Gaurav Wadekar
@gauravwadekar
Senior program manager specialising in financial crime, digital transformation, delivery.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior program and project manager with 20+ years delivering complex, high-stakes programs across banking & financial services, aviation, and technology. I have deep expertise in financial crime, KYC/AML compliance, digital transformation and Agile delivery, with proven outcomes leading cross-functional teams, multi‑million dollar budgets and large-scale remediation and product programs.
I founded and scaled a career coaching and SaaS product supporting migrants to the Australian market, led major programs at Westpac impacting millions of customers, and delivered digital platforms at Sydney Airport. I combine stakeholder and vendor management, risk & compliance governance, and hands‑on delivery using modern tooling to drive measurable business impact.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & Director
Jobseeker Circle
Jun 2024 - Present (2 years)
Built and scaled a career coaching and recruitment business and developed a full-stack SaaS platform with AI job-search features, achieving 500+ registered users and end-to-end recruitment services for SME clients.
Led multi-year financial crime and digital transformation programs including a KYC/AML back-book remediation for ~10 million customers and an international payments redesign, improving risk controls and reducing outage risk.
Digital Platform Manager
Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd
Jul 2017 - Sep 2020 (3 years 2 months)
Delivered digital products and integrations for a major international airport, delivering a community portal 14% under budget and digital initiatives that raised online revenue by 10% and customer sentiment by 12.5%.
Program Manager & Co-Founder
Click2Net Services
Apr 2012 - Jun 2017 (5 years 2 months)
Co-founded and led a digital agency of 20 staff delivering digital marketing and technology solutions; developed a digital ad product sold for a 200% profit and halved cost-per-lead for a major client.
Senior Business Analyst
Fiserv
Aug 2010 - Mar 2012 (1 year 7 months)
Managed requirements for Westpac's mobile banking platform, introduced a UI-focused requirements framework adopted program-wide and led a team of 5 BAs to improve traceability and delivery alignment.
Business Analyst
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Jul 2008 - Jul 2010 (2 years)
Delivered business process mapping and requirements for complaint management and website projects, reducing a data migration timeline from 3 months to 3 weeks through close vendor collaboration.
Business Analyst / Channel Development
Satyam Computer Services
Jan 2005 - May 2008 (3 years 4 months)
Managed alliance framework development and pre-sales for US clients and implemented Web 2.0 solutions, including an on-site engagement in San Jose, California.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ICFAI Business school
MBA, Marketing and Finance
2003 - 2005
GCET, Sardar patel university
Bachelor of engineering, Mechanical
1999 - 2003
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Website
jobseekercircle.comSocial media
Job categories
Skills
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