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Rakesh Hokrani

Citi technology
Middletown,DE

Summary

Senior Vice President with 20+ years of experience driving transformation in Trade Finance, Credit Risk, and Transaction Banking technology. Expert in modernizing platforms, scaling global teams, and delivering multimillion-dollar initiatives across the US, APAC, and EMEA. Recognized for engineering excellence, regulatory compliance delivery, and innovation leadership.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Vice President, Technology Engineering Lead

Citibank N.A.
04.2022 - Current
  • Lead for Trade Loans Origination (TLO) with $15M portfolio; scaled a 50-member team in 2 months and delivered 2-year roadmap in 3 months.
  • Architected Credit Risk Transformation (WLCR CCS); migrated 60% services into strategic architecture in 2 years, meeting OCC Consent Order.
  • Pioneered Zero-Touch COB, Renovate automation, Co-Pilot for 40 devs, and Test-as-a-Service.
  • Delivered measurable value: $25B CFA (TTS Cards), $600T wire volume (TTS Cash), $108B GAP assets (Trade).

Vice President, Technology Portfolio Manager

Citicorp Services India
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Managed $3M portfolio (32-member team) for $50B global Trade Loans programs.
  • Directed LIBOR → Risk-Free Rates transition, global product rollouts, and Treasury automation.
  • Release Train Engineer: transitioned portfolio from Waterfall → Scaled Agile.

Vice President, Technology Program Manager

Citibank N.A.
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • Directed $6.7M programs: Komgo Blockchain, EMEA Trade, FRY-14 automation (managing $1.5B exposures).
  • Rolled out Trade Transformation globally; achieved 20K manual touchpoint reduction, 40% volume increase, and $50K+ annual saves.

Vice President, Sr. Development Manager

Citicorp Services India
06.2015 - 07.2017
  • Built 80+ member in-house engineering team; eliminated vendor dependency.
  • Modernized Global TRIMS platform, drove CI/CD, automated deployments.
  • Integrated L3 Production Support → Development for stability.

Vice President, APAC Trade Tech Lead

Citibank N.A.
08.2010 - 06.2015
  • Managed 6 APAC Trade Applications across apps, infra & prod support.
  • Reduced application footprint from 6 → 2, saving $200K annually.
  • Achieved 12 FTE savings via automation. Migrated 40+ servers to modern infra in 9 months.

Technical Lead

Polaris Software Services
08.2005 - 08.2010
  • Transitioned from Sr. Developer to Lead delivering $50K–$500K projects.
  • Delivered trade finance solutions for Banamex, India Exports, and Doc Prep.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

SDM College of Engineering & Technology
01.2005

Skills

  • Technology Strategy & Transformation
  • Trade Finance & Credit Risk Platforms
  • Cloud & Microservices Modernization
  • Agile/Scaled Agile Leadership
  • Engineering Excellence & DevOps
  • Program & Portfolio Management
  • Regulatory & Risk Compliance

Certification

  • Citi Engineering Excellence (E3) Graduate – 2025
  • AWS Solution Architect – Associate – 2021
  • Certified SAFe 5 Agilist – 2021
  • Certified Blockchain Developer V2 – 2019
  • Scrum Master – 2019
  • PMP – 2013 | ITIL – 2012
  • Multiple Citi Dazzle, GEM, ARC & Automation Awards
  • Automation & Digitization Award – 2014

Timeline

Senior Vice President, Technology Engineering Lead

Citibank N.A.
04.2022 - Current

Vice President, Technology Portfolio Manager

Citicorp Services India
01.2021 - 04.2022

Vice President, Technology Program Manager

Citibank N.A.
07.2017 - 12.2020

Vice President, Sr. Development Manager

Citicorp Services India
06.2015 - 07.2017

Vice President, APAC Trade Tech Lead

Citibank N.A.
08.2010 - 06.2015

Technical Lead

Polaris Software Services
08.2005 - 08.2010

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

SDM College of Engineering & Technology

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