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Kannan Rajagopal

Director, IT Strategy and Tansformations at Bank of Montreal

Toronto, Canada

Work Experience

  • Director, IT Strategy and TansformationsFull Time

    Bank of Montreal

    Jul 2017 - Present -7 yrs, 11 months

    • Technology Services LeadershipFull Time

      Capital Markets & International Banking for top Canadian/UK Banks

      May 2010 - Jul 2017 -7 yrs, 2 months

      • Business Services LeadershipFull Time

        Capital Markets & Financial Services for top UK/US Banks

        Dec 2004 - May 2010 -5 yrs, 5 months

        • Business Management SpecialistFull Time

          Retail Distribution and Non-Profit Organization

          May 2000 - Dec 2004 -4 yrs, 7 months

          • Education

            • M.COM in Commerce

              Shingania University

              Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 - 2 yr

            • B.COM in Commerce

              Chennai University

              Jan 2000 - Jan 2003 - 3 yr

            • High School - Other

              Padma Sarangapani Hr.Sec School

              Jan 2000 

            Achievements

            • Mandate and accomplish Business plans for unit’s IT Strategy in long & short term, service-oriented execution approach, KPIs, Vendor management, IT standards and Governance • Partner and Integrate Business, Technology, Marketing, HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement functions for achieving organizational goals and revise strategy periodically, if necessary • Strategies P&L by adopting key levers like Margin, Pricing, Cost optimization (IT & Ops Spend), Application Rationalization, Contracts management • Lead and Oversee IT Portfolio of $40-60MM (USD), 56 Programs & Projects, ~ 220 dispersed staffs across global delivery centers • Embrace Digital transformation inform of DevOps (CI/CD), AI & Machine learning, Test Automation (CT) for Operation’s efficiencies • Accomplish Cost Effective Operations thru lean IT infrastructure, Architecture standards, SLA Management and efficient business system environment • Proven track record in delivering complex customer facing projects. Hence, leaders

            Skills

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            Languages

            • English

              Fluent
            • Tamil

              Fluent

            Training & Certifications

            • Digital Transformations

              Coursera·2018
            • Harvard Manage Mentor - Leadership Program

              Harvard Executive Business School·2015
            • Managing Successful Programme (Practitioner)

              Axelos·2015
            • Managing Successful Programme (Foundation)

              Axelos Global Best Practices·2015
            • Agile Implementations and Practices

              Tech Mahindra Learning University·2014
            • Program Management Overview

              Tech Mahindra Learning University·2014
            • Project Management for Practioners

              Tech Mahindra Learning University·2014
            • Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt

              Tech Mahindra Learning University·2014
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