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Gagan Mehra
Created AtUpstaffer since July, 2025

Gagan Mehra — Delivery Leader - BFSI / AI Driven Digital Transformation

Expertise in AI and Machine Learning (13.0 yr.), DevOps (13.0 yr.).

Last verified on July, 2025

Core Skills

Project Management

Bio Summary

A seasoned software engineering leader with over two decades of global industry experience specializing in BFSI, AI-driven digital transformation, and Salesforce. Has an agile and DevOps-focused engineering background with a strong understanding of end-to-end AI workflows. Boasting a history of significant contributions in DevOps pipeline optimizations, cloud technologies, and AI model monitoring. Expertise in navigating complex project management within Agile frameworks. Proven success in leading high-impact AI transformation projects, ensuring scalability and operational excellence. Technical skills include AWS Cloud, Agile + DevOps Integration, and Salesforce, alongside proficiency in implementing Generative AI and LLM solutions.

Technical Skills

AI & Machine LearningAI
Methodologies, Paradigms and PatternsAgile
Deployment, CI/CD & AdministrationDevOps
Project Management & AdministrationProject Management
Other Technical SkillsDelivery Management

Work Experience

Delivery Leader - BFSI / Salesforce / AI Driven Digital Transformation, AI Driven Digital Transformation

Duration: 10/2011 - 07/2024

Summary: Led enterprise-wide DevOps transformation initiatives integrating CI/CD practices, designed scalable DevOps pipelines, built automated observability frameworks, and streamlined AI model monitoring.

Responsibilities: Oversaw DevOps transformation, designed pipelines, integrated CI/CD practices, built observability frameworks, streamlined AI model monitoring.

Technologies: AI, DevOps, CI/CD, Salesforce

Director, Company Foundation and Expansion

Duration: 06/2009 - 07/2011

Summary: Founded an IT & BPO firm, scaled to 60 employees, led delivery, and handled presales consulting and project planning for key clients.

Responsibilities: Founder, delivery lead, presales consulting, project planning.

Technologies: IT Services, BPO

Senior Project Manager, Project Management and Delivery

Duration: 12/2006 - 06/2009

Summary: Managed projects for Telecom and BFSI, drove project delivery and profitability for ATT US, led project management initiatives enhancing service quality.

Responsibilities: Project management, drove delivery and profitability, service quality enhancement.

Technologies: Telecom, BFSI

Project Manager, BSS Solution Architecture and Delivery

Duration: 09/2005 - 12/2006

Summary: Contributed to BSS presales consulting, solution architecture and managed risk analysis and delivery for telecom clients.

Responsibilities: Presales consulting, solution architecture, risk analysis and delivery management.

Technologies: BSS, Telecom

Senior Lead, Quality Management and Audits

Duration: 02/2005 - 09/2005

Summary: Managed project planning, risk mitigation, and led audits while ensuring quality management and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities: Project planning, risk mitigation, metric planning, audits leadership, quality management.

Technologies: QMS, Auditing

Associate Manager, Offshore Team Support

Duration: 09/2003 - 2/2005

Summary: Focused on solution preparation for the offshore team, work assignments, and query resolutions.

Responsibilities: Prepared LLDs, delegated work, and resolved offshore team queries.

Technologies: HLD, LLD, Offshore Coordination

Team Lead, Client Change Requirement Solutions

Duration: 02/2002 - 08/2003

Summary: Evaluated client change requirements and provided solutions, delegated work, and assisted on the technical front.

Responsibilities: Client requirement analysis, solution delivery, technical assistance to team.

Technologies: Client Interaction, Technical Support

Team Lead, Change Requirement Analysis

Duration: 09/1997 - 2/2002

Summary: Understood change requirements and provided relevant solutions within the team.

Responsibilities: Change requirement analysis and solution provision.

Technologies: Change Management

Lead, AI Driven Digital Transformation

Duration: Not provided

Summary: Drove the identification and review of business opportunities, transformed them into technical requirements, and collaborated with business leaders for end-to-end AI workflow implementation.

Responsibilities: Lead team for business opportunity identification and review, technical requirements transformation, end-to-end AI workflow implementation.

Technologies: AI, Workflow Development, Data Analysis

Not provided, Wealth Management

Duration: Not provided

Summary: Managed multiple projects related to regulatory reporting in the US & UK, with a key role in customizing the FinArch tool and managing enhancements and tool upgradation.

Responsibilities: Regulatory reporting project management, FinArch tool customization, tool enhancement and upgradation interaction.

Technologies: Regulatory Reporting, FinArch

Not provided, Salesforce Project Management

Duration: Not provided

Summary: Led Salesforce COE, managed proposals, budgets, tracking, rebalancing, and documentation, while applying Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities: Managed Salesforce COE, proposals, budgets, tracking, rebalancing, documentation and applied Agile principles.

Technologies: Salesforce, Agile, Scrum

Education

  • MBA
  • Amity University, Noida
  • 2009 - 2009
  • Bachelor of Engineering
  • DCRUST, Murthal, Sonepat
  • 1997 - 1997

Certification

  • AI For Leaders by IIT Madras
  • A specialized course focusing on AI leadership and strategies
  • 2025
  • CSQA
  • Conducted by QAI, Florida
  • 2003
  • Hogan Product
  • Conducted by CSC, Dallas
  • 2002
  • Green Belt
  • Trained and Tested in Genpact
  • 2012
  • P&C Insurance Training
  • Conducted by Genpact
  • 2015
  • SFDC training
  • Conducted by Genpact
  • 2021
  • Financial Management (Capital Market)
  • From NIFM, Delhi
  • 2024

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