Gopal Cheruku

Digital PM Group Manager – Data Governance Tooling @ Citi

About

I’m an engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise platforms across financial services and fintech, with a growing focus on AI-driven systems and intelligent automation. My recent work centers on integrating AI into the software development lifecycle and platform architecture—leveraging tools like generative AI, copilots, and automation frameworks to improve developer productivity, accelerate delivery, and enhance system quality. I’ve been actively driving the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to modernize how teams build, test, and operate software at scale. I bring deep expertise in designing cloud-native, distributed systems using AWS, microservices, and event-driven architectures. I’ve led large engineering organizations through platform transformations—evolving legacy systems into scalable, API-first ecosystems that support high-volume, mission-critical workflows such as origination, credit decisioning, and transaction processing. I’m particularly interested in how AI can reshape platform engineering—whether through intelligent developer tooling, data-driven decision systems, or embedding AI into core business workflows. I enjoy partnering with product, data, and business leaders to translate emerging AI capabilities into practical, scalable solutions that drive measurable impact. I’m passionate about building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning—especially as organizations adapt to an AI-first future.

Country

United States

City

Irving

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

LTE, ClearCase, CDMA, Agile Methodologies, WiMAX, 3GPP, Perl, Java, JavaScript, XML, SDLC, Software Engineering, System Architecture, AJAX Frameworks, Android SDK, Eclipse, Software Design Patterns, RDBMS, PL/SQL, eHRPD

Experience

Digital PM Group Manager – Data Governance Tooling

Citi

2024-2 - 2026-4 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Irving, TX

Leading enterprise data governance tooling integrations and exception management platforms. Delivered automation platform for governance use case execution with enterprise data visualization. Migrated legacy governance metrics into centralized enterprise data platform. Integrated critical business systems with enterprise data governance ecosystem.

Digital Software Engineering Group Manager

Citi

2022-5 - 2024-2 · 1 yr 10 mos

Led engineering development of Connected Commerce merchant platform. Architected AWS cloud‑native microservices platform using Kubernetes (EKS). Delivered merchant acquisition mobile platform supporting Apply‑and‑Buy model. Developed white‑label mobile POS solution for retail partner credit acquisition.

Sr. Software Services Manager

PNC

2021-9 - 2022-5 · 9 mos

Irving, TX

Built enterprise developer platform enabling fintech integrations with banking APIs. Delivered developer portal, documentation framework, and testing sandbox.

Head Of Engineering

BBVA Open Platform

2019-7 - 2021-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Led engineering delivery for Banking‑as‑a‑Service API platform. Managed cloud infrastructure and DevOps automation across AWS environments. Implemented security, compliance, and cost optimization initiatives.

Senior Project Development Manager

BBVA Open Platform

2019-2 - 2019-6 · 5 mos

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Led engineering teams delivering digital banking applications and mobile platforms. Implemented agile processes improving delivery velocity and product quality.

Project Development Manager

BBVA in the USA

2016-9 - 2019-1 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Dallas, Texas

Directed development and deployment of mobile banking applications for Android and iOS supported by AWS‑hosted microservices.

Application Development Manager / Technical Lead

Barclays

2013-10 - 2016-8 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Directed full lifecycle delivery of enterprise web applications. Managed development teams building applications using Spring and AngularJS. Coordinated system testing, performance testing, security testing, and production releases.