
Ricky Merdiansyah
IT Operation & Service Delivery Leader | AI & Automation Leader | Banking · Multi-Finance · Payment Switching
99.98% uptime. 40% fewer incidents. 14+ engineers led. Now scaling automation & AI across the operations org.
About Me
Currently Unit Head — Service Automation & Problem Management at PT ALTO Network, Indonesia's national payment switching institution. I lead the team that keeps 24/7 mission-critical payment infrastructure running, and I own the automation & AI roadmap that's transforming how the operations org delivers service at scale.
Over 12 years across Bank Danamon Indonesia, Suzuki Finance, BTPN Syariah, and ALTO Network, I've built and led production support organizations that maintained 99.98% uptime on core banking systems, reduced recurring incidents by 40%, and elevated SLA resolution to 99%. Along the way, I've grown teams of 14+ engineers, eliminated a full FTE worth of manual work through workflow automation, and lifted CSAT/NPS by 20%.
My belief: most operational pain isn't technical — it's about ownership, signal-to-noise, and accountability design. The next chapter for me is leading IT Operations or Service Delivery at the head/director level, where I can shape the operating model end-to-end: automation strategy, talent development, vendor governance, and the business outcomes that matter to the board.
Banking & Financial Service Domain Expert
12+ years across bank, multi-finance, and payment switching infrastructure
Service Automation Leader
Automation, AI, and workflow redesign that eliminates toil
Problem Management at Scale
RCA, incident reduction, SLA governance for 24/7 critical systems
Team Builder
Led 14+ engineers; built mentorship culture and operational rigor
Professional Resume
12+ years of driving operational excellence, leading high-availability teams, and scaling AI-driven automation
Experience
propertyjabodetabek.com
Founder & Tech Lead
May 2026 – Present
- Architected and built a full-stack property listing platform for the Greater Jakarta area using Next.js 14, PostgreSQL, and Prisma.
- Implemented Google Search Console integration and automated SEO reporting to track organic traffic growth.
- Designed multi-tenant admin dashboard with role-based access control using NextAuth v5.
- Deployed on Vercel with CI/CD pipeline; achieved sub-2s page load via static generation and image optimization.
- Grew organic search impressions from zero to 50,000+ within 6 months.
PT ALTO Network
Service Automation & Problem Management Unit Head
Oct 2021 – Present
- AI & Automation Business Scaling: Spearheaded enterprise-wide automation and AI initiatives across helpdesk and monitoring functions, successfully converting operational friction into scalable digital use cases to accelerate SLA response and maximize CSAT.
- Internal Product Strategy & Value Delivery: Acted as the strategic Product Owner for internal service, monitoring, and customer experience (CX) tools, ensuring all platform enhancements delivered measurable returns in operational efficiency and user adoption.
- Proactive Revenue & Risk Safeguarding: Formulated ITIL-aligned Problem Management frameworks and predictive incident trend analysis to mitigate business-critical operational risks, effectively preventing recurring systemic downtime.
- Cross-Functional Governance & RCA Leadership: Led high-stakes Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and synchronized multi-departmental stakeholders to deploy permanent infrastructure fixes, balancing technical stability with bottom-line urgency.
- Operational Excellence & Cost Optimization: Engineered and scaled workflow automation (Power Automate, RPA) that systematically minimized manual overhead, eliminated error-prone operational bottlenecks, and significantly drove down organizational headcount costs (1 FTE reduction).
- Data-Driven Customer Experience (CX) Strategy: Transformed post-incident data, customer complaints, and survey metrics into structured, continuous improvement roadmaps, directly triggering a 20% surge in CSAT and NPS scores.
- SLA Governance & Compliance Management: Enforced rigorous service delivery frameworks and structured corrective actions across 24/7 mission-critical switching networks, guaranteeing continuous compliance with stringent client SLAs.
- Silo Elimination & Strategic Alignment: Served as the core translator between technical limitations and business objectives, successfully aligning cross-functional teams (IT Ops, Development, and Business Units) around unified service excellence metrics.
PT Bank BTPN Syariah
Service Manager Core Business Financing System
Oct 2018 – Sep 2021
- High-Impact Team Leadership: Led and upskilled a 14-member production support and managed services team, successfully managing daily BAU service delivery while maintaining a critical core financing system uptime of 99.98%.
- Core Product & Flow Ownership: Owned the end-to-end core and digital business financing systems, driving system reliability to directly support uninterrupted banking loan operations and partner digital deployments.
- Strategic Problem Management: Functioned as Problem Manager to reduce recurring core banking incidents by 40%, leveraging strict root-cause analysis (RCA) and continuous knowledge-base refinement to secure financial service continuity.
- Business-Driven SLA Optimization: Elevated operational efficiency by maintaining a 99% SLA resolution rate and slashing response times by 30% through automated alerting integrations and disciplined incident management.
- Cross-Functional Release Governance: Coordinated cross-functional squads (IT Ops, Infrastructure, QA, and external vendors) to rigorously review and validate system enhancements prior to production deployment, minimizing risk during major digital rollouts.
- Operational Revenue Safeguarding: Prevented major business disruptions in loan disbursements and transaction processing by spearheading a "Top 5 Incident Review Framework" that decreased repeat issues by up to 35%.
