Amit Phophalia

Banking | AI | Agile | Delivery | Team Builder

Singapore, Singapore

About

I'm Amit, an obsessed advocate for productivity, driven by the belief that inspired teams deliver exceptional value. With deep experience in complex program delivery, I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, consistently exceeding expectations. My expertise spans product implementation, deliver custom design & build solutions, and execute business-critical transformations across 30 countries. Proven Track Record: • Rescued & delivered: Rejuvenated 3 complex digital transformation projects for a major Singapore bank, turning chaos into seamless execution. • Product Launch Powerhouse: Revamped product delivery for the insurance sector, launching 20 products 65% faster than before. • Onboarding Innovator: Delivered next-gen customer onboarding API and banc-assurance platform, attracting new banks to the fold. • Digital Bedrock: Successfully deployed Finacle core banking systems 30 times over 10 years, laying the foundation for digital transformation. Past Role: As Delivery Lead, Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master, spearheaded development of cross functional teams. Leveraged robust agile & lean principles to inject speed and predictability.

Experience

  • IBM (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Delivery and Solution Specialist
      Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

      Experience of bidding and proposal for RFPs of size 150 M USD. 3 bids where shortlisted by client and IBM received LOA.

    • Agile Coach and Chapter Lead - DBS Bank Singapore
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Coached teams and managers. Mentored and trained Scrum Master and Product Owners. Drove improvements related to engagement, quality and skill uplift. Delivered Outstanding projects in Domains like Unsecured Loans, Secured Loans and Credit Cards on Micro services based Event Driven Architecture.

    • Delivery Project Executive - Singapore Land Authority
      Feb 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Worked in Areas of property valuation, Land resource Management, State titles, Cloud Transformation and Migration to GCC including Maintenance of 6 Applications.

  • Infosys (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Project Manager - State Bank of India - Foreign Offices Migration Project
      Apr 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Delivered upgrade of Finacle CBS at India’s largest public sector lender’s 24 Foreign Offices in a span of 2 year. Helped in Migrating and stabilising SWIFT Payments, Trade Finance, Bank Guarantees , etc.

    • Technical Lead
      Nov 2008 - Jul 2014 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    • Team Lead - Technology - Raiffeisen Bank Transformation Project
      Jun 2009 - Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Experience in all dimensions of banking through Finacle Core banking, Finacle CRM, Customization, Core Banking Implementation, Application maintenance, Data migration and Entity relation of Finacle database.

  • Software Engineer - Finacle implementation - Bank of Baroda at Infosys
    Jun 2006 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Finacle Implementation for Foreign offices at Bank of Baroda Bank