Massimo Galati

Massimo Galati, EMBA East York, Ontario M4B 3K5 | (416) 670 - 0817 |-https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimogalati/ Executive Technology Leader Driving AI-Powered Product Innovation - Global Scale Delivery and Growth Visionary executive with extensive experience in large-scale product engineering, technology strategy, and customer experience innovation across global organizations. Proven success in delivering complex HCM, fintech, eCommerce, and Enterprise SaaS solutions. Expertise in AI/ML, systems architecture, agile transformation, and product innovation, enabling faster time-to-market and superior client outcomes. Trusted partner to C-suite executives, aligning technology vision with business strategy to drive multi-million-dollar growth. Inspirational mentor and coach, with a record of building high-performance teams and developing technology executives. Areas of Expertise Product Development and Management | Technology and Architecture Strategy | AI/ML and Automation| Cross-Functional Collaboration |Budgeting and Resource Optimization | Operational Efficiency | Client and User Experience | Data Analytics | Talent Development | Global Portfolio Management | Stakeholder Engagement | Employee Wellness & Development| Emerging Technologies Professional Experience ADP CanadaJanuary 2024 – Present Vice President, Product & Development, Global Product & Technology Lead product management and development for ADP Canada’s HCM portfolio, including Workforce Now, TeamPay, and WFN - On The Go driving innovation and market growth. • Exercised leadership through superior technical and domain knowledge (Java, .NET AWS, Cobol) to support 150+ global product managers, engineers, and cross-functional individuals to execute product roadmap. • Directed cross-team SDLC (Scrum Kanban) collaboration to align technical architecture (micro services), development frameworks, and deployment strategies (Lane) with business objectives and requirements. • Served as Site Lead for ADP's technology partner initiatives while championing Toronto's development as a strategic Center of Excellence (Intern, new grad program, team expansion) • Led fast-track development of critical product enhancements, driving a 50-point improvement in NPS scores. • Led organizational transformation by implementing objective-based team (OBT) methodologies across Canadian operations, streamlining delivery processes and reducing administrative overhead. • Strengthened cross-functional alignment with Sales, Marketing, and business segments to accelerate alignment and prioritization of new features. • Provided expertise, advice and counsel to senior executives on key technology updates and opportunities. • Participated in speaking engagements and roundtable discussions on technology and industry trends (AI, HCM, Payroll, Canada). Thomson ReutersAugust 2021 - January 2024 Vice President, Technology - Audit Business (Confirmation.com, Cloud Audit Suite) Managed global audit technology portfolio for a $150M business segment, managing 300+ engineers and a multi-million-dollar capital/expense budget. • Delivered a modernization (Data Center to AWS Cloud) roadmap with 100% uptime and improved scalability, performance and security (Data Dog, Pendo, Regression and Load Testing) • Integrated platform with one of the largest open-banking APIs (Salt Edge) in Europe for real time integration. with major European banks, significantly reducing audit turnaround time from days to hours. • Led design-to-deployment lifecycle of AWS-based AI/ML proof of concept leveraging FiveTran and SageMaker for journal entry anomaly detection, streamlining investigation processes from days to hours • Guided budget optimization and resource allocation for maximum ROI on multi-million-dollar investments. • Guided technical teams through design reviews, code assessments, and implementation strategies to ensure solutions aligned with business goals and requirements. • Drove team performance by actively developing talent through structured coaching, goal alignment, performance evaluation, and career progression planning initiatives. Thomson Reuters April 2020 - August 2021 Senior Director, Technology - Corporates Tax & Global Trade (ONESOURCE Platform) Managed a multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) tax and trade platform that provided visibility and clarity needed within complex regulatory industries with product and engineering teams spanning several continents. • Developed shared services (Security & Permission, Workflow, Data & Analytics) for the wide range of products hosted on the platform. • Drove multi-cloud adoption reducing infrastructure costs by 35% while increasing resilience. • Delivered a modernization roadmap with 100% uptime and improved scalability, performance and security • Built a leadership pipeline that cut attrition by 60%, strengthening succession planning and talent retention. • Launched multi-cloud (GCP, AWS, FiveTran, Big Data, APIs) data lake platform for ONESOURCE Platform. • Led hackathon initiatives across engineering teams to drive innovation and prototype development using emerging technology stacks (Architecting AI and AWS, Modernizing Legacy to Cloud). Thomson ReutersApril 2019 - February 2020 Director, Technology - Legal Tracker (Platform, Data, Analytics & Reporting) Led the day-day product and development operations of over 100+ product and engineering individuals supporting the modernization of a world-class legal platform. • Managed lift and shift of legacy platform from Data Center to Microsoft Azure cloud. • Led modernization initiative replacing legacy analytics infrastructure with integrated Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Synapse, and Azure ETL services for enhanced user experience • Built and deployed GraphQL API infrastructure supporting customer applications, vendor integrations, and third-party partnerships Canada GooseOctober 2018 - January 2019 Sr Director, Application Development Managed the back-office (ERP), eCommerce (Sales Force), Data Analytics, and logistics platforms that supported internal and external supply chain, merchandising, critical business functions of the organization. • Designed API-first architecture to enable rapid integration and future scalability. • Implemented Agile delivery model, accelerating release cycles and improving delivery predictability, resulting in a consistent delivery pattern. • Established automated QA pipelines, enabling continuous regression testing. Cineplex EntertainmentMarch 2009 - October 2018 Executive Director, Software Development Directed and oversaw all product and engineering initiatives for all mission critical systems. Managed engineering groups focused on mobile and digital, eCommerce & Digital Signage, SharePoint and Integrations, Dynamics CRM. • Architected eCommerce ticketing platform (.NET) generating $3M in first month exceeding $1B lifetime sales. • Launched enterprise digital signage solution (HTML 5) enabling real-time, location-specific content delivery. • Transformed development culture from waterfall to Agile SCRUM, improving velocity and release quality. • Mentored, coached and supported the team to ensure effective communication, continuous learning, teamwork and skills development. (9 box) • Responsible for all technology software design and architecture of all major platforms. Implemented industry standard development patterns and frameworks. Earlier Career IMEX Systems, ASSET Inc, PROPHIX Software, Clarity Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers Held various product and engineering roles for enterprise platforms, delivering multimillion-dollar SaaS solutions, and consulting on large-scale enterprise technology projects. Education, Continuous Learning and Certifications AI/ML training, including Machine Learning Foundations and MLOps Essentials, LinkedIn Learning, 2023 - 2024 Executive MBA (EMBA), Athabasca University, 2020 - 2023 Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Management (PBDM), Athabasca University 2020 – 2023 Certified Agile Leader I, SCRUM Alliance - 2017 Computer Programming, Systems Analysis and Design, Humber College Technology 1997