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Jagan Mohan

Enterprise Program & Portfolio Delivery Leader | Core Banking, Digital, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Payments & Regulatory Change | GCC & APAC | Ex-UAE Banks
23.7 yrs experienceInformation Technology & Services
Apr 2026

The move

MoveWestpac → Avaloq
TitleProgram Management Consultant → Head of Delivery – Middle East, Africa & India
LocationSydney → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Nsw → United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE8.3
Total experience23.7 years
Avaloq headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Avaloq industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Avaloq HQZürich, Zürich
Avaloq founded1985
Avaloq typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Head of Delivery – Middle East, Africa & IndiaApr 2026 — Present
    Avaloq· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Program Management ConsultantApr 2025 — Mar 2026
    Westpac· Sydney, NSW
  3. Senior Program Manager – Governance & Delivery (QA Centre of Excellence)Feb 2024 — Dec 2024
    QualityKiosk Technologies Pvt. Ltd.· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract
  4. Senior Manager – Program Delivery (Capital Markets & Wealth)Aug 2022 — Dec 2023
    Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Program Manager – Digital & Core Banking TransformationAug 2021 — Feb 2022
    Westpac· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Contract
  6. AVP – Head of Portfolio Delivery & PMOMar 2016 — Aug 2018
    Sharjah Islamic Bank· Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  7. Program Manager - Core BankingAug 2012 — Mar 2016
    Sharjah Islamic Bank· Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  8. Project ManagerMay 2008 — Aug 2012
    BankDhofar SAOG· Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman· Full-time
  9. Project ManagerMay 2007 — May 2008
    Citi· Mumbai, Maharashtra, India· Full-time
  10. Technology ManagerMay 2006 — May 2007
    ICICI Bank· Mumbai, Maharashtra, India· Full-time
  11. System AnalystAug 1998 — May 2006
    State Bank of India· Mumbai, Maharashtra, India· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)agileInformation TechnologyLarge Language Models (LLM)Portfolio ManagementClient Delivery

About

Senior Program and Portfolio Management leader with 23+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale digital, cloud, core banking, and data transformation programs across the UAE, Australia, Oman, and India. Proven track record leading an aggregate of AED 55M–165M+programs and portfolios, translating client and regulatory strategy into controlled, outcomes-driven execution.I specialise in large-scale program delivery for IT services and SaaS environments, operating at the intersection of client delivery, cloud transformation, and governance. My experience spans banking, fintech, capital markets, wealth management, payments, and financial crime, making me effective in complex, regulated client ecosystems.I have led multi-vendor and offshore delivery models (50–120+ resources), embedding

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