Saurabh R Gupta

About Saurabh R Gupta

Saurabh is a senior business leader with deep financial markets experience across India, Malaysia, Singapore & US, leading banking & payments franchise across emerging and development markets. Dominant skill in leading diverse & large teams for building businesses, platforms & excellence. Transform P&L delivery, client & regulatory engagements with measurable outcomes (Topline, Margin, Expenses, ROTCE, RWA & EBIT) in Markets, Securities, Payments across Corporate and Commercial Bank. Core focus on business development & multi year strategic transformations, with deep access across C-suite, founders and finance leadership in key growth sectors, especially- Technology, Fintech, NBFI, HCW, Industrials & Ecommerce. Proven track record of acquiring market share and fees by capturing business shifts & digital ecosystem.He excels in deep customer engagements, business development focus & agile product development. Drive accelerated success in Transaction Banking, Operations, Technology, Security Services, Payments, Capital Markets, Commercial banking and Corporate banking. He leads with business strategy, drives commercial success and translate into measurable outcomes to deliver transformation. Driving innovation at scale and harnessing the power of technologies like data science, agentic AI, RPA and emerging payment platforms. Over 20 years of consistently delivering growth, talent productivity and strong risk mindset. Organization wide experience in mobilizing resources, executing strategy (vertical & horizontal) and driving agility.Currently leads a large business responsiblity for Commercial Bank Services and talent scale of over 300 front office talent with focus on delivery P&L growth and capturing market share at speed Saurabh has completed Oxford Fintech Programme. Also completed Leading Strategic Growth from Columbia Business School. He has earned a Chartered Accountant qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and received his Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University. Part of prestigious Citi’s Leadership Development Program. He has keen interest in languages and completed all 9 levels of conversational mandarin for business communication.

Experience

1. Global Head for Citi Commercial Bank Sales, Services at Citi, New York

   Citi

   Aug 2024 — Present · NY, US

   Lead Citi\'s global client growth strategy for Commercial Bank across Services business line, driving business development and market share growth. Responsible for build to scale digital vision and front to back transaction Services GTM strategy. Ownership of P&L and client lifecycle - acquisition, B/S & capital returns, product strategy, delivery, cross-sell & client experience journeys. • Responsible for over 300 + frontline talent across the business footprint, with focus on building a world class team.• Developed a consistent and coherent business framework across sectors and new age clients to enhance revenue, returns and market presence.

Education

• Yi Mandarin

  Business Mandarin, Business Mandarin

• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  Oxford Fintech Programme, Fintech

  2018 — 2018

• Ramjas College

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Hons

• Columbia Business School

  Leading Strategic Growth, Organizational Leadership

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Finance

Skills

• Banking
• Risk Management
• Capital Markets
• Trade Finance
• Credit Risk
• Relationship Management