Nikita Thomas

Nikita Thomas has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Nikita currently holds the position of Senior Product Owner at Jaid since October 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Vanguard as a Business Technology Project Manager from September 2019 to August 2022. At Vanguard, they successfully launched the Vanguard Personal Financial Planning service in the UK and led the prioritization and delivery of strategic product roadmaps.

Before joining Vanguard, Nikita worked at IHS Markit | Technology as an Associate Director from June 2016 to September 2019. In this role, they served as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Project Manager. Nikita led a team in redesigning the client-facing web-based portal for Portfolio Valuation, automated the Billing system for Portfolio Valuations, and initiated a greenfield, web-based pricing software project.

Prior to IHS Markit, they worked at Markit from July 2013 to August 2015 as a Vice President/Counterparty Valuations. In this role, they acted as the team lead for the London and India operations team and led the transition of operations from onshore to offshore offices.

Nikita also had previous experience at Markit from January 2011 to June 2012, where they held the roles of Vice President/Counterparty Valuations and Assistant Vice President. Nikita was involved in launching a greenfield counterparty valuations platform, onboarding clients, and serving as the Operations Release Manager and Coordinator. Before that, they worked as an Associate (MARKITSERV), managing communications with buy side clients using the reconciliation platform.

Their earliest work experience was at Synapse Information Services Pvt. Ltd. from October 2003 to January 2005 as a Project Manager, where they managed web-based and advertising projects, prepared blueprints for deliverables, and created content for advertisements, brochures, and websites.

Nikita Thomas has a diverse education history. From 2007 to 2008, they attended Cass Business School and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Investment Management. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2003, they pursued their Master's degree in Computer Science at Bangalore University. In addition to their academic accomplishments, Nikita Thomas also holds a certification as a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®), which they obtained in January 2019 from Scrum Alliance.