Venkat Rajagopalan
About Venkat Rajagopalan
Venkat Rajagopalan is a Senior Supervisor at CIBC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a diverse background in financial services and management.
Current Position at CIBC
Venkat Rajagopalan is currently a Senior Supervisor at CIBC, having held the position since 2020. He operates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In his role, he oversees the development of Management Information System (MIS) reports, ensuring robust resource planning within the Visa Debit team. Additionally, he is in charge of structured tracking and reporting for Key Volume Drivers (KVDs) using dashboards and MS Excel analytics.
Previous Roles at CIBC
Before becoming a Senior Supervisor, Venkat held multiple roles at CIBC. He served as a Business Analyst in a stretch assignment for 7 months in 2019, and as a Senior Transaction Processor from 2017 to 2019. His work in these positions was key in enabling Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) and in partnering on several IPA project deliveries, which included user acceptance testing and process maintenance post-delivery.
Early Career and Other Positions
Venkat Rajagopalan's career began with various roles in different organizations. He worked as a Team Member at Fat Bastard Burrito Co. from 2016 to 2017 and held the position of Senior Executive Officer at Associated Capsules Group from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he completed internships at HSBC Global Asset Management and Corporate Finance Advisors in 2012 and worked as a Team Member at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2010.
Educational Background
Venkat pursued extensive education in finance and business. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from the University of Mumbai (2007-2009), a Diploma in Financial Management from Welingkar Institute of Management (2009-2010), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Markets from Indira Gandhi National Open University (2011-2013). Furthermore, he completed a program in Financial Planning and Services at George Brown College from 2015 to 2017.
Project Leadership and Team Development
In his current capacity at CIBC, Venkat has led multiple initiatives aimed at team and process improvement. He developed an interactive purpose huddle board to facilitate energetic and interactive team huddles. Additionally, he is responsible for leading capacity planning with ActiveOps to optimize team performance and resource allocation.