Devendra Mahajan

About Devendra Mahajan

I work at the intersection of technology strategy, AI adoption, and business transformation — helping organizations make smarter technology bets while ensuring those decisions translate into real operational impact.Over the past ~5 years, I’ve worked closely with CXO stakeholders across financial services on initiatives spanning infrastructure strategy, AI governance, cloud economics, cybersecurity platforms, and enterprise cost optimization. My work has delivered measurable outcomes, including multi-crore cost savings, improved technology resilience, and structured pathways for safe AI adoption.Currently, I’m involved in initiatives around enterprise AI guardrails, payment infrastructure modernization, and frameworks to identify where agentic or GenAI solutions can realistically create value without introducing operational or regulatory risk.I’m particularly interested in how organizations operationalize AI — not just experimenting with it, but integrating it responsibly into core workflows, decision-making, and products.Always open to conversations around AI strategy, technology transformation, and scaling data-driven organizations.

Experience

1. IT Strategy (CTO Office)

   Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd

   Aug 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Working in a CTO Office–aligned strategy capacity focusing on enterprise technology direction, AI adoption frameworks, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.Key areas of involvement include:• AI governance initiatives and guardrails for enterprise AI adoption• Evaluation of payment orchestration infrastructure for resilience and cost optimization• Frameworks to identify business processes suitable for agentic or GenAI automation• Technology investment decisions and vendor strategy contributing to measurable cost optimizationThe role combines strategic research, cross-functional coordination, and execution oversight across business, technology, and finance stakeholders.

Education

• FIITJEE

  Intermediate, Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Production and Industrial Engineering

  2017 — 2021

• R. R. Vidyalaya, Jalgaon

  Matriculate