- Backlog Reduction & Efficiency: Reduced production issue backlog volume by 45% through structured triage, prioritization, and direct development squad collaboration, translating technical fixes into accelerated business value.
- Data-Driven Executive Visibility: Designed and implemented executive monthly performance dashboards to track KPIs, transforming raw operational data into actionable insights for strategic management decision-making.
PT Suzuki Finance Indonesia
Application Support Supervisor
Feb 2017 – Oct 2018
- Business Continuity & SLA Management: Led the production support service delivery for core front-office and back-office applications across all national distribution functions, ensuring financial service operational stability and minimizing transaction downtime through strict SLA compliance.
- Operational Risk & Data Integrity: Acted as the 2nd/3rd layer IT Analyst, specializing in root cause problem solving, bug investigation, and executing critical data corrections (system and human errors) to rapidly restore daily branch activities and safeguard corporate financial data accuracy.
- Vendor Management & System Optimization: Spearheaded collaboration with external vendors to identify problem determinants, establish immediate workarounds, and propose strategic application system enhancements aligned with evolving business requirements.
- Team Leadership & Quality Assurance: Managed and steered the application team in designing comprehensive scenario plans and executing rigorous UAT (User Acceptance Testing) methodologies, successfully guaranteeing the quality and risk-free deployment of new releases and modifications.
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia
Application Support
Feb 2015 – Aug 2016
- Vendor & Migration Collaboration: Collaborated closely with external vendor teams to drive the migration, testing, and implementation phases for critical core business system upgrades.
- Cross-Functional Testing Readiness: Spearheaded the preparation of SIT (IT-focused) and UAT (Business & Operations-focused) processes based on requirement specifications to mitigate deployment risks.
- Documentation & Reporting: Authored comprehensive implementation, testing, database, and business process documentation, while preparing regular performance and SLA reports for managerial review.
- Operational Risk & Monitoring: Maintained accountability for monitoring critical End of Day (EOD), End of Month (EOM), and End of Year (EOY) processes with the data center to guarantee system stability and prevent any immediate impact on user transactions.
- Testing & Deployment Lead: Led the creation of SIT (System Integration Testing) scenarios and coordinated the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) team to ensure seamless application service releases, patches, and customizations with zero post-implementation disruption.
- SLA & Problem Management: Successfully managed problem analysis, workaround identification, and system application/infrastructure issue resolution for Trade Finance in coordination with internal teams and vendors, consistently meeting Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets.
Key Achievements
Stabilize operations through process discipline. Maximize business efficiency through the power of automation and AI
Initiatives Led
Strategic programs and transformation initiatives I have owned end-to-end across organizations.
Service Automation Platform
2024–2026ALTO Network
- Lead end-to-end design and delivery of a service automation platform
- Integrating monitoring, alerting, and ticket routing into a unified workflow engine
- Eliminated manual handoffs across Client Success & Operations
- Reducing dependency on human-in-the-loop for Tier-1 incident triage
- Built ASKARA COLAB & ASKARA HELP as AI assistant for helpdesk and monitoring team
Impact
- Reduced incident response time by 40% and saved 1 FTE equivalent through automation
- Maintained 99% core system uptime across mission-critical infrastructure
- Increased SLA response rate to external clients
Continuous Improvement Initiative
2021-2026ALTO Network
- Lead end-to-end design and delivery of a process improvement platform
- Integrating ticketing system, monitoring, alerting, and ticket routing into a unified workflow engine
- Eliminated manual handoffs across Client Success
- Reducing dependency on human-in-the-loop for Tier-1 incident triage
- Built ASKARA COLAB & ASKARA HELP as AI assistant for helpdesk and monitoring team
Impact
- Increase SLA response from average 95-96% to 99%
- Increase CSAT and NPS Survey 20%
- Reduced incident response time by 40% and saved 1 FTE
Problem Management & Root Cause Analysis Framework
2018 – 2021PT BTPN Syariah
- Established structured problem management process aligned with ITIL v3 practices.
- Introduced RCA templates and post-incident review cadence for recurring incidents.
- Integrated problem records with change management to prevent repeat failures.
- Trained L1/L2 teams on structured problem classification and escalation paths.
Impact
- Reduced repeat incidents by 35% within 6 months of framework adoption.
- Shortened mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 28% through faster root cause identification.
- Improved team accountability through formal problem ownership tracking.
IT Service Desk Transformation & SLA Optimization
2015-2016PT Bank Danamon Indonesia
- Redesigned service desk operations to shift from reactive to proactive support model.
- Implemented tiered support structure (L1/L2/L3) with clear escalation SLA per category.
- Deployed ITSM tooling to centralize ticket management and reporting.
- Introduced shift-handover protocol to eliminate knowledge gaps across teams.
Impact
- increase and improved first-call resolution rate 20%
- Achieved 99% SLA compliance across all ticket categories.
- Reduced average ticket age by 40% through structured triage process.
Skills & Expertise
Service & Operations Leadership
Automation & AI
Banking & Financial Service Domain
Team & Product Leadership
Technical Literacy
Certifications
ALIGN Process Improvement Winner
PT ALTO NETWORK
Jan 2026 – No Expiry
ITIL® 4 Foundation
Axelos / PeopleCert
2021 – No Expiry
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Consulting
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