Gaurang Popat
Amstelveen
Summary
IT professional with 18+ years of experience, driven by a results-oriented mindset and focused on empowering teams to solve challenges. I foster trust, collaboration, and a shared path to success. With expertise in large-scale data solutions, distributed systems, and enterprise architecture, I’ve delivered impactful outcomes. Skilled at bridging technology and business, I thrive on driving innovation and enabling cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Chapter Lead
ING Bank
Netherland
09.2015 - Current
- Proven track record in delivering multi-domain solutions by leveraging diverse delivery models, including custom in-house builds, vendor-managed platforms, and scalable SaaS/Cloud architectures.
- Leading several EC&A squads, focused on scaling AI products globally. My portfolio includes LLM-driven data extraction and forensic document analysis tools, currently being integrated across multiple domains and geographic regions.
- Experniced for in housde developemnt, using vendor based products, SaaS solutions and cloudbased solution accross mutliple domain
- Led multiple teams in developing a centralised accounting solution, successfully deployed across multiple countries. Overcame challenges related to local regulations, customisations, and managing large volumes of data from retail operations.
- Delivered scalable solutions for derived market data within ING’s Pricing Architecture (IPA) programme in the Competitive Pricing Area of Financial Markets. Contributed to multiple projects, including ETL, Credit Proxy, and Market Data Tool, building a strong foundation for supplying market data to Racing, which handles PnL, VaR, and other calculations.
- Oversee IT risk management and implement best practices to ensure compliance.
- Manage dynamic resource planning for licences, hardware, and personnel, with a focus on budget and financial optimisation.
- Collaborate with vendors to elevate them to technology partners, fostering strong, strategic relationships.
- Engage in stakeholder management and SteerCo meetings to align with senior stakeholders' expectations and strategies.
- Recruit top talent, ensuring candidates possess the necessary technical skills and align with ING Orange Code values.
- Leverage people's craftsmanship to enhance the skill matrix and prepare them for the future with exposure to cutting-edge technology that solves customer problems.
Team Lead
Accenture
Malaysia
03.2011 - 08.2015
- Performed the role of Tech Lead in developing an eCommerce system at an onsite location in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- As a Team Lead at London for UBS bank, I was involved in the development of a Credit Risk system that dealt with a complex data model comprising more than 700 tables.
- Team Lead at Pune for JP Morgan bank's application for Future and Options.
Dev Engineer
Cognizant, Persistent , Elitecore
India,UK
06.2005 - 03.2011
- Worked as developer for ADR processing system for JP Morgan using Java based technologies :
- Design and develop various batch processes to manage multiple real time events Fail trade management project for Credit Suisse
Certification
- TOGAF® Certification Program
- Generative AI with Large Language Models
- Introduction to Vertex AI Studio
Education
Master of Computer Application
Sardar Patel University
India 2005
Technical Skills
- Enterprise architecture
- Solution design
- GenAI
Achievements
Won 1st prize in a departmental hackathon for scalable ETL design.
Interest
Meditation, Reading, and Chess.
Timeline
IT Chapter Lead
ING Bank
09.2015 - Current
Team Lead
Accenture
03.2011 - 08.2015
Dev Engineer
Cognizant, Persistent , Elitecore
06.2005 - 03.2011