Venkata Ramakrishna

About Venkata Ramakrishna

Experience Summary: 20+ Years experience in the IT & BPO industry in Financial Services domain. Managed global client engagements with Asset & Wealth Management, Private Banking and Retail Brokerage firms across the US, UK and Switzerland. Currently leading a team responsible for client solutions & Strategy for Switzerland Sector including Financial Services domain. Managed program delivery in Financial Services and built financial services products on home-grown BPM platform. Managed large deal pursuits across post-trade, corporate actions, syndicated lending and more. B.E and MBA in Finance and Systems. CFA Level II Candidate. NCFM certified in Derivatives and Clearing & Settlements. Stanford University Online Certification in Machine Learning (Coursera)Areas of Expertise:Global Client engagement management, Large deal pursuits, Managing as-a-service engagements, Products & platforms development, Solution design. Domain experience in BO Securities Processing and Asset Servicing

Experience

1. Head - Solutions & Strategy, Switzerland

   Wipro

   Jan 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Responsible for Pre-Sales, Solutions and Strategy for the Switzerland business of Wipro including for the Financial Services vertical, Key Responsibilities - Strategy and Planning, Go-to-Market campaigns, Advisor and Analyst interactions and large deal pursuits

Education

• RV College Of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical

  1993 — 1997

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  MBA

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Business Development
• Offshoring
• Management
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Team Management
• Consulting
• Solution Architecture
• Strategy
• Derivatives
• People Management
• Capital Markets
• Program Management
• Utility Computing
• Outsourcing
• Pre-Sales
• Solutions Design
• Trading Systems
• IT Transformation
• Solution Design
• Vendor Management
• Securities Market
• IT Strategy
• Investment Banking