Sarbari Roy
Ashburn,VA
Summary
Delivering for business by simplifying the complex.
I am a technical leader who drives large engineering teams to deliver high quality products that provide elegant business solutions leveraging the newest technologies. Passionate but pragmatic, I streamline execution through effective communication, impediment removal and process improvements. A culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and empathy is the bedrock for my teams' success.
Accomplished IT manager, with more than 28 years of extensive hands-on experience leading technology organizations in Digital Transformation and delivery of complex business solutions.
Strategic leader with strong focus on building high performing diverse teams focused on a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement. Highly effective in stakeholder management and building strong partnerships to align IT strategy with business goals.
Result oriented, decisive leader who thrives in a dynamic environment of problem solving and accountability. Adept at management of full system life cycle, increasing productivity and efficiency and management of budget and risk. Experience with application of Scaled Agile methodologies, Lean Management and Design Thinking principles.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Technology Management
Fannie Mae - Capital Markets Technology
Washington, DC
2018 - Current
- Responsible for leading several critical business domains in Capital Markets. Currently leading the Structured Transactions and MBS Trading portfolios after successful leadership of Pricing portfolio.
- Managing mission critical applications that support the creation, collateralization and issuance of complex mortgage backed financial instruments.
- Spearheading Digital Transformation initiative to build next generation cloud based Securities processing platform to optimize for financial and operational efficiency.
- Previously led the creation of the next generation cloud based Pricing platform (IntelliPrice) for advanced real-time loan level pricing capabilities with predictive analytics.
- Leading a 80+ member team using latest Cloud technologies and CI/CD principles. Responsibilities include managing a $20M budget, implementing Human Capital Plan for the organization to sustain a best-in-class technology team.
- Key member of leadership group focused on process improvement for the management and governance of technical debt for IT assets to reduce the enterprise's risk exposure.
- Lead several Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workstreams for the enterprise including leadership position in Asian ERG and membership of Employee Inclusive Culture Council.
Director Application Development
Fannie Mae - Securitization & Servicing
Washington, DC
2016 - 2018
- Led the multi-year end to end testing and parallel production run for one of Fannie Mae’s top technology initiative - integration with the FHFA mandated Common Securitization Platform.
- Liaised effectively representing Fannie Mae in the tri-party (Fannie/Freddie/CSS) organization coordinating the testing and execution planning efforts
- Stood up testing program for System to System and End to End testing between Fannie Mae and CSS leading a team of 30+ engineers in analysis, design and execution.
- Managed analysis, planning and execution of CSP parallel processing that spanned 4 months and 16 systems.
- Managed budget and Human Capital Plan to meet dual objective of program and enterprise goals.
Director Application Development
Fannie Mae - MHA Program
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Promoted to lead the business analysis and technology development organization responsible for delivering the platform hosting U.S Department of Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) initiative.
- Led a team of 60+ professionals responsible for end to end system analysis, design, development and operations of a suite of applications facilitating all aspects of program management.
- Engaged in strategic planning with business partners to manage scope and timeline of project and guided architecture and design decisions to ensure project was implemented on time and within budget.
- Partnered with Treasury and MHA legal teams to help translate HAMP policies into concrete business requirements and managed ongoing functional enhancements to transactional, warehouse and business intelligence platforms.
- Communicated proactively with the team to provide clarity around strategic vision and goals for the MHA program and the enterprise.
- Provided thought leadership in negotiating program roadmap and led effort for resource planning in order to affect an orderly wind down of the MHA program.
Senior Development Manager
Fannie MAe - MHA Program
2010 - 2012
- Led the systems analysis and development team responsible for architecture, design, implementation and ongoing operational support of the technology platform that acts as the system of record and compensation agent of the MHA program.
- Introduced processes and controls to improve efficiency and quality to deliver against extremely aggressive timelines.
- Assisted senior management in planning of project scope and providing cost and resource estimates for program implementation.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members to work effectively in matrixed organizations and achieve career goals.
Senior Development Manager
Fannie Mae - EBusiness
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Promoted to lead a development team in the Technology Division of the Single Family Mortgage business unit responsible for the development and maintenance of a suite of high availability applications that support Fannie Mae's signature automated underwriting platform Desktop Underwriter.
- Partnered with business units to provide architectural validation and impact assessments for new product ideas and resource time estimates for approved development activities.
- Identified inefficiencies in business processes and partnered with business owners to suggest and implement process improvements in order to mitigate risks while ensuring business continuity.
- Performed people management responsibilities that span performance management, career development and mentoring of my direct reports.
Senior Developer/Technical Lead
Fannie Mae - EBsuiness
2001 - 2004
- Played a key role in building the back-end underwriting processing system leveraging Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for new MortnetPLUS platform, which completely revolutionized the mortgage industry by providing network of lenders and brokers real-time access to underwriting decisions.
Developer/Technical Risk Specialist
Fannie Mae - EBusiness
1998 - 1999
- Tested, remediated and certified Y2K compliance of mission-critical settlement applications processing millions of dollars in transactions
- Developed and maintained a suite of applications that facilitated lender communications with Fannie Mae.
Devleoper
TCS, Mastech, KCIT
06.1994 - 1997
- Worked in several development projects in India and the UK designing, implementing and supporting business applications.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
University Of Calcutta
Calcutta, India1994
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University Of Calcutta
Calcutta, India1991
Skills
- IT Management
- Scaled Agile Methodologies
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Software Engineering
- Application Architecture and Design
- Strategic Planning and Development
- Contract Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organizational Development
- Budget administration
Timeline
Director Application Development
Fannie Mae - MHA Program
01.2013 - 01.2015
Senior Development Manager
Fannie Mae - EBusiness
01.2005 - 01.2009
Devleoper
TCS, Mastech, KCIT
06.1994 - 1997
Director, Technology Management
Fannie Mae - Capital Markets Technology
2018 - Current
Director Application Development
Fannie Mae - Securitization & Servicing
2016 - 2018
Senior Development Manager
Fannie MAe - MHA Program
2010 - 2012
Senior Developer/Technical Lead
Fannie Mae - EBsuiness
2001 - 2004
Developer/Technical Risk Specialist
Fannie Mae - EBusiness
1998 - 1999
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
University Of Calcutta
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University Of Calcutta