Kumar Giritharan

About Kumar Giritharan

As a seasoned financial industry executive, I leverage deep expertise in capital markets, investment management, and trading technology to lead high-performing product engineering and technology teams. I have a proven track record designing robust data and analytics platforms, commercial software, and IT infrastructure—successfully transitioning legacy on-premise systems to secure, cost-effective cloud solutions.I specialize in guiding teams to develop innovative, automated decision-support solutions. With extensive experience in fintech, market and reference data, and trading algorithms, I consistently drive value and deliver results. My leadership in transforming both front and back office workflows has generated significant cost savings and boosted operational efficiency.Career Highlights- Spearheaded the development of a high-value, multi-asset investment platform, streamlining portfolio construction, management, and research across diverse investment workflows- Engineered the next-generation, end-to-end systematic strategy platform, driving the onboarding of $20 billion in assets under management (AUM) within a year, enabling automated investment decision-making- Led the development of an end-to-end analytics and research platform from the ground up in the cloud in 18 months, supporting a hedge fund startup, resulting in improved trading and investment decisions- Managed the comprehensive performance of the post-trade suite of products, expanding the client base and driving sustainable revenue, maintaining market leadership- Established and led innovation initiatives through ITG Analytics Innovation Lab, promoting a culture of innovation throughout the firm, recognized with ITG CEO Award for Innovation.Areas of Expertise: Product & Project Management |Strategic Planning | Executive Leadership | Driving Technical Transformations | Maximizing ROI | Vendor Management | Thought Leadership | Regulatory Compliance | Data Analytics | Risk Management | Innovation | Change Management | Commercial Application Development | Agile/SCRUM | UX & Wireframes | Mobile Apps Technical Skills: Software & Cloud: Snowflake, SingleStore, Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Ignite, AWS, Azure, Kafka, Docker, Spark, Java, SpringBoot, Python, SQL, KDB+/Q, C, C++, Perl, ExcelFinance Industry: Quantitative models | Trading algorithms | TCA | Trading analytics | Investment Analytics | Risk Systems | Decision Support Tools & Platform | Equity | FX | FI | OMS | EMS

Experience

1. Head of Research and Analytics

   North Rock Capital Management, LLC

   Aug 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Product Roadmap, Budgeting, Project Plan and Data Analysis Market Data, Security Master, Analytics, Quantitative Platform & Compliance ModulesHands-on Greenfield Development (AWS, Java, SQL, SpringBoot, REST)

Education

• Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM)

  MBA, Management & Finance

  2006 — 2006

• City St George’s, University of London

  B Eng (Hons), Computer Systems

  1991 — 1995

• ESSEC Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2006 — 2006

Skills

• Market Data
• Financial Markets
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Analytics
• Electronic Trading
• Trading
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Trading Systems
• Product Management
• Order Management
• Equities
• Big Data