Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Current- Fostering digital banking innovation through emerging product/services and technology adoption- Enterprise Architecture, API Banking and Cloud Service Strategy, Change The Bank and Run The Bank Strategy- SBI Innovation Hub for economics of scale- Startup/Fintech Engagement Programme- Digital lending platform with e2e digitisation- Large scale regulatory initiatives on financial inclusion implementation at enterprise level- Strengthing In-house talent squad for the bank- Research and Development on emerging and innovative product/services and technologies- Chairman and Member on various innovation, implementation and evaluation committees of govt. agenciesCore Competencies✓ Open API & Standards Development✓ Product, Service, KPI Development✓ Enterprise Architecture/IT Strategy✓ Budgeting, Procurement, Partnership✓ Portfolio/Program/Risk Management✓ Capacity, SOP & Talent Management✓ FSR/Central Bank Engagement✓ ExCo/Community Engagement✓ Stakeholders/SLA ManagementKey Challenges✓ Resiliency (Service, Engineering, Operation, Change Mgmt.)✓ Architecture (Standardization, Integration, Interoperability &Reusability, Security, AI/Automation/Cloud Adoption, STP)✓ Demand Delivery (5T-Talent, Time, Tools, Tech, Tech Debt)✓ Regulatory & Security Compliance (Infra and Process)✓ Organization Silos (Business, Partners, IT, JVs & Govt)✓ Competitive Advantages (Fintech, FIs, ETB & NTB)✓ Procurement & Partner Onboarding Process/Innovation