Dana Schlafman

About Dana Schlafman

Senior Product Executive & Business Architecture Leader | Driving Digital Transformation in Financial Services | 20+ Years Delivering Measurable Business ImpactI translate enterprise strategy into executable product roadmaps and scalable architectural frameworks that drive measurable business outcomes. With 20+ years engaging in digital transformation initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environments, I specialize in modernizing complex platforms, reducing operational complexity, and improving enterprise capability reuse.What I Bring to Organizations:Strategic Product & Architecture Leadership – Led Agile Release Train of 50+ professionals, directing platform modernization initiatives that reduced costs while improving system resilience and user satisfaction scores.Proven Business Impact – Delivered $5M+ in cumulative savings through portfolio rationalization, vendor optimization, and architectural simplification. Integrated 100+ enterprise clients improving end-user outcomes in support of multi-million dollar initiatives.Enterprise Architecture Excellence – Established enterprise capability models and loan lifecycle frameworks that significantly reduced process duplication and influenced organizational standards.Product Innovation in Regulated Environments – Translating regulatory requirements and policy changes into scalable product solutions. Successfully delivered major loss mitigation functionality serving millions of borrower interactions within policy compliance.Domain Expertise:Mortgage Technology | Underwriting Systems | Loss Mitigation | Digital Lending | Servicing OperationsCore Competencies:Product Strategy & Roadmap DevelopmentBusiness Capability Modeling & Target State ArchitectureUser Experience Research & Journey MappingCross-Functional Stakeholder ManagementRecent Achievements: Modernized multifamily securitization application reducing complexity and operational costs Supported Enterprise-wide technology modernization portfolio with Architecture Review Board approval across 15+ initiatives Directed product strategy for platform serving 100+ servicers, improving borrower outcomes 25% Achieved 22% vendor cost savings through strategic contract renegotiationsCurrently exploring opportunities where I can leverage my unique blend of product leadership and business architecture expertise to drive enterprise transformation, modernize legacy platforms, and deliver measurable business value.

Experience

1. Enterprise Architect

   M&T Bank

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Business Administration and Management, General

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Testing
• Securitization
• Contract Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Mortgage Lending
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• Project Planning
• Mortgage Banking
• Pmo
• Requirements Analysis
• Loss Mitigation
• Vendor Management
• Consulting
• Risk Management
• Sdlc
• Outsourcing
• Loan Servicing
• Enterprise Architecture
• Management
• Team Building
• Change Management
• Mbs