Parham Emami
Senior Program Manager @CIBC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Program Manager @CIBC
Toronto, ON, CA
Leading a strategic enterprise program focused on Technology Modernization and Innovation, driving Operational Growth and Cybersecurity Resilience.The program spans 40+ banking applications, including Critical Tier-1 systems, and touches over technology components and assets. I’ve established end-to-end program governance, with a focus on strategic alignment, teamwork, continuous improvement, and sustainable transformation — ranging from legacy systems to AI-powered, customer-centric solutions that support CIBC’s future-ready platform.Connecting the dots where technology, trust, and transformation intersect, both within the bank and across the broader financial ecosystem.
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Iterative Innovation
Tehran South University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering
University of Waterloo
MMSc (Masters of Management Sciences), Management of Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT PARHAM EMAMI
Visionary leader with 20 years of experience in Fintech, Banking, Payments, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, and eCommerce.* A strategic C-suite executive advisor, analytical problem solver, result-oriented, entrepreneurial growth mindset, with track record of business and technical expertise, building & inspiring teams toward the strategic mission and vision.* Led delivery of 200+ critical infrastructure platforms with next-generation products, large-scale portfolios, ensuring highest security & assurance level by processing billions of users’ transactions, identities, & secure assets each year.* Expert in Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid Project/Program/Portfolio/Product Management, SaaS/PaaS/BaaS, Data, ML & AI.* Achieved successful planning and execution of transformative strategy, business growth, marketing, and mass-scale delivery to all Canadian banks & major public sectors, plus top FIs & brands across the USA, Americas, worldwide.* Led frictionless real-time innovations, digital transformation & modernization of products by building relationship & cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams such as C-suite, customers, standard bodies, vendors, and partners.Achievements:+ Scale-up building solution teams from-the-ground-up reaching $30M+ value-added services p.a.+ Successful tech delivery to 100% of Canadian Payment market & 70% of Global Market coverage.+ 10% YoY growth in Payment & digital services.+ 15% YoY continuous improvement in operational excellence & modernization.+ Transformation of 20+ global sites & Critical Financial Infrastructures to real-time cloud services.+ 75% increase in reach, engagement, & regional business acceleration.+ 50% increase in pre-launch sales leads pipeline by modernization & data-driven decision making.+ 25% manual service cost reduction through real-time automation, migration, & modernization.+ 98% regional clients’ satisfaction.+ Elevating to 99.99% SLA and 75% increase in S&M KPIs & earnings. Domains, Standards, & Models:End-2-End Digital/Physical Banking, Payment, Personalization, Digital Identity, Open Banking, eCommerce, eHealth, eGovernment, Telecom, Digital Challenger Banking, Issuing, Acquiring, Processing, Authorization, Strong Authentication (SCA), Biometrics, Onboarding, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Merchant & Card Management Systems, SMBs, Core Banking, Bill/Payment Gateway, CRM, Order Management, EMV Personalization, Fulfillment, Manufacturing, Telecom, Mobile Payment, Data Analytics, B2B2C Omni Channel SaaS, PaaS, BaaS, CBDC, Cloud & APIs.
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