Ankur V.

About Ankur V.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in my posts are my own and are not attributable to the official policies or positions of any current or previous employer, organization, or institution with which I have been affiliated-I have more than 20 years of experience as a senior engineering leader and architect across global investment banking and financial services enterprises. I have led engineering organizations of 400+ professionals, spanning architects, engineers, and business analysts, delivering technology transformation at enterprise scale.My recent work sits at the intersection of Generative AI, cloud-native engineering, and large-scale platform modernization. I have conceptualized and delivered production GenAI and LLM-powered products from scratch, including intelligent trade reconciliation engines, loan servicing platforms, brokerage contract intelligence systems, and a Digital DevOps Coach that projects $1M in annual savings. I have led AI/ML innovation centers, established firm-wide AI strategy, and built portfolios of production AI across risk, compliance, HR, legal, and capital markets functions.I have defined and implemented technology governance, architecture standards, and responsible AI frameworks across global organizations, reducing risk exposure and driving transparency at the CXO level. I have owned cloud modernization roadmaps involving hundreds of applications, led DevOps transformations across multiple lines of business, and delivered measurable outcomes, including tens of millions of dollars in risk remediation, cost savings, and operational efficiency.I am passionate about using technology to solve real business problems. I have spoken at CXO forums, mentored startups, and championed engineering cultures built on freethinking, continuous improvement, and high performance. I bring deep hands-on expertise across Python, Java, Node.js, C++, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, LLMs, and modern data platforms, combined with the strategic mindset to align engineering investment with business outcomes.I am equally comfortable in the architecture room, the boardroom, and with the engineering team.

Experience

1. Director

   Wells Fargo

   Apr 2024 — Present

   Leading technology modernization across Corporate & Investment Banking, Consumer Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management for a global engineering organization.• LLM-Powered Trade Reconciliation Intelligence: Architected an LLM-based trade reconciliation engine with structured classification protocols. Improved Cohen\'s Kappa from 0.12 to 0.40+, reduced severe misclassification from 56% to under 10%** across 26 break types. Phase 1 covers 30 use cases with three further phases planned.• LLM-Integrated Loans Origination & Servicing: Embedded LLMs for intelligent triage, duplicate detection, and payment validation. Reduced first response time to under 20 seconds and prevented USD 2M in erroneous payments per month.• LLM-Powered Brokerage Contract Intelligence: Integrated LLMs to extract brokerage terms from unstructured contracts, automate invoice processing, and generate settlement instructions across 25 financial instruments. Remediated USD 80M in annual overpayment risk.• Enterprise-Scale Legacy Migration to OCP Cloud: Leading the migration of 312 applications to the private OCP cloud, addressing zero CI/CD, no automated testing, and outdated stacks. Built AI-powered accelerators using **GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor** to compress delivery timelines.• Microservices-Led Cost Transformation: Modernized Consumer Banking payment services using microservices and automated testing. Achieved $200K savings to date, on track for $800K by 2025.• Cloud-Native Platform Modernization: Completed migration of 32 applications to OpenShift on 12-factor principles, delivering scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency enterprise-wide.• AI-Driven Regulatory Reporting: Built a SaaS regulatory reporting system using ML for real-time data integrity validation, ensuring compliance before submission across Corporate & Investment Banking.

Education

• Indian Law Institute

  Post Graduate Qualification, Certificate in Intellectual Property Rights

  2006 — 2007

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Technology - MTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Jamia Millia Islamia

  B.Tech, Mechanical

  1996 — 2000

• Ramjas Public School

  All India Senior School Certificate, Sciences

  1986 — 1996

• Indian Law Institute

  Post Graduate Diploma, Cyber Law

  2007 — 2008