Scott Xu (Xu Zhihao)

Scott Xu (Xu Zhihao)

Product Manager

xu.zhihao@u.nus.edu LinkedIn / scott-xu-b7a7046a

Product Manager with 15+ years in Banking & Financial Services transformation, now leading AI-powered client onboarding at a global bank. Journey Lead for an agentic workflow platform orchestrating LLM-based agents in a highly regulated environment. A rare combination of deep domain expertise (KYC / Compliance / Wealth Management), hands-on technical capability (Python, SQL, FastAPI), and shipped consumer products — including a live AI game on the App Store. MBA (NUS) + B.Sc. Computer Science.

Experience

UBS

2026-04 – Present

Product Manager & Journey Lead — AI-Powered Client Onboarding

Own the end-to-end design and delivery of a Flowable-based workflow orchestration platform for client onboarding, integrating multiple AI agents into a unified journey.

  • Own the end-to-end design and delivery of a Flowable-based workflow orchestration platform for client onboarding, integrating multiple AI agents (source-of-wealth analysis, name screening) into a unified journey.
  • Platform scope spans all client onboarding journeys bank-wide; leading delivery from concept through active build toward production launch.
  • Built internal AI agents with Microsoft Copilot for BRD drafting and compliance checks, adopted by 99+ internal users.
  • Bridge business, compliance, and engineering stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements (KYC / CDD) into agentic product design in a strictly governed environment.

UBS

2023 – 2026-04

Senior Project Manager & Migration Stream Lead

Strategic Migration Lead for UBS / CS Integration, managing data migration streams and process re-engineering.

  • Turned around a distressed Client Static Data migration stream: rebuilt team cadence with Agile stand-ups across 10+ cross-functional members, delivering 4 consecutive successful migration waves.
  • Engineered complex SQL analyses to independently resolve data fallouts, reducing reliance on IT and accelerating decisions.
  • Re-engineered a redundant reconciliation process, cutting processing time by 30%.
  • Led the APAC integration workstream migrating 25,000+ Wealth Management clients within a critical 3-month window.
  • Developed Python automation for pre-migration data cleansing / validation (KYC, identity, address) across massive datasets.
  • Spearheaded Compliance & Risk system optimization for the COO office, balancing regulatory rigor with user experience.

Infosys Consulting

2017-05 – 2023

Senior Management Consultant / PMO Lead

Led PMO and consulting engagements for investment platform transformations and workflow design.

  • Led PMO for a $6M+ investment platform transformation: 150+ resources, 100+ deliverables, senior leadership reporting.
  • Led 17 offshore resources across Data Management, Trade Management, and Reporting; designed governance framework and incident-management operating model.
  • Boosted data comparison efficiency by 75% with self-developed automation tools.
  • Designed 6 investment trading workflows spanning Equity, Bonds, FX, ETD, and Funds.

Infosys

2010-03 – 2017-04

Testing Lead & Banking System Specialist

Supported banking system upgrades and led testing and localization of client onboarding workflows.

  • Supported 10+ banking system upgrades; on-site “Floor Runner” in Zürich supporting Client Advisor teams during critical rollouts.
  • Localized client onboarding workflows (KYC, ALM, account opening); E2E testing across Investment Suitability, Risk, and Compliance.
  • Built test automation improving effectiveness by 90% — earned the CEO Award.

Projects

Turtle Soup (海龟汤)

AI-powered bilingual lateral-thinking puzzle game, live on the iOS App Store

MyHub

personal data platform with plugin-based parsers and interactive dashboards, in production

PythonFastAPIECharts

Education

National University of Singapore

2022-08 – 2025-04

Master of Business Administration

Tongji University, Shanghai

2006-10 – 2010-06

B.Sc. · Computer Science

Skills

AI & Product: Agentic workflow design · LLM-based agents · Microsoft Copilot · Flowable BPM · product discovery in regulated environments
Technical: Python · FastAPI · SQL · Excel / VBA · Tableau · JIRA
Banking Domains: Client Onboarding (KYC / ALM / CDD) · Wealth Management · Risk & Compliance · Static Data · Migration Strategy
Project Management: PMP (PMI) · Agile / Scrum · PMO Governance · Stakeholder & Change Management
Languages: English (fluent) · Mandarin (native)

Certifications

PMP (PMI)

PMI

Agile Professional

Open Banking and Platforms in Finance