Experience

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  Saxo UK

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Director - Senior Business Advisor | Programme Manager

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    I am heading the Operations Regulatory transaction reporting team comprising of senior subject matter experts located across Saxo Bank offices globally.Key Roles and Responsibilities:• Team management: Leading a team of Regulatory Transaction reporting subject matter experts.• Define team goals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), manage performance and coaching• Drive quarterly planning, business and technology resource prioritisation for the area• Impact evaluation for the area from new business products, new client types and regulatory changes• Manage delivery pipeline for the team and align with overall business and organisation plan• Manage communication with Regulators (DK-FSA, UK-FCA, AFM), third party vendors, Saxo subsidiaries and senior management.• Define 3rd party Vendor selection process, manage RFP process & vendor system implementation

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  Nomura

  • Japan
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President - Program Manager

    • Jun 2014 - Sep 2019

    I was part of the Legal Entity Programme team responsible for assisting in planning and execution of Nomura's Legal Entity strategy focused on decentralizing counterparty risk, simplifying global booking model and reducing cross-border booking. Prior to that, I was leading the Operations Regulatory Change Management projects portfolio. During this period I was managing implementation across key Regulatory initiatives – MiFID 2, FCA Transaction Reporting (S166) and other Global Trade Repository (GTR) implementations.Key Roles and Responsibilities:• Leading a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts to aid in project implementation• Define Nomura’s project management and documentation methodology for performing structured Impact Analysis and Change Management.• Manage Client Onboarding process for key broker dealers • Manage senior management stakeholder communication • Represent Nomura in Industry forums (DTCC, ISDA, etc.)• Plan project milestones, manage risks /issues and monitor progress throughout project lifecycle• Define Target Operating model, lead requirements workshops for SMEs and Technology groups• Testing facilitation, Go-Live support and execution

  • Assistant Vice President

    • Sep 2010 - May 2014

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  Thomson Reuters

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Product Manager

    • Feb 2008 - Sep 2010
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    I had been involved in product management for the Quantitative Analytics (QA) - Thomson Reuters Data Warehouse (TRDW) product.Key Roles and Responsibilities: • Discuss short term and long term product goals and strategies, and manage the product road-map• Initiate and prioritize projects; track product development and develop product release schedules• Perform comprehensive source study and analysis of the content• Define and document business requirements and functional specifications• Design logical data model for content to be ingested in TRDW• Provide pre-sales and marketing support on product queries.• Coordinate product development, content sourcing, validation, distribution, deployment, release and support processes

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  Infosys Technologies Ltd

  • Richmond,Virginia, USA; Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Senior Business Analyst

    • Jun 2005 - Feb 2008
    • Richmond,Virginia, USA; Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Key Roles and Responsibilities: • Requirements elicitation and documentation utilising Business Process methodology.• Manage and coordinate with requirements teams globally to document the functional specifications• Instrumental in refining US banking client’s requirements and testing management methodology for performing structured Impact Analysis and Change Management. Business Development:• Worked with the Senior Leadership team to assess client needs and problems and convert them into meaningful engagements and projects• Build relationships across CXO levels in the client organizations to tap new business opportunities• Identified cross selling opportunities and Go-to Market strategies for existing clients

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  Tech Mahindra (formerly MBT)

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Business Process Consultant

    • Jun 2003 - Jun 2005
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Key Roles and Responsibilities: • Define – Identify and prioritize the significant set of As-Is business process• Assess – Map the As-Is process along with performance measures and pain points• Analyze process maturity; conduct gap analysis and define Key performance indicator’s.• Define Target Operating model with the benefit business case • Develop Plan – Validate the set of initiatives and develop road-map for implementation