Summary
Aya Sasaki is a senior program manager specializing in global core banking transformations, with over two decades of experience delivering mission-critical financial IT programs across APAC. Based in Tokyo and Singapore, she has led large regional teams of 150+ onshore/offshore engineers and won awards for fast, high-quality branch implementations such as MUFG’s GIFT City project in India. Her background spans delivery, consulting, sales and practice-building at NTT DATA, where she created an APAC FSI practice and drove seven-figure new business growth. Aya combines hands-on technical roots in treasury systems, SQL and Java development with strategic program leadership, enabling her to translate complex regulatory and operational requirements into scalable delivery. Known for building trust with C-suite and middle management alike, she balances stakeholder diplomacy with rigorous delivery discipline. An adaptive communicator who once worked as a multilingual guide across 15+ countries, she brings cultural agility to global program execution.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology at Saint Joseph's University
English, Japanese