Sreeram Upendran

About Sreeram Upendran

Senior executive with 24+ years’ experience covering domains of Payments, BFSI, Credit Bureau sector with hands-on managerial and leadership experience on leading agile teams, strategizing & delivering projects and transformation initiatives with a strong focus on innovation, agile & platform engineering, high performance business growth and large-scale platform transformations._ Certified Disruptive Strategy specialist from HBX | Harvard Business School_ Alumni of a leading Ivy business school in India – IIM (Ahmedabad), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with proficiency level and Certified Blue Ocean Strategist from Blue Ocean Academy_ Certified Independent Director | Certified by IICA (under MCA)| Issued Feb 2023 | Credential ID IDDB-NR-20••••••••47 and Certified Startup Board Director | Certified by IICA (under MCA)| Issued Jun 2024 | Credential ID Innovator grantee of U.S patent number 10••••94 [Application Number 15/684590]- granted by the patent office on 20••••09 for Disambiguation and authentication of device users.[URL: https://uspto.report/patent/grant/10••••94]_ Innovator applicant of U.S. patent [Application Number 15/684699] for Sensors and System for Detection of Device movement and Authentication of Device user based on messaging service data from service provider_ Successfully drove implementation of strategic technology roadmap as part of largest Credit Bureau for its Indian geography; Focus on Achieved highest RoI by employing proper use of Big Data innovations that can foster credit risk analytics and right-fit delivery models._ Leading a team of personnel (with and without direct reporting relationships across geographies) to collaborate together by deepening networks, forging relationships and expanding potential for ongoing collaboration for achieving high performance. Often anticipates and work through resistance or setbacks independently and find common ground to promote understanding of alternative viewpoints across technology and business before driving for closure._ Brings digital ambitions to life by helping Experian\'s vision to empower their customers & consumers with control of their data future. Defined & driving the team towards achieving a strategic technology vision with multi-year guidance of systemically reducing tech debts._ Successfully lead multiple technology innovations with a team of intrapreneurs that represent a mix of marketing, business development and technical backgrounds, focused on the rapid development of new concepts and data partnerships.

Experience

1. Vice President Engineering, Asia Pacific Technology

   American Express

   Apr 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead APAC Technology team, focused on driving innovative technology solutions, new products, portfolio governance, delivery management, regulatory compliance for APAC markets- Engaged in adoption and rollout of GenAI initiatives focused on international markets including model design, development and validation- Participating in adoption of AI pilots across APAC workforce

Education

• Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies and Research Indsearch

  Masters in Computer Management

  1999 — 2001

• Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

  Independent Director

• Harvard Business School Online

  Certificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen

  2017 — 2017

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad)

  Advanced General Management Program

• University of Madras

  B.Sc (Physics), Physics

  1996 — 1999

• MIT xPRO

  Building AI Products and Services, Artificial Intelligence

• Six Sigma Management Institute by Dr. Mikel J. Harry

  Certified Black Belt - Proficiency

  2010 — 2010

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Change Management
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Project Governance
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Offshoring
• Consulting
• Information Security
• IT Strategy
• Outsourcing
• Blockchain
• Management
• Deduplication
• Big Data
• Sdlc
• Loans
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Business Process Improvement
• Integration
• Cryptocurrency
• Six Sigma