Santosh Gupta

About Santosh Gupta

Executive Director | Scaling Teams | Driving Product & Delivery Excellence | Shaping Product, Sales, Execution strategyWith 17+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, and operational leadership, I help organizations scale teams, deliver complex projects, and unlock business value across APAC.I’ve led the growth of a high-performing team from 3 people to 44 across India, Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia, building processes, documentation, and training systems to handle complex client demands in trade reconciliation, regulatory reporting, golden security master and AI-powered solutions.What I bring:Strategic leadership with a focus on scaling people, processes, and impactDeep domain expertise in trade reconciliation and regulatory reportingProven ability to deliver mission-critical, time-sensitive projects for global clientsHands-on problem solving — bridging business needs with technology outcomesCareer Highlights:Managed multi-country delivery teams for global clients in high-pressure environmentsDrove adoption of AI tools to cut delivery timelines from weeks to daysBuilt collaborative team cultures with high trust, low attrition, and strong peer supportI thrive where business complexity meets the need for clarity, structure, and results. Whether it’s scaling a team, implementing a product, or driving transformation, I bring both the vision and the execution discipline to get it done.I stay curious, learn fast, and focus on results that last.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   S&P Global

   Jan 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Leading India & APAC (Singapore, Japan, Malaysia) teams | Driving fintech innovation, regulatory transformation, and product strategyLead multi-country implementation & product teams for complex financial and regulatory programs, managing 40+ BAs and product specialists.Own product management for a next-gen ETL capabilities application — reducing go-to-market time, enabling BA-led UI-based ETL, and delivering rapid production releases through a fail-fast approach.Drive AI-powered reconciliation innovation — implementing anomaly detection, schema mapping optimization, and self-learning recon rules to improve accuracy and efficiency.Expand regulatory product coverage to SFTR, ASIC, MAS, HKTR, CFTC CAD, and other key jurisdictions.Collaborate with Sales/Pre-Sales on pricing and deal structuring based on complexity and client needs.Integrate with industry platforms (Murex, Calypso, Markitwire, TradeServ, CloudMargin) for strategic product alignment.Manage high-stakes client escalations and senior stakeholder communications for critical projects (e.g, HKMA Rewrite, CSA Rewrite).Build team capability through mentorship, structured documentation, training, and guidance frameworks for major product features.Champion internal automation to enhance productivity, quality controls, and regulatory compliance governance (data policies, AWS/S3/server controls).

Education

• Air Force School

  Science, Mathematics and Science

  1997 — 2001

• Indian Institute of Management, Indore

  MBA, Finance, General Management, IT

  2009 — 2011

• Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Pitching Stories
• Business Intelligence
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• Project Finance
• Requirements Gathering
• IT Strategy
• C++
• Business Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• IT Consulting
• Management
• Costing
• Solution Focused
• Product Management
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Operational Efficiency
• Requirements Analysis
• Consultancy
• Operational Planning
• Team Management
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Sql
• Product Design
• Process Automation
• New Product Ideas
• Business Process
• Enterprise Software