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Operations & IT Systems Management · Practitioner–Researcher · 17+ Years in Banking Transformation
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Business Analyst and Product Owner with 17+ years of Banking & Financial Services transformation experience, specialising in core banking implementations, digital transformation, business analysis, and product delivery. Transitioning into academia to teach and research in Operations, IT & Systems Management, bringing sustained industry experience alongside hands-on mentoring and internal training delivery.
Exploring industry-academia opportunities aligned with the UGC framework for experienced professionals, including roles as a Professor of Practice, while extending applied expertise through AI-assisted product development, including independently built solutions such as CommDraft and Digital Card Generator. In parallel, preparing for UGC-NET (Management), with a long-term goal of pursuing doctoral research and building a full-time academic career in teaching and research.
The two routes are complementary: Professor of Practice supports near-term teaching engagement; UGC-NET and a PhD build toward long-term tenure.
Business process automation and AI-assisted software delivery, grounded in the CommDraft project.
Core banking modernisation and digital onboarding as case material for operations management.
Operational excellence and delivery governance in large-scale technology programs.
Change management dynamics in large enterprise technology programs across global markets.
Independently conceived, designed, and delivered a live AI-assisted web application for generating professional business communications and document drafts — owning product vision, requirements, architecture, AI-assisted development, testing, and deployment end to end.
View CommDraft →Independently designed and delivered a free, no-signup web application for creating professional business and personal cards — live-preview design, multiple templates, logo/photo/AI-generated background support, and export to print-ready PNG/PDF or a shareable digital card with an embedded QR code.
View Digital Card Generator →17+ years leading Business Analysis, Product Ownership, and Agile delivery for core banking, digital onboarding, and CRM transformation programs across HSBC, FIS, Wipro, and LTIMindtree, with global stakeholder exposure across APAC, MENA, UK, and US.