Senior Program/Delivery leadership (Program Director, IT Delivery Manager, Head of QE, Testing CoE Lead) in BFSI, core banking, or healthcare IT. 14+ years, $8M+ program ownership, AI governance experience. Open to remote, hybrid, Bhubaneswar, Middle East, or Europe.
Piyush Mola
@piyushmola
IT Delivery & Program Leader | Quality Engineering Transformation | $8M+ BFSI Program Ownership | AI-Enabled Delivery | 14+ Yrs
What I'm looking for
IT Program & Delivery Management professional with 14+ years of experience driving large-scale programs, transformation initiatives and Quality Engineering across banking and global enterprise environments. Experienced in managing $8M+ engagements, leading multi-vendor programs, scaling high-performing teams to 80+ professionals, and partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.
My experience spans end-to-end program governance, P&L and commercial management, PMO, client engagement, Quality Engineering, process transformation and operational excellence. I have led complex core banking initiatives, built and scaled Centres of Excellence, driven automation-led modernization, and advised 15+ enterprise clients on capability improvement and transformation roadmaps.
I also bring hands-on exposure to GenAI-enabled delivery, AI-assisted Quality Engineering and responsible AI adoption within regulated environments. I combine structured governance with a transformation mindset, strong people leadership and a focus on translating technology initiatives into tangible business value.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected and launched a Testing CoE that reduced QA fragmentation across vendors, scaling the team from 24 to 80 in 6 quarters and securing 40% expansion in project allocation. Anchored an $8M program over 2.5 years with CSAT above 80% and a 15-point NPS improvement through quality governance and AI-augmented testing transition.
Conducted end-to-end quality assessments for 15+ clients, performing due diligence, capability benchmarking, and transformation roadmapping that elevated process maturity by 2–3 levels. Instituted RCA/CAPA governance and Shift-Left testing, driving 20–50% defect recurrence reduction and 30–40% testing cost reduction.
Led end-to-end test management for a platform modernization, achieving 85% defect containment through RTM audits, test suite reviews, and exploratory testing. Owned QA accountability across development/CAB/release teams, integrating QA into CI/CD pipelines to ensure stable, on-time MVP delivery and zero-defect production leakage.
Led a 15-member team to the #1 CSAT ranking among 4 delivery streams. Enforced PII/GDPR governance and maintained a zero-breach record for a U.S.-based HCM platform.
Acted as the point BA for a new Payments system implementation, delivering 100% requirements traceability from elicitation through sign-off. Produced and maintained structured requirements documentation to support delivery and governance.
Contributed to 30+ RFP/RFI responses within the Performance Testing CoE by developing tailored solutions and performance testing roadmaps. Supported proposal development with structured capability and delivery planning for prospective clients.
Provided L1/L2 incident resolution for a pharmacy management system while maintaining >95% SLA compliance. Troubleshot application and operational issues to restore service and support stable day-to-day operations.
Education
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Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER)
Bachelor of Technology, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
2007 - 2011
Earned a Bachelor of Technology in Applied Electronics & Instrumentation from Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Bhubaneswar, completing the program in 2011.
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