Mahesh Khasgiwala

About Mahesh Khasgiwala

Specialties: Cloud Migration, Agile transformation, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Engineering Manager, SDLC/Project Management, Global Stakeholder Management, Budgeting, Strategy and Planning, Vendor Management, Team Building and Productivity, Talent Management and Delivery of distributed and scalable applications.Results-driven Technical Program Leader with 20+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale digital and data transformation initiatives across global financial institutions. Proven expertise in building foundational platforms and cloud-native services that reduce operational complexity, eliminate ad hoc solutions, and accelerate speed to market.Extensive background in defining and executing product and program vision, building roadmaps, and working across research, engineering, product, and design teams to deliver high-impact platforms. Adept at managing $5M+ programs and leading cross-functional Agile teams (60+ FTEs) across Switzerland, India, UK, Poland, and the USA, while ensuring strong alignment with business strategy.Key achievements:• Redesigned a financial reporting and analytics platform by migrating from on-prem to Azure Cloud—eliminated fragmented workflows, reduced maintenance overhead by 25%, and improved delivery speed and platform efficiency by 30%.• Defined and delivered a unified control platform (WCAT) supporting global financial controllers—built the product roadmap, engaged stakeholders, and integrated rule-based automation, real-time monitoring, and exception handling to streamline reporting and increase control team efficiency by 30%.• Accelerated delivery of high-impact features improved adoption by 30% and reduced cycle time by 20%.• Drove cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, shared services, and finance stakeholders—currently leading a complex Swiss client data migration program across UBS and Credit Suisse, ensuring seamless transition through close collaboration and structured governance.• Modernized legacy infrastructure by decommissioning Cloudera stack and implementing scalable, cloud-native architecture using Azure, Databricks, and Power BI—reduced reporting latency by 30% and cut infrastructure costs by $70K/month.• Led end-to-end delivery of time-critical regulatory initiatives like the Liquidity Crisis Template (LCT), ensuring compliance while applying Agile practices to exceed expectations.• Owned production support for 30+ critical Wealth Management applications, ensuring >99 % uptime and introducing automation to improve operational efficiency by 47%.

Experience

1. Director Program Management, Intergration Lead, Deliver Lead, Data Engineer

   UBS

   Oct 2022 — Present · IN

   Director – Program Management (Feb 2024 – Present)• Leading Credit Suisse-UBS Swiss client data migration program, managing the transfer of millions of client records.• Engaging with MD and C-level stakeholders to drive seamless integration.Director – Data Engineering & Analytics (Oct 2022 – Feb 2024)• Spearheaded financial reporting platform modernization, migrating from on-prem Cloudera to Azure, enhancing scalability and performance.• Delivered critical financial reports for Global Wealth Management & Private Banking.• Managed cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders (MD level).Director – Delivery Lead, WCAT Platform (Jul 2020 – Sep 2022)• Led the development of WCAT, a Microservices-based financial control platform on Azure.• Managed a 60+ member global team, overseeing a CHF 5M+ budget.

Education

• Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) in .NET using Visual C#

  Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) in .NET using Visual C#

  2006 — 2006

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics

  1991 — 1995

• Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics

  1991 — 1995

• Scrum.Org

  Certified Scrum Master

• Boston Computer Institue

  Diploma in Software Application Engineering (SAE), IT

  1998 — 1998

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

  Project Management Professional (PMP)

  2010 — 2010

• Scrum.org

  Certified Scrum Master

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Advance Certification in Machine Learning and Cloud, Machine Learning

• Aptech School of Management

  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Transformation Management, Business Process Reengineering, TQM

  1995 — 1996

Skills

• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Asp.net, Web Services, Asp, Iis
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Business Analysis
• Visual Basic
• .net Framework 4.0/3.5/3.0/2.0/1.1
• .net Framework
• C#
• .net
• Testing
• Windows, Vbscript, Javascript
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Vendor Management
• IT Strategy
• Html, Dhtml, Css, Xml, Xsl.
• Server Reporting Services (Ssrs) 2008/2005, Crystal Reports 7.0
• Pmp
• Team Management
• Software Project Management
• Sdlc
• Xml
• Solution Architecture
• Business Intelligence
• Business Development
• Asp.net
• Ms-Sql Server 2008/2005/2000, Ms Access 2000