Kunal Mistry
Head of Trade Finance IT |AWS-SAA|PMP® | CSM | LSSGB
About
I am Kunal Mistry, a seasoned Senior IT Leader with over 21 years of experience in driving large-scale program and portfolio management initiatives, particularly in the Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance domains. My expertise lies in delivering enterprise-wide digital transformation programs, utilizing Agile, DevOps, and cloud-native architectures to enhance scalability and resilience. I pride myself on my ability to lead cross-functional global teams, fostering high-performance cultures and accelerating delivery velocity, achieving a remarkable 5X productivity improvement. Throughout my career, I have successfully managed large teams (of over 100 members), practicing a "Servant Leadership" style that empowers and supports my team. I possess strong governance skills, excelling in stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and audit compliance, consistently bringing programs to a “green” status. My technical depth in the Java ecosystem and cloud platforms enables me to drive innovation through AI adoption, automation, and continuous improvement frameworks. Key Achievements: - Spearheaded the end-to-end implementation of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance application suites, ensuring seamless delivery aligned with business objectives. - Accelerated delivery velocity by 5X within two years through the adoption of Agile methodologies and industry best practices. - Successfully closed all legacy audit findings, restoring project health to green status.
Experience
Vice President Information Technology
IDFC FIRST Bank · Full-time
In my current role as Head of Trade Finance IT, I spearhead the end-to-end implementation of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance application suites, ensuring seamless delivery aligned with business objectives. I lead API integrations with customer ERP systems, significantly enhancing user experience and enabling real-time data exchange. My responsibilities also include designing and implementing an integration platform for orchestration and data transformation, conducting comprehensive reviews of process and application architecture, and evaluating Trade AI solutions to enable data-driven decision-making. I have built and scaled a high-performing cross-functional team, stabilized platform operations, and accelerated delivery velocity by 5X through Agile methodologies. Achievements: I have successfully championed digital transformation by embedding test automation and best practices, enhancing efficiency and release quality. I represented the team in internal and external audits, successfully closing all legacy audit findings and mitigating vulnerabilities to restore project health to green status. I deliver regular executive-level updates to CXOs while effectively managing stakeholders, risks, and expectations across project lifecycles.
Senior Project Manager
As a Senior Project Manager / Program Manager, I spearheaded the end-to-end development, maintenance, and support of front-to-back Trade Finance applications, ensuring high availability and seamless business operations. I led the revamp of the middle-office platform, enhancing workflow efficiency and modernizing the document management system. My role involved driving the implementation of Trade AI solutions for back-office applications, mentoring team members, and managing project planning and governance. I established strong stakeholder and vendor management practices, ensuring transparent communication and effective tracking of deliverables. Achievements: I drove Agile and DevOps transformation through Scrum, CI/CD, and continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing team efficiency and delivery. I ensured robust project execution by monitoring timelines, identifying risks, and implementing Quality Management Systems, representing the team in audits while ensuring timely closure of findings.
Project Manager
• Created Project Plan , Configuration Management documents • People Management (Mentoring, motivating and conflict resolution) • Examined the requirements and reviewed technical specification / approach • Worked on complex module, mentoring team members and helping them achieve project deadlines • Prepared and enhanced test plans and execution • Liaised and negotiated with Business Analyst • Qualification / UAT support • Agile implementation / tracking • Attending QA audits
Team lead
• Examined the requirements and prepared Technical specifications • Code changes, mentoring team members and helping them achieve project deadlines • Contributed independently to the project as individual contributor for complex modules • Prepared test plans and execution • Liaised and negotiated with Business Analyst • Qualification / UAT support • Post production support (Level 2) post production • Fixing security violations reported by HP Fortify and code review using SonarQube.
Education
Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College Of Engineering and Technology, Navi Mumbai
B.E, Electronics and Telecommunications, Electronics and Telecommunications
2000 - Aug 2004
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