Shashank Karanje Email Address

Vice President, Technology

Kestra Financial is an industry leader in wealth management, service and technology solutions, and practice enrichment.

Dynamic and results-driven executive with expertise in all management facets of projects, products, and programs. Technology leader with in-depth knowledge of technical initiatives, SDLC, emerging technologies, and software delivery. Articulate communicator with strong aptitude in building relationships with clients. Champion of high-performance, global cross-functional agile scrum teams. Exceptionally adept in establishing and presenting vision, strategy, and implementation action plans. Experience: My current experience involves planning, coordinating and supervising the execution of all activities related to the design, development, and implementation of organizational information systems and software applications for the financial services industry using cloud-native technologies. Managed multiple software engineering agile scrum teams and delivered solutions using Azure, .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, SQL Server, Snowflake, RabbitMQ, Web APIs, React, Angular, Bootstrap, JavaScript, HTML, CSS. In my previous experience I have architected, designed, and developed multiple software solutions for the hedge fund industry using Microsoft .NET framework, C#, and SQL Server. I have a deep understanding of the Microsoft technology stack - Azure cloud, .NET Core, .NET framework, C#, Web APIs, WCF Services, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Windows forms, XML, XSLT, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL Server. Experience in working at different geographical locations - India, UK, Australia, US. Strengths: Technical Design & Architecture, Software Delivery, Product Management, People Management, Program Management, Problem solving skills, Quick learner, Strong communication skills, Proven team player, Hiring & growing talent.