Nitin Mathew
Senior Program Manager, Technology, @Deutsche Bank
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Program Manager, Technology, @Deutsche Bank
London, GB
Held successive leadership roles across Deutsche Bank’s global infrastructure portfolio, accountable for delivering multi-million-euro transformation, migration, cloud adoption, and obsolescence programmes. Reported into CIO-1, led teams of Project Managers, Delivery Leads, Engineers, and PMO functions, and partnered with strategic vendors to drive execution across critical initiatives.Key Programmes & AchievementsData Centre Exit Programme – Designed and delivered global exit strategy across 2 data centres, migrating 400+ applications and infrastructure workloads to new data centres and cloud, achieving €10M+ annual savings. Acted as CIO liaison, negotiated FMO contracts to improve SLAs and reduce costs, embedded Agile culture (Jira, Confluence), partnered with Kyndryl/DXC, and chaired OpCo/SteerCo to ensure CGF compliance with zero audit findings.Compute Transformation – Directed initiatives modernising >80% of compute estate, including OS/hypervisor upgrades and cloud enablement. Delivered under budget while achieving >95% obsolescence remediation, chaired governance forums, and ensured 95% successful cutovers with minimal disruption.Cloud Migration to GCP – Led DB’s first GCP project, launching its first IaaS product and establishing reusable frameworks. Oversaw migration of core infrastructure services, managed €20M+ budget, reduced provisioning times from weeks to hours, and reported to Cloud Council (ExCo-1) on risk and dependencies.Big Ticket Portfolio & Obsolescence – Resolved high-severity incidents affecting trading/regulatory systems, reducing MTTR by 35%. Strengthened vendor performance (DXC, HPE, ATOS, IBM) and directed global obsolescence strategy, achieving >95% compliance and avoiding €5M+ emergency spend.Overall Impact: Delivered €50M+ portfolio spend across transformation, cloud and resilience programmes, balancing innovation with risk reduction which strengthened governance and vendor performance.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
BSc, Chemistry
Dell Business Process Improvement
Six Sigma Green Belt, LEAN
Knowledge Academy
PRINCE 2 Practitioner
SKILLS
ABOUT NITIN MATHEW
Senior Programme Leader with 15+ years’ experience managing large-scale infrastructure, cloud, and technology risk programmes in global banking, insurance and IT organisations. Delivered multi-million-euro portfolios including data centre exits, compute modernisation, and Deutsche Bank’s first Google Cloud Platform adoption.Recognised for ability to operate at both strategic and executive levels, is skilled at shaping strategy, leading cross-functional teams, vendor negotiation, and embedding governance. Adept at managing complex CIO stakeholder landscapes, influencing Steer Co and Ex Co decisions, and delivering regulatory, cost, and resilience objectives.Key strengths include:• Delivery Leadership – Expertise in leading portfolios exceeding €50M, ensuring alignment to strategy, ROI, and regulatory priorities.• Governance & Agile Delivery – Experienced in establishing and leading programme governance frameworks (Op Co, Steer Co, Ex Co reporting) and implementing Agile at scale with Jira, Confluence, and delivery metrics to boost transparency and results.• Stakeholder Management & Influence – Partnering with CIOs and senior product owners, shaping decisions on strategy, investment and operating models.• Financial Management: Full ownership of portfolio budgeting, funding (Investment Governance process) and cost saving initiatives, ensuring value for money and sustainablebenefits realisation.• Vendor & Commercial Management – Successfully negotiated contracts valued upwards of €75M with Tier-1 vendors (Kyndryl, DXC, IBM, HPE, Atos) and shaping future operating models.• People Leadership – Track record of building and leading diverse teams of Project Managers, Delivery Leads, and Engineers, embedding Agile practices to drive delivery efficiency.
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