Kamal Jagasia

IIM Accredited Strategist | Business Law | Banking & Finance Professional | Risk Identification & Mitigation | Digital Solutions | Change Manager | Product Manager | Process Design | Branch & Channel Mgmt |

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India·IDFC FIRST Bank
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About

Management & Techno-Functional expert in BFSI domain with over 22 years of experience in Retail Banking (Liabilities & Assets), Digital Solutions, Product Design and Management, and enhancing consumer banking experience. My exposure on the Management front includes handling various verticals such as Bank Branch & Cluster Management, B2B & B2C Sales & Customer Engagement, Mergers, Product Design, Launch & Management, Profit Center Currency Chest model, Designing & Executing Home Banking proposition, Non-Residential Customer Account Acquisition & Servicing, setting up and managing a Sky Branch, Risk Mitigation & Fraud Control (KYC & AML), among many others. On the Techno-Functional front, I am setting up the BTO (Business Technology Operations) function for retail assets. I had previously served as the owner of an entire suite of retail asset technology, managing both RTB & CTB at IDFC First Bank in the capacity of Senior Vice President. Below are a few noteworthy achievements: ☛ Recipient of COO-Excellence Award FY 2017-2018 ☛ Managed the functional part in the merger of Kotak and ING Vysya Bank involving the migration of ING core banking software to Finacle ☛ Launched industry-first ‘profit centre currency chest’ business at Kotak Mahindra Bank ☛ Ideated an initiative for NR portfolio to launch'Sky branch' for NR customers; with ZERO UE/loss from the start Recognized for great performance through fast-track promotions: ☛ At IDFC First Bank,promoted to a senior-level position within less than 2 years ☛ At Kotak, promoted 4 times within a span of 10 years

Experience

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Senior Vice President Of Technology

IDFC FIRST Bank · Full-time

Dec 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos·Mumbai Area, India

■Earned a fast-track promotion to Senior Vice President FY 18-19. ■Bagged COO- Process Excellence award for leadership and individual contribution for FY 17 - 18. ■ Owned the retail asset technology covering RTB (Production Management) and CTB (Change Management) ■ Automated reports using the available SAS platforms and turned them into tools of business intelligence and thereby pushed up the data analytics quotient, at the same time taking the load off the core banking engine for reporting ■ Accountable for production and projects for consumer bank - assets (HL, PL, LAP & Digital PL) ■ Saved INR 10 million in one year through in-house development, efficient customization, and vendor negotiations ■ Leveraged expertise in Liabilities, Retail & Wholesale Assets, Rural Banking, Micro Finance & Financial Inclusion, Risk Mitigation, Payment Solutions, Credit Decisioning, B2B & B2C lines, and Fraud Control business, to ensure customer delight ■Successfully managed TCS Bancs, R Systems, INDUS, Novopay, FinnOne, FICO-Rule Engine, Highmark-Bureau Connector, and Hunter Fraud solutions. ■ Currently, setting up the BTO (Business Technology Operations) function for retail assets across elements and applications owning a suite of 20+ applications.

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Special Projects: Kotak and ING Bank merger integration team: Consumer Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Apr 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos·Mumbai Area, India

■ Managed the functional part in the migration of ING Core banking software to Finacle and handled cross-organizational process evaluation and assimilation across the retail bank liabilities ■ Implemented 'until system migration' process across the branches which resulted in saving INR ~2.5 crores with zero frauds, leakages, and incident reporting ■ Conducted multiple nation-wide training sessions that included software sessions, back office processes, cultural compatibility for successful post-merger integration.

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National Product Manager: Currency Chest & Home Banking.

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Apr 2012 - Mar 2015 · 3 yrs·Mumbai Area, India

■ Launched currency chest business as an Industry first of running as a profit center, and successfully decreased incremental insurance cost of the additional chests with the industry-first floating insurance policy for the bank. Saved INR 1.4 cr. in the immediate FY and Continual incremental savings YoY ■ Automated entire vendor billing process for home banking which resulted in reduced cost and zero leaks in vendor payments with a bottom-line impact of ~30 lacs in the first year.

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National Product Manager: Capital Market Funding Products

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Apr 2010 - Mar 2012 · 2 yrs

■ Managed complete product design, Go-to-Market strategy, internal linkages and transformation and successfully launched the business in the record time of 4 months ■ Surpassed the business target by 160% in the first year, and managed business PAN India ■ Created and implemented incentive and credit structure across business verticals ■ Designed and steered contest to ensure channel mindshare to product and business output

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Manager: Business Process

Yes Bank · Full-time

May 2005 - Jan 2006 · 9 mos

■ Headed bank's RL core processes, designed processes and procedures to ensure customer delight while adhering to the KYC and AML ■ Notably strengthened the bank’s processes & amp; ensured KYC and AML adherence.

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Manager - Branch Banking

Kotak Mahindra Bank · Full-time

Jan 2003 - May 2005 · 2 yrs 5 mos

■ Managed retail liabilities branch banking servicing HNI customers ■ Provided on-the-job and classroom training to recruits of sales/service and front office staff ■ 'Cherry Picked' to energize the business launch of 5 new branches ■ Selected to manage the first 2 IPO's financed by the bank

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Dy. Manager - Relationship Manager

Axis Bank · Full-time

Jun 2002 - Jan 2003 · 8 mos

■ Proactively managed HNI acquisition and service, cross-selling of investment products and participated in designing 'Priority Banking' proposition

Education

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Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Business Management, Business Strategy, Business Strategy

2015 - 2016

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Indian School of Business Management & Administration

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance

2006