1. Rajiv Sankaranarayanan 1
Rajiv Sankaranarayanan
 Mobile:+91 - 9987587283,E-mail:rajiv.sankaranarayanan@gmail.com
Current Employer: CITIBANK N.A., India Designation: Vice President
Professional Profile:
- A senior level high performing information technology and banking professional with 17 years of experience in different projects ,
industry and banking.
- Proven achiever who is committed to aligning technology and business to generate cost-effective solutions and deliver m ultiple,
m ission-critical projects on tim e and within budget.
- Skilled performer who avoids scope-creep by balancing business and tech side needs with realistic project commitment and common
sense while leading projects to successful com pletion that exceeds expectation.
- Com passionate yet dem anding leader/m entor who has guided team s.
- Optimistic, imaginative, hard-working self-starter cited by senior m anagem ent for exceptional m ulti - tasking ability.
- Post Graduate (PGD) from a top Business School, Indian Institute of M anagem ent (IIM ) , Bangalore
- Post Graduate (M S) from a top Engineering School, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani
- Engineering Degree (BE) from a top Engineering College, National Institute of Technology (form erly REC) , Bhopal.
- PM I Certified Project M anagem ent Professional (PM P).
Professional Experience Sum m ary:
In Citibank India, handled various domains within the ICG India Technologyteam including Imaging & workflow, SFS, CGM and Trade . Profile
included working with local and regional product,ops,technologyvendors, TI as well as regional Technologyteam to mana ge both production
support as well as key enhancement projects deliverables as per committed schedules and costs.
Started career with Tata Infotech (now part of TCS) in 1998 in the Systems Integration Division working on banking application projec ts in
Mumbai.Subsequently moved to Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore in 2000 to work on offshore projects. In 2003, was part of the core
team which won the annual Infosys Excellence Award in the Category of 'Systems, Process and Infrastructure' for developi ng a
comprehensive asset warehouse management system. In 2004, relocated to Los Angeles, California to work for Countrywide Financial
Corporation (now part of Bank of America) as part of their Quality Assurance team.
In 2005, moved back to India and then joined Citibank in Mumbai as the project manager for Trade, Imaging & Workflow based applications.
In 2008, additionally managed Custody and CGM applications. Was part of the cross functional O&T team that worked on the EPMS-TRIMS
project. The projectwas completed successfully by May 2011 with exports processing for all Citibank India branches being migrated from the
local EPMS application to the global Trade platform – TRIMS. From May 2011 was additionally managing the RBI ADF project requirements
and from April 2012 was managing the project on full time basis. Currently responsible for all Cross-Franchise Project Initiatives like Genesis
Full Suite, Rainbow, RBS besides managing NPA system and ADF.
Em ploym ent History:
Organization Role Responsibilities
Citibank NA Vice President
(Jan 2009 – Present)
Responsible for the India ICG Trade & SFS Applications Portfolio & related platforms by
managementoversightofsoftware projects / programs delivered and executed by the bank's
IT vendors. From May 2011 was additionallymanaging the RBIADF project and on full time
basis from April 2012.Currently responsible for all Cross-Franchise ProjectInitiatives like
Genesis Full Suite, Rainbow and RBS besides managing NPAsystem and ADF.
Asst. Vice President
(May 2006 – Dec 2008)
Responsible for the India ICG Trade & Imaging Applications Portfolio & related platforms by
managementoversightofsoftware projects / programs delivered and executed by the bank's
IT vendors.
Manager
(Nov 2005 – May 2006)
Responsible for the India ICG Trade & Imaging Applications Portfolio & related platforms by
managementoversightofsoftware projects / programs delivered and executed by the bank's
IT vendors.
Infosys
Technologies
Ltd.
Project Leader
(Jun 2001 – Nov 2005)
Managing /Driving Varies Systems/ Applications DevelopmentProjects & related execution by
leading a team size ranging from 5-15 members.
Module Leader
(Oct 2000 – May 2001)
Systems Engineering,Application and ProductDevelopmentof Complex/Large Software
Modules and Mentoring Senior Application Developers.

2. Rajiv Sankaranarayanan 2
Tata Infotech
Ltd.
(now TCS)
Systems Engineer
(Nov 1999 – Oct 2000)
Systems Engineering,Application and ProductDevelopmentofSoftware Modules and
Mentoring Associate Systems Engineer.
Associate Systems
Engineer (Oct 98 – Oct 99)
Systems Engineering,Application and ProductDevelopmentofSoftware Programs.
Awards:
 Presented a paper to Indian Banks Association (IBA) based on the workflow automation done on the Imaging and Payment platforms
(Central Image – FTI Payments Workflow) at Citibank, India and was adjudged the winner in the annual banking technology awards
2006 in the Category of 'Best Implementation of STP'.
 In October 2010,received the One Citi O&T Special Excellence Award as part of the cross functional team that executed the De sktop
Standardization Initiative (DSI) to perfection and on time with no business impact.
 Received the One Citi O&T Annual Excellence Team Award - 2010 in April 2011.
 Received O&T quarterly team awards in Q2-2011,instantaward in March 2012 for trade projectinitiatives and Shooting Star award in
Q4-2013 for ADF project.
Academ ic Qualifications:
1) PGD (M BA) from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, India
2) M aster of Science (M S) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India.
3) Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from National Institute of Technology (NIT) (earlier REC), Bhopal, India.
Professional Certification:
Project M anagem ent Professional (PM P) from Project Management Institute (PMI), Pennsylvania, US
Dem onstrated Strengths:
1) Diversified experience in technology development and seasoned technology professional.
2) Cultivating business relationships and developing effective teams.
3) Strong Communication, People Development Skills and a Team Player.
Areas of Expertise/Core Com petencies:
 Strategic Planning/Budgeting
 Understanding and Advising Client
 Revising and Learning LatestTrends in the Industry.
 Business Oriented Solutions.
 Complying with Standards.
 System Integration.
 Evaluating Emerging Technology.
 Negotiation Skills and Recommending Strategies.
 Risk Evaluation and Management.
 Developing Innovative Solutions.
 Decision Making.
 TechnologyManagement.
 Project Evaluation and Management.
 Full Life Cycle
 Strategic Alliances/Negotiations
 Quality Assurance
 Productivity Improvement
 Planning,Co-ordinating,Directing and Controlling.
 Leadership with vision
 Learning new areas for economyin operations to enhance profitmargin.
 Mergers/Business Integration
 Cost Savings
 Resource Planning and Allocation
 Process and Procedure Redesign
 Customer Solutions
 Vendor Management
 Project Risk Management
 Standards and Best Practices
 Team Building/Mentoring
 Presentations