Senthilkumar Narendran
@senthilkumarnarendra
Engineering leader at Fidelity modernizing customer reference data and enabling 2X adoption for institutional onboarding.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Fidelity Investments, I lead maintenance and modernization of Customer Reference Data for Brokerage and Recordkeeping. I drove composite API development and achieved 2X adoption in security master data repointing, accelerating straight-through institutional onboarding.
Previously, at AstraZeneca India Private Limited, I established the enterprise GenAI charter, led its task force, and operationalized AI-assisted development learning paths. At Fidelity, I directed the re-engineering of Mutual Funds and Alternative Investment trading platforms using event-driven engines, eliminating operational risk by 300%.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Leading maintenance and modernization of Reference Data domains for Fidelity Brokerage and Recordkeeping. Driving composite API development and achieving 2X adoption in repointing security master reference data.
Enterprise Head of Architecture
Feb 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 11 months)
Established and led the enterprise GenAI charter, triaging use cases and operationalizing AI-assisted development learning paths. Chaired architecture boards for Developer Productivity Suite and ServiceNow initiatives.
Director, Architecture - Solutions Architecture
Jul 2015 - Jan 2023 (7 years 6 months)
Directed planning and execution for re-engineering Mutual Funds and Alternative Investment trading platforms using event-driven engines, eliminating operational risk by 300%. Published cloud-native patterns in AWS and instrumented a multi-tenant recon engine.
Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture
Apr 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year 2 months)
Partnered with the CTO on strategic planning and execution, pruning enterprise waste by 15% YoY. Led global rollout of Workday and architected a Clinical Trial Management System with unified data model.
Architected cross-border settlement engine for Euroclear Tri-Party repo risk management. Modelled unified data-centric view for AXA Hong Kong and re-engineered group insurance platform for MetLife Alico.
Tech Lead, Corporate and Commercial Risk
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Dec 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year)
Implemented Corporate and Commercial credit risk application for 4 banks within the RBS Group, building a framework enabling 24/7 availability and reducing availability risk by 28%.
Managed Insurance Solicitor system for Prudential Financials, leading a team of 50 associates end-to-end. Realized straight-through processing engines accelerating life policy issuance by 600%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Liverpool John Moores University
MBA, Leadership and Strategy
MBA in Leadership and Strategy from Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
University of Madras
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras, India.
The Open Group
TOGAF 9 Certified Architect, Enterprise Architecture
TOGAF 9 Certified Architect certification from The Open Group.
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