Vikash Mitruka

About Vikash Mitruka

Transformational Technology Executive & Distinguished Engineer with 22+ years of experience in modernizing Tier-1 Investment Banking landscapes. Proven expert in bridging the gap between legacy infrastructure and GenAI innovation, steering a $30M+ P&L and leading 300+ global technologists. A trusted partner to senior management, recognized for orchestrating complex post-merger integrations, driving 60% TCO reductions, and ensuring regulatory rigor while building high-performance, future-ready organizations.Expertise : • Enterprise Data, AI & Platform Strategy & execution• Global Technology Operating Models & P&L Ownership ($30m+)• Cost transformation & Platform Economics• Global Talent, Culture & Leadership at scale• Digital Transformation & Modernization• Regulatory & Operational Excellence• M&A Technology Integration & Simplification : RBS – ABN AMRO Integration, UBS – Credit Suisse Integration

Experience

1. Global Head of Data, Ai & Platform, Executive Director

   UBS

   Nov 2019 — Present · Pune, IN

   Leading enterprise Data, AI and Platform strategy for Group Operations and Finance across global regions, with end-to-end accountability for architecture, governance, delivery and operating model. Defined and executed a domain-aligned Lakehouse and data product strategy under federated data mesh governance, aligning 8+ enterprise data platforms managing ~4.5 PB of data. Delivered a scalable, AI-ready analytical foundation that increased trust in data and accelerated regulatory, management and AI-driven reporting.Conceived and delivered the Data Gateway as the single governed entry point for Finance and Operations data, standardizing acquisition, quality and transformation across 50+ inbound feeds, improving transparency and enabling legacy decommissioning. Enabled “Source Once, Use Many” as part of the OneFinance target state, materially reducing reporting cycles and operational complexity.Serve as enterprise AI leader defining AI vision, reference architecture and Responsible AI guardrails for production-grade adoption at scale. Established AI governance capabilities including evaluation, observability, agent memory and document intelligence, accelerating delivery of strategic AI platforms aligned to measurable business outcomes.Led large-scale platform consolidation initiatives modernizing 14 systems into 6 unified platforms, delivering ~60% TCO reduction while improving resilience and operability. Introduced Chaos Engineering and the “Evergreen Platform” model to institutionalize continuous modernization and risk remediation.Drive organizational transformation and innovation culture, leading the largest hackathon in company history and sponsoring high-impact ideas into live business solutions. Accountable for adoption of GitHub and Microsoft Copilot, embedding a productivity-first engineering culture. Built and scaled global teams across US, EMEA, APAC and India, with India owning ~80% of global workloads.

Education

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  PGCBM, Business Management

  2008 — 2009

• Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

  B Tech, Computers

  1999 — 2003

• BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes

  Data science, Mtech, Data Science

Skills

• Wcf
• Asp.net
• Java
• Agile Methodologies
• C#
• .net
• Multithreading
• Soa
• Design Patterns
• Xml
• Web Services