Summary
Harshad Parulekar is a technology transformation leader with 11 years of experience driving cloud, infrastructure and operational excellence across financial services and fintech. Currently VP - Technology Transformation at HDFC Life, he has a track record of delivering large cloud migrations, cost optimizations (up to 25% TCO reduction) and resilience improvements for banks, insurers and NBFCs. He combines hands-on cloud engineering with strong governance—maintaining risk registers, InfoSec compliance per RBI guidelines, and multi-region DR/BCP implementations. Previously he led cloud and infra at Kotak811, Aditya Birla Finance and Oracle, where he helped migrate core loan and insurance systems and enabled secure integrations with external CDPs. Known for an owner’s mindset, he also negotiates partner deals and builds high-performing teams while driving measurable business outcomes. Based in Mumbai, he pairs an MCA and an MBA in Information Management with practical expertise in hybrid cloud architectures and regulatory-first security frameworks.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
M.B.A Information management, M.B.A Information management at University of Mumbai