Niro Nirmalan

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DISC Type : Di

Senior Director - Head of Digital Transformation (AI & Experience) at NatWest Group

United Kingdom

Overview

Niro is a senior leader at NatWest Group, driving customer-centric digital and AI transformation. He focuses on converting strategy into tangible growth and efficiency, building on his experience in retail banking and fintech. People who have worked with him describe him as talented, smart, and digitally savvy.

Outside of his core role, Niro shows a keen interest in the practical application of emerging technologies, such as testing new smart assistants like Alexa+. He is also a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, actively co-sponsoring a reciprocal mentoring program at his company to foster different perspectives.

His team recently launched a mortgage and home buying guidance app directly inside ChatGPT, making NatWest the first UK bank to do so.

Personality Overview

Friendly Challenger

Confident

Impact-Oriented

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

AI in Banking
He is leading AI-led change and recently launched a bank guidance app within ChatGPT, demonstrating a focus on practical AI application in finance.
Customer Experience
A consistent theme in his career is repositioning customer experience from a service function into a primary engine for commercial growth and loyalty.
Agentic AI Systems
He has recently completed certifications in Agentic AI architecture and frequently posts about the development of AI agents and their real-world behaviors.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2020
Senior Director - Head of Digital Transformation (AI & Experience) at NatWest Group
5-2019 - 11-2020
Chief Product Owner - Digital Banking Platform at NatWest Group
1-2017 - 4-2019
Lead Product Owner - Mobile Apps at NatWest Group
1-2016 - 1-2017
Digital Propositions Lead (Open Banking) at NatWest Group
1-2014 - 1-2016
Global Head of Digital at WorldFirst

Education

11-2025 - 1-2026
Executive Programme from University of Edinburgh Business School
5-2023 - 11-2023
Executive Programme from IMD

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Insights For Selling To Niro

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Niro is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Niro

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Niro move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Niro take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Niro

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