Nipun V. Goel

About Nipun V. Goel

Data platform and governance leader with 9+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise data systems across global financial institutions.My work sits at the intersection of data platforms, control engineering, and regulatory compliance, where I have owned strategy and delivery for data governance, quality, metadata, lineage, retention, and analytics enablement using agentic AI.At Goldman Sachs, I lead enterprise-scale data initiatives spanning regulatory controls and platform modernization—partnering closely with engineering, compliance, risk, and audit stakeholders. My focus is on translating complex regulatory and business requirements into scalable data platforms with measurable outcomes, including cost optimization, risk reduction, and faster analytics adoption.Previously at Citi, I led large-scale data modernization programs, including core platform migrations delivering $500M+ in cost savings.I am particularly interested in roles where I can drive enterprise data strategy, platform product ownership, or complex technical programs at scale—across technology, consulting, or financial services organisations.

Experience

1. Vice President Exec Director

   Goldman Sachs

   Dec 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Data Governance & Regulatory Compliance:o Responsible for fulfilling firmwide regulatory commitments to document data dictionary and drew end-to-end lineage from lake dataset to point of data entry.o Remediate the control gaps identified as part of control gap assessment.o Engaged with firmwide engineering teams for reported data defects and ensure timely closure.o Ensure adherence to stringent regulatory requirements, including Federal Reserve Board (FRB) guidelines. o Responsible to establish data contracts and furnish timeliness, accuracy and completeness controls on the datasets that are consumed firmwide.Data Quality and Integrity:o Directed data quality initiatives, including data audits, data profiling, and data cleansing. o Develop robust data governance frameworks and standards to ensure data accuracy and consistency. o Monitor and mitigate data risks, safeguarding sensitive information.Business Divestments:o GM Card: Designed and implemented control framework to execute sale of portfolio.o Data Retention: Led the end-to-end control framework on S3 data using AWS lambda to retain data for 10 years.o On-Prem demise: Integrated Devin AI tool to migrate 2500+ trino sqls into AWS snowflake resulting in reduction of manual bandwidth from weeks to hours.Leadership and Team Management:o Manage and coordinate with multiple global vendors to optimize resource allocation and deliver projects on time and within budget.o Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture, driving team engagement and development.

Education

• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

  2012 — 2016

• CFA Institute

  CFA Level I, Equities & Fixed Income

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Data Integration
• Thermodynamics
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Fluid Mechanics
• Autocad
• Mechanics of Materials
• Talend Open Studio
• Capital Markets
• Theory of Machines
• Ab Initio
• C
• Solidworks
• Catia
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Matlab
• Tortoise Svn
• Sql Server Integration Services (Ssis)