Prasad Velpula

About Prasad Velpula

Enterprise Head of Data with 28+ years of global experience building, modernizing, and operating large-scale data platforms, ingestion frameworks, and analytics ecosystems across Banking & Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Retail.I specialize in defining and executing enterprise data strategy, transforming legacy data estates, and operationalizing secure, resilient, and compliant data platforms that support regulatory commitments and advanced analytics. My experience spans data ingestion, data engineering, governance, privacy, platform modernization, and DataOps, leading organizations of 200+ professionals and managing multi-million-dollar transformation portfolios.Currently, I lead Data Provisioning Technology within CTO Data Technology, with accountability for enterprise data ingestion platforms and data operations supporting thousands of pipelines and node data ecosystems. I partner closely with CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, Risk, Compliance, and Business leaders to improve platform stability, reduce operational risk, and enable scalable data consumption.Known for turning around complex, high-risk data environments, I focus on building strong leadership teams, embedding governance by design, and making data reliable, trusted, and easy to consume at scale.I’m passionate about building data organizations that balance innovation with responsibility and about developing leaders who can scale data platforms in complex enterprises.

Experience

1. India Entity Head & Head of Data Operations (CTO Data Tech Data Provisioning Technology)

   HSBC

   Nov 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   In this role, I lead the India entity for Data Provisioning Technology, with end-to-end accountability for large-scale data operations, platform stability, and people leadership. The focus is on maintaining operational resilience in an always-on environment while strengthening leadership depth and execution discipline:• Lead the India entity for Data Provisioning Technology, managing a blended organization of approximately across permanent employees and vendor partners• Provide functional leadership and responsible for large-scale data operations, including a,+ • Ensure round-the-clock platform stability with strong emphasis on patching, vulnerability management, and operational controls• Improved operational stability by reducing incidents and mean time to resolution by over % • Contribute to leadership culture through coaching, mentoring, and participation in enterprise leadership programs

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications

  1993 — 1997