Sumant Gandhi
About Sumant Gandhi
Sumant Gandhi is a Director of Product Management with extensive experience in compliance, regulatory systems, and platform transformation. He has held leadership roles at Canalyst, Trulioo, and Global Relay, and possesses expertise in microservices, identity management, and user experience.
Work at Canalyst
Currently, Sumant Gandhi serves as the Director of Product Management at Canalyst, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing product strategy and development, focusing on enhancing user experience and platform security. His leadership is instrumental in guiding teams through technological transformations, ensuring that products align with market needs and regulatory standards.
Education and Expertise
Sumant Gandhi studied Software Engineering at Simon Fraser University, where he earned a BSc in Computing Science from 2002 to 2006. He also completed a Scrum Master Certification at Danube Technologies in 2009. His educational background complements his extensive expertise in product management, microservices, and compliance systems, particularly in the gaming and payments sectors.
Background
Sumant Gandhi has a diverse professional background in product management and software development. He began his career as a Software Developer at Navarik from 2005 to 2010. He later held various roles, including Strategic Product Manager at Global Relay from 2014 to 2021 and Director of Product Management at Trulioo for 11 months in 2021-2022. His experience spans over a decade in the technology sector, focusing on platform development and management.
Achievements
Sumant Gandhi is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in Identity and Access Management. He has led significant organizational transformations by aligning leadership with strategic goals and implementing succession planning. His work includes transforming monolithic architectures to API-based microservice architectures, enhancing security, authorization, and access management across platforms.