About

Apoorv Shukla is a mission-driven engineering head with over 13 years of experience managing and growing financial technology organizations. He possesses strong leadership and communication skills and is well-versed in project management, product development, and product delivery. Apoorv has driven corrective actions through continuous communication, which has reduced costs for the company. He is experienced in multiple programming and scripting languages and seeks to leverage his technical expertise and management skills to meet business demands and deadlines through a diligent work-ethic. Currently working as Vice President (FIDCOM - FX Technology) at Morgan Stanley, Apoorv has developed a web interface for quoting and pricing of FX Options exotic products, which enabled external users to trade electronically over voice trading. He has reduced technical risks by communicating updates to upper management and driving corrective actions. Apoorv has grown the software engineering team from 12 to 32 members in India within 12 months, with a focus on hiring specialists to maximize proficiency. He works collaboratively in an agile global team involving software developers, financial engineers, solution documentation, and quality assurance team. Apoorv's past experiences include working as Vice President (Indexing and Benchmarking Technology) at MSCI Inc. and as a Business Intelligence Consultant (FinTech - Analytics) at Sutherland Global Services. At MSCI, he developed tools to manage end-to-end business workflow and developed computer applications that provide deeper analysis on index and benchmarking figures, returns calculation, and allocation/selection of assets to maximize profit. At Sutherland Global Services, he provided onsite consultation by creating data models on client’s data, which helped the client take core financial and analytical decisions. Apoorv holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from Vishveshwarya Institute of Engineering and Technology and a PGDIT in Information Technology from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning. He has expertise in SQL, QA, Azure, Web, Javascript, MongoDB, Python, Scala, AngularJS, NoSQL, and DevOps. With 11.79 years of relevant experience, Apoorv is a competent professional who can lead teams and drive innovation and transformation in financial technology organizations.