Sanket Deshpande
About Sanket Deshpande
Sanket Deshpande is a Director and Delivery Head specializing in Applications Portfolio Delivery, Cloud, and Agile Transformation at UBS in Mumbai, India. He has extensive experience in IT management and program delivery across various financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank and Citi.
Work at UBS
Sanket Deshpande currently serves as the Director and Delivery Head for Applications Portfolio Delivery, Cloud & Agile Transformation at UBS. He has held this position since 2018, working from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In this role, he leads initiatives focused on cloud transformation and agile methodologies, overseeing the delivery of applications and managing a global team structure.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Sanket Deshpande worked at Deutsche Bank as Vice President and Program Delivery Manager from 2010 to 2018 in Singapore. He also held positions at Citi as a Senior Programmer Analyst in New York from 2004 to 2007, and at Morgan Stanley as a Technical Lead from 2007 to 2009. Earlier in his career, he served as an IT Management Consultant at the NYC Human Resources Administration from 2009 to 2010.
Education and Expertise
Sanket Deshpande holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Science from The City University of New York, completed from 2001 to 2003, and a Master of Arts from the University of Mumbai, achieved from 1998 to 2000. He also earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mumbai from 1995 to 1998. His educational background supports his strong expertise in application development, document management, and enterprise content management.
Technical Skills and Leadership
Sanket Deshpande possesses strong technical skills in object-oriented concepts and micro-services architecture. He has led digital and agile transformation initiatives, focusing on the cloud transformation of legacy systems. He is proficient in various SDLC tools, including Clarity PPM, Collabnet, Sharepoint, Flow JIRA, and ALM, which he utilizes for project management and delivery.
Management and Vendor Relations
Sanket Deshpande has extensive experience in managing large development teams, overseeing over 300 staff both onsite and offshore. He specializes in managing offshore resources and contracts, and has negotiated multi-year vendor contracts for project delivery with major technology companies such as TCS, HCL, IBM, Accenture, and Cognizant.