REA Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Vikas Wadhawan to the role Chief Operating Officer at REA Cyber City. In this role, Vikas joins REA Group’s Global Technology Leadership Team.
REA Cyber City is the Group’s recently established innovation hub located in Gurugram, India, which officially opened in October 2024. As an extension of REA in Australia, REA Cyber City teams are developing innovative products and features for Australia’s #1 residential property website, realestate.com.au.
A highly accomplished leader with over 20 years of global experience, Vikas joins REA Cyber City from REA India where he was a founding team member and instrumental in driving its success over the years.
REA Group Chief Technology Officer, Steve Maidment, commented: “The appointment of a Chief Operating Officer marks a significant milestone for REA Cyber City and will play an important part in embedding our world-class engineering capabilities and bringing our ways of working to life.
“We’re delighted to welcome Vikas into this new role and I look forward to his contributions and strong focus on building our delivery capability in India and leading an ambitious growth agenda to accelerate REA’s strategic initiatives.”
Vikas has a proven track record spanning diverse leadership roles and is a seasoned strategist known for developing high-performing teams. As REA Cyber City Chief Operating Officer, Vikas will oversee operations, finance, people and cultural engagement, and will establish REA’s unique culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence.
Commenting on his appointment, Vikas said: “I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with the REA team for a number of years and I’m thrilled to be stepping into this role and progressing this exciting opportunity for the business.
“REA is a top technology company in Australia and my focus is on building that reputation here in India so we can scale rapidly and tap into the vibrant local talent market to strengthen the Group’s existing capabilities.”
There are currently around 50 employees based at REA Cyber City with teams working across privacy and data management, improving efficiency and effectiveness in the cloud, and extending products and features. REA Cyber City is looking to attract top innovators and technologists as well as specialists in areas such as AI and cyber security.
Last financial year, REA was recognised by Great Place to Work Australia as one of Australia’s top five Best Workplaces for the third consecutive year, as well as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces in Technology and Best Workplaces for Women.
