Ganesh Baliga

Head - Citi Solutions Center India | Learner | Technologist | Changemaker

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

About

• 2009 - Certified in Change Management from APM Group . • 2008 - Competent Communicator from Toastmasters’ International. • 2007 - Prince 2 Practitioner • 2005 - PMP certified project manager from Project Management Institute (PMI) • 2004 - UK Securities Institute Regulatory paper __________________________________________________________ • Financial services’ information technology professional with proven experience • Experienced in the technology space from conception to completion and maintenance of solutions with a sound technical and business background. • Delivery credentials include working in and building teams of different sizes in both local and global settings inclusive of outsourced and offshore vendors and third party product implementations. • Budget and people management responsibility – both direct and indirect. • Client technology advocate for a global business • Have worked on due diligence, strategic and implementation of information technology aspects of strategic mergers, acquisitions and outsourcing deals

Experience

  • Citi India (15 yrs 2 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

      Head of Citi Solutions Centers - India

    • Managing Director
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

      Global Program Manager for FIT Transformation in Banking International and Client Technology

    • Managing Director
      Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Global Head of Architecture for Banking International and Client Technology providing architectural oversight and directions across the world for the group.

  • Senior Vice President- Application Development Group Manager at Citi
    Nov 2009 - May 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Application development group manager responsible for all developments in funds services technology in the EMEA region

  • Citi ()
    • Vice President- Area Manager
      Aug 2007 - Oct 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Vice President in global transaction services with focus on funds and security services. Dual responsibility for the global solution for alternative investments’ fund accounting and transfer agency and as the technology manager for alternative investments’ servicing in EMEA.

    • Vice President - Project Manager
      May 2003 - Jul 2007 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Vice President/Assistant Vice President Responsible for devising, implementing and supporting reconciliation solutions with focus on reconciliation for fund accounting and custody

    • Senior Analyst
      Oct 2002 - Apr 2003 · 7 mos

      Senior Programmer Analyst Involved in coding market interface amendments for Frankfurt exchange.

  • Associate Consultant at Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd
    Jul 1998 - May 1999 · 11 mos

    Worked in database development and remediation remediation projects for capital markets and banking arm.

  • Student at TAPMI
    Jul 1996 - Apr 1998 · 1 yr 10 mos