Vasudha Ravilla
London,UK
Summary
Director with over 19 years of expertise in IT strategy, lending operations, and risk management. Proven ability to lead global teams using agile methodologies, achieving efficiency in resource allocation and financial management. Experienced in mergers and acquisitions and technology integration, with a strong focus on data analytics for strategic decision-making. Committed to enhancing organizational growth through innovative technology strategies and performance optimization.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Director
Teraspace Consulting Services Ltd
09.2024 - 02.2026
- Led Okta integration for Talbot & AIG merger, ensuring seamless and secure transitions.
- Directed cross-functional teams delivering robust authentication and authorisation solutions.
- Oversaw environment migrations with minimal downtime and high user adoption.
- Provided leadership during UAT, training, and documentation for smooth rollouts.
- Monitored post-migration stability, resolving critical issues swiftly.
- Utilised C#, .NET Core, Angular 17, Azure, and Web API effectively.
- Managed technologies including SQL Server, DevOps, JIRA, and Agile Scrum.
- Optimised processes through WinForms for enhanced performance.
Lead Technical Consultant
Flintfox Europe Ltd
05.2023 - 08.2024
- Directed delivery of Sales Forecasting and Competitor Price Comparison tools to align outcomes with business strategy.
- Led teams across EMEA, NA, and APAC regions to enhance intelligent Pricing platform.
- Guided system optimisation efforts to reduce query execution times and improve user experience.
- Championed multi-currency rebate functionality to resolve complex business-critical calculations.
- Utilised technologies such as C#, .NET Core, Angular 17, Restful WebApi, Azure, Winforms, SQL Server, DevOps, and JIRA.
Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
08.2013 - 09.2022
- Directed delivery of enterprise-scale regulatory and trading systems, ensuring compliance with Bank of England and European regulations.
- Successfully led German Universal Bank merger project, coordinating global teams and conducting data analysis under tight timelines.
- Oversaw modernization of legacy systems, migrating reports from VBA/MS Access to .NET and upgrading to Angular 15.
- Drove major regulatory initiatives including Brexit compliance, BAIS reporting, FATCA/CRS onboarding, and LIBOR decommissioning without fines or disruptions.
- Acted as product owner for key regulatory applications, introducing Robotic Process Automation to optimise operations.
- Strengthened collaboration across Front Office, Risk, Finance, Compliance, IT Security, and Audit teams for cross-functional project delivery.
- Led migration of critical applications to Windows Server 2016 while managing cross-team dependencies and minimising downtime.
- Provided timely data and reports for audit readiness to KPMG and internal audit teams.
- Improved productivity through efficient handling of lending operations and maintenance procedures.
Technical lead
Lehman Brothers in Administration
07.2011 - 08.2013
- Delivered asset realization and payments distribution systems; led greenfield automation projects; received STAR Award.
Senior Analyst
Channel 4
10.2009 - 06.2011
- Led Royalty Reporting System delivery; acted as SME for rights management platforms; mentored junior engineers.
System Analyst
Bank of New York Mellon U.K.
07.2005 - 09.2009
- Developed and modernized retail fund and correspondence systems; delivered rich UI WPF solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Anna University
Chennai, IndiaSkills
- Leadership & Delivery
- IT strategy development
- Regulatory & Enterprise Systems
- Risk & Trading Platforms
- Audit & Governance
- Time efficiency
- Mergers and acquisitions expertise
- Lending operations
- Resource allocation efficiency
- Data analytics and interpretation
- Strategic mergers and acquisitions
- Risk management proficiency
- Lending regulations compliance
- Effective mentoring
- Employee management
- Operations management
- Financial management
- Technology integration
- Technology Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Agile / Scrum
- Product Ownership
- Mentoring & Coaching
- Global Onshore/Offshore Teams
- Architecture & Engineering
- C#, NET / NET Core
- Web API
- Microservices
- SOA
- MVC / MVVM
- CQRS
- Design Patterns
- TDD
- Cloud & DevOps
- Microsoft Azure (VMs, Functions, SQL DB, AD, DevOps)
- CI/CD Pipelines
- RPA Automation
- Data & Integration
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- MySQL
- SSIS
- Data Migration
- Performance Optimisation
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Director
Teraspace Consulting Services Ltd
09.2024 - 02.2026
Lead Technical Consultant
Flintfox Europe Ltd
05.2023 - 08.2024
Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
08.2013 - 09.2022
Technical lead
Lehman Brothers in Administration
07.2011 - 08.2013
Senior Analyst
Channel 4
10.2009 - 06.2011
System Analyst
Bank of New York Mellon U.K.
07.2005 - 09.2009
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Anna University