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SUJATA BHURA

SUJATA BHURA

London,United Kingdom

Summary

Product leader with 20+ years’ experience building and scaling financial crime, fraud, risk, and regulated financial products across global banks, fintech-adjacent platforms, and consumer-facing digital ecosystems.

Proven track record of owning complex products end-to-end — from zero-to-one conception through to global rollout — including prepaid card platforms, AML/KYC systems, fraud tooling, and AI-enabled risk automation.

Experienced in leading multi-squad product and engineering teams, shaping product vision under regulatory ambiguity, and translating financial crime obligations into intuitive, scalable, customer-centric systems.

Comfortable operating at C-suite and regulator level, while remaining hands-on with product discovery, prioritisation, and delivery.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Executive Director, SRM & Product Transformation

UBS AG
LONDON, UK
03.2023 - 01.2026

Senior product and transformation leader accountable for modernising cyber, risk, and compliance capabilities through product-led, AI-enabled platforms.

  • Re-architected risk and compliance functions into product-centric portfolios, replacing static controls with scalable tooling and automated insights.
  • Owned product vision and roadmap for internal platforms supporting cyber risk, maturity scoring, regulatory reporting, and executive decision-making.
  • Led cross-functional squads (product, engineering, data) to design and build automated data models, reporting tools, and AI-assisted analysis capabilities.
  • Partnered with senior leadership to align delivery against the Cyber Risk Institute Framework, achieving target maturity outcomes annually.
  • Operated in highly ambiguous regulatory environments, balancing speed, risk reduction, and long-term platform scalability.

Agile Delivery Lead, Cybersecurity Transformation

HSBC UK
LONDON, UK
06.2021 - 03.2023

Product-oriented delivery lead for global security and fraud-adjacent platforms across 17 markets.

  • Led discovery and prioritisation of 300+ risk and security recommendations, translating them into actionable product roadmaps.
  • Managed global engineering teams delivering high-priority controls across multiple countries.
  • Designed regulatory KPI frameworks and performance dashboards across vendors and platforms.
  • Drove transition of critical security services into agile, product-led operating models.

Senior Product Owner, Financial Services

IAG Loyalty/Avios
LONDON, UK
09.2019 - 06.2021
  • Owned the end-to-end product lifecycle of the British Airways Prepaid Mastercard, from proposition design and user research through to regulated launch.
  • Led delivery of customer-facing mobile experiences integrated into the British Airways Rewards App, including:
    Billing engine design
    Operational data systems
    Third-party payment and card network APIs
  • Acted as product owner for fraud, financial crime, and operational risk controls embedded within the prepaid card platform.
  • Led cross-functional squads (engineering, design, compliance, operations, customer support).
  • Product lead for Avios x Barclays Premier Banking partnership, delivering secure API integrations within Barclays’ mobile app ecosystem, and the integration of the Barclays Upgrade voucher into the British Airways online flight booking journey.
  • Product lead for the British Airways American Express partnership, driving customer experience improvements through user research and the delivery of enhanced features and benefits

Additional Product & Analytics Leadership Roles

Tripadvisor Inc. | DICE FM | Grabbd Inc
London
06.2011 - 06.2019
  • Built and scaled pricing algorithms, revenue platforms, and customer-facing products.
  • Early-stage product leadership in fast-growth environments.
  • Strong data, analytics, and experimentation foundation underpinning product decisions.

Education

BSc - Economics

CITY UNIVERSITY
LONDON, UK
10.2001 - 6 2004

A LEVELS - English Literature, Business Studies, Economics

BRAMPTON COLLEGE
LONDON, UK
09.2000 - 6 2001

Skills

  • Advanced Microsoft 365 ( Excel, Word, Visio, Power Point, Outlook, SharePoint, Power Platform)
  • Agile Tools: JIRA and Confluence, Slack, Trello
  • BI tools: Tableau, Google Analytics, Looker, Power BI
  • Systems Experience: Salesforce, Palantir, Zuora, Workday, Basecamp, Power Apps

Certification

  • APMG Agile Project Management Certification, Foundation & Practitioner
  • Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master

Languages

English
Native

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Executive Director, SRM & Product Transformation

UBS AG
03.2023 - 01.2026

Agile Delivery Lead, Cybersecurity Transformation

HSBC UK
06.2021 - 03.2023

Senior Product Owner, Financial Services

IAG Loyalty/Avios
09.2019 - 06.2021

Additional Product & Analytics Leadership Roles

Tripadvisor Inc. | DICE FM | Grabbd Inc
06.2011 - 06.2019

BSc - Economics

CITY UNIVERSITY
10.2001 - 6 2004

A LEVELS - English Literature, Business Studies, Economics

BRAMPTON COLLEGE
09.2000 - 6 2001
SUJATA BHURA