Noman Ahmad

About Noman Ahmad

Driving business value and enabling organizations to hyperscale for growth has been my specialty as a senior technology executive who has spent the past ~20 years working for highly regulated public companies in Technology, Banking, and Financial Services. As a strategic visionary and business-minded technology leader, I have led enterprise transformation initiatives touching all aspects of:Strategy: Business Planning, Technology Roadmap Design, Goal Alignment, Executive RelationsGlobal Operations: Enterprise Services, M&A Integration, DevOps Delivery, Enterprise Application Management, Team & Budget ManagementBig Data: Data Engineering, EDW, BI/Analytics, Data Security, GovernanceDigital Solutions: Product Innovation, Agile Development, Automation, Web/MobileEnterprise Architecture: Cloud-Native, Microservices, Tech Stack ModernizationI hold a Master’s in Computer Science, completed the University of Virginia Darden School Executive Leadership Program, and am an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. I currently serve as the Head of Enterprise Services at OneMain Financial, leading a growing global team in transformation programs in Data Services and Operations, Digital Solutions, New Product Development, Organizational Change, IT Security and Governance.AREAS OF EXPERTISETransformations & Turnarounds Alignment of technology vision/investment w/ business strategy/drivers, Customer Servicing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Transformation, Data Transformation, Agile Delivery Transformation, Staff Transformation, Business Transformation, Data Center Exit, Cloud Migration, Systems & Architecture Rationalization Full-Stack EngineeringCloud Computing – AWS, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, DevOps and Automation Engineering, Big Data, Open Source Frameworks, Business Intelligence, Predictive & Prescriptive Data Analytics, Application Platform Management, Machine Learning, Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Microservices Architecture, APIs, Platform EngineeringTechnology Governance IT Effectiveness, Cost Optimization, Vendor Management, Organizational Development & Effectiveness, Change Management, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Audit & Regulatory Compliance

Experience

1. Head of Enterprise Services (Transformation Executive Role)

   OneMain Financial

   Sep 2019 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   I was recruited to lead innovation and technology-driven transformation efforts to help modernize this publicly traded financial services company with 2.3M customers and employees across 1,400 branches. I currently lead a growing team of global resources in strategy, solution development, operations, delivery, architecture, security, governance, and support.Key Achievements:Grew and matured Data & Digital Services into a truly enterprise functionTransformed the enterprise data ecosystem with a Cloud-Native AWS Data Lake, Snowflake EDW, BI/Analytics Engine and Data Security/Governance solutionsLed Digital Innovation Programs to optimize CX, automate back-end processes, improve market agility, and increase the use of customer digital capabilitiesEnabled the launch of 2 new products, the first in many yearsOptimized the technology architecture and operations to improve IT governance and securityInitiated the adoption of SAFe and DevOps to improve software development and release practices

Education

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Executive Program, Executive Leadership Development

  2017 — 2017

• NED University of Engineering and Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  M.S., Computer Science

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Software Development
• Data Migration
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Oracle Sql
• Pl/Sql
• Sql
• Visio
• Soa
• Architecture
• Autosys
• Data Warehousing
• IT Operations
• Datastage
• Disaster Recovery
• Requirements Analysis
• Production Support
• Ms Project
• Unix
• Data Modeling
• Master Data Management
• Dimensional Modeling
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Itil
• Shell Scripting
• Business Intelligence
• Application Development
• Db2
• Requirements Gathering
• Data Governance
• Etl
• Data Quality
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Integration
• Sdlc
• Databases
• Solution Architecture
• Release Management
• Performance Tuning