Hasan Jafri
About Hasan Jafri
Hasan Jafri is the Vice President of Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering & Common Services at TELUS in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Hasan Jafri currently holds the position of Vice President of Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering & Common Services at TELUS in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Education and Expertise
Hasan Jafri earned his BS in Decision Sciences & Management Information Systems from George Mason University - Costello College of Business, graduating in 1993. He later achieved an MS in Information Systems from the same institution, graduating in 1998. His professional expertise spans across multiple sectors including financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, government, and consulting. He has specialized skills in areas such as retail banking, corporate and commercial lending, and health plan administration, among others.
Career at TELUS
In his current role at TELUS, Hasan Jafri is responsible for overseeing Enterprise Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Common Services. His work involves delivering numerous technology programs that cover applications and platforms, infrastructure, and security systems.
Previous Roles at Scotiabank
Prior to his current position, Hasan Jafri served as Vice President Technology Operations & Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Scotiabank from 2020 to 2021. Before that, he was the Vice President of Enterprise Application & Platform Engineering & SRE Operations from 2017 to 2020. Both roles were based in Toronto, ON, where he managed technology operations and the reliability of site engineering services.
Extensive Professional Background
Hasan Jafri has a diverse career that includes various senior leadership positions across notable organizations. He has worked as Vice President at TD Bank, President at J14 Management Consulting, VP and Chief Architect at BMO Financial Group, and VP Technology Services at Shoppers Drug Mart. Additionally, he held executive roles at Kaiser Permanente and Citigroup, and management roles at Santeon, Inc., Electronic Data Systems, Panacea, IBM Global Services, and others.
Industry-Specific Accomplishments
Throughout his career, Hasan Jafri has launched the first generation of Cloud services, implemented digital business and integration strategies, and created data/analytics and governance practices. Notable achievements include co-authoring a US patent for a Cloud service, launching an office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and delivering various technology programs. He was also a nominee for the prestigious Canadian Governor General’s Leadership Forum.