchant acceptance solution now widely adopted at over 1000+ merchant locations.

* Discussing potential projects and their parameters with clients, executives, and software developers.* Planning out the blueprints for software projects, including defining the scope, allocating resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance.* Assembling and leading the project team.* Participating in and supervising each stage of the project.* Ensuring each project stays on schedule and adheres to the deadlines.Creating a project budget and ensuring the project adheres to the budget as closely as possible.* Determining and overseeing consistent testing, evaluation, and troubleshooting of all products in all stages of completion.* Tracking milestones, deliverables, and change requests.* Serving as a liaison to communicate information regarding changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information.* Delivering completed software products to clients and performing regular checks on the products' performance.

Associate SAP Master Data Management Worked with other resources with the business units, IT staff, and consultant resources in the merging of multiple ERP legacy systems, working on heavy data conversion, and data mapping Building out a Master Data Management repository. Facilitated the data load and syndication.Developed MDM solutions for workflows, de-duplications, validations etc. Developed business requirements around Data Integration, Modeling, Governance, Quality, and other aspects of Data Management Assisted in data migration strategies for importing legacy data into SAP Evaluated data quality in legacy systems and defined cleansing opportunities in legacy data, and defined data quality metrics and measurements Worked with Change Management team and business units on the communication strategy of corporate data governance. Provided documentation in all areas of work