Amrendra Amar

About

Banking Data Science and Gen AI professional with 16+ years driving enterprise AI and advanced analytics adoption and a proven track record in building end-to-end & commercialising AI/Advance analytics solutions and leading multi-disciplinary teams. Currently leading gen AI based NFR solutions development for Australian financial services. Hands-on AI skills - Applications using Claude APIs & Claude agent SDKs - AI risk & governance using GuardrailsAi & alternates, Databricks Agentic governance - Training datasets & Evals using deep domain knowledge/experience in regulated industries (banking, Insurance), regulatory changes and credit & NFR Risk management as Risk owner - Databricks, ForceAgent, AWS cloud for data science/AI - RAGs with rerankers, Gen AI workflows, Agentic solutions architecture & delivery

Experience

• Director, Consumer Banking and Insurance · Kohima AI12-01-2022

  AI engineer & product manager with deep domain knowledge and 16 years of advanced analytics and digital transformation for financial services. Leading a multi-disciplinary team of AI experts, engineers, and product managers from Insurance and Consumer banking backgrounds. Expertise in Traditional AI, Machine Learning, RAGs, Agentic AI, Knowledge Graph, and AI safety. Business expertise in Everyday Banking products & Transformation, Consumer lending AI strategy, Insurance AI strategy, AI Product Management, AI Risk Management, Australian non-financial risk, and Complaint Management.

• Head of Credit Cards Product Portfolio / Senior Portfolio Manager, Everyday Banking · HSBC07-01-2017 – 10-01-2022

  Managed strategic partnerships with global insurance providers for general insurance & card-linked insurance products. Responsibilities included product enhancements, customer experience during COVID, data risk audit, and transformation of portfolio analytics capabilities. Led credit cards portfolio team, responsible for growth & retention programs, portfolio analytics, digital transformation, and embedding advanced analytics in workflows. Pioneered data-led product management and digitization approach, streamlining customer complaints analysis and empowering consultants with campaign information.

• Senior Portfolio Manager, Everyday Banking · HSBC07-01-2014 – 06-01-2017

  Product lead for credit cards portfolio team, responsible for building & implementing growth & retention programs, portfolio analytics, digital transformation, and embedding advanced analytics in workflows. Led cross-functional initiatives for everyday banking, including data management, campaign design, and new banking proposition development.

• Group Product Manager, Credit Cards & Personal Loans · HSBC09-01-2012 – 07-01-2014

  Product strategy & advanced analytics lead for HSBC Asia Pacific credit cards and personal loan products. Advised country leadership in Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia on key initiatives. Responsibilities included product & portfolio strategic reviews, portfolio receivables, margins and risk analysis, and implementation of data-led growth initiatives.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration
• Marine Engineering And Research InstituteBachelor of Technology - BTech

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