Steve Sanyal

Sharpshooter
DISC Type : DC

Director of Engineering, Deposits and Money Movement at Questrade Financial Group

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Steve is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience building and leading teams in SaaS, FinTech, and cloud platforms. A University of Toronto graduate with PMP and TOGAF certifications, he excels at creating high-performing, people-first engineering cultures. Colleagues describe him as a strategic, results-driven, and empathetic leader.

Outside of his technology career, Steve is a passionate and creative musician. He dedicated a recent personal project to completing an original song he had been working on, successfully producing it and releasing it on all major streaming platforms, showcasing his artistic dedication and follow-through.

He is a published musician who has written, produced, and released his own original song.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Focuses on building high-trust, people-first engineering cultures and has a proven track record of mentoring and developing emerging leaders.
FinTech & Payments
Led enterprise architecture for Canada’s Real Time Payments at RBC and now directs engineering for Deposits and Money Movement at Questrade.
SaaS Modernization
At TouchBistro, he guided teams to modernize SaaS platforms, improving developer productivity and increasing customer adoption through new features.

Media Appearances

Steve has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Director of Engineering, Deposits and Money Movement at Questrade Financial Group
2-2020 - 9-2025
Sr Software Development Manager (Player/Coach) at TouchBistro
10-2018 - 2-2020
Director Of Engineering & Lead Architect, Digital and Data - Business Financial Services at RBC
12-2017 - 10-2018
Director, Lead Solutions Architect - Real Time Payments at RBC
3-2017 - 10-2018
Director, Lead Architect - Enterprise Payments at RBC

Education

B.Sc. Hon from University of Toronto
Education details unavailable from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

More Information

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Insights For Selling To Steve

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Steve is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Steve

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Steve move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Steve take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Steve

Personality Compatibility


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