PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Working as Program Manager with in - depth experience in requirement engineering, resource management, project management and execution
• Proven ability to document detailed functional specifications, analyze complex data, detailed project plans, design procedures, define and execute test strategy
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative, resourceful and decisive
• Recognized for leadership, creative problem solving, defining process improvement methodologies and exceeding business goals and customer expectations.

EXPERTISE IN:

• Work Process Development and Improvement Proactive, Client service and results orientation
• Client, Account and Security Reference data Program and Project Management
• Cross Border Clearance Strategic Planning and Implementation

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: PL/SQL, Java, XML, .Net, C#, SQL, VS COBOL II and Shell Scripting

Databases: DB2, UDB, SQL Server, Sybase, ORACLE and MS Access

ERP/Products: Trilogy, Eagle, Black Rock, Factset

Other Software: Lotus Notes, MS Office, MS Project, Oracle SQL developer, Remedy, Harvest, HP Quality Center, CMMi, 6 Sigma, Excel Macros, XML, Change and Problem Management, JIRA, PTS, Share Point, Informatica, Big Data, Attivio

Project Methodology: Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, RUP

Trading Systems: Bloomberg POMS, WILSHIRE, FMC, Trade Web

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided project management and oversight to ensure deliverables are completed on time and on budget with resources globally
• Provided business analysis, testing and training to ensure Accounts technology deliverables meet or exceed user expectations and solved critical business and regulatory challenges for our stake holders
• Provided consistent and timely transparency and communications to our internal and external stakeholders on status, progress, risks and issues of all deliverables under Matrix management
• Created Book of Work and managed development of individual project artifacts including scoping documents, project plans, score cards, risk & issue trackers, business and functional requirements documentation, traceability matrices, verification and validation strategy, RACI stakeholder models, and governance structures
• After breaking down complex data structures, worked on frame work to implement data privacy (CROSS BORDER Clearance) in the counter party creation and search portal, legacy and strategic distribution interfaces (subscription and batch services) for all asset classes of counter party related to Equities, Cash, Derivatives et.
• Lead counter party workflow initiatives, on-boarded LEI information from Confidential, Confidential information from Confidential systems and distributed to downstream consumers using strategic messaging services

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead integrations with Compliance, Confidential, eFlow (account opening system), Flexcube (account enrichment application), AML, eDealer (FX Trading system) for manual touch point elimination; straight through processing, Operations 2020 corporate wide initiatives
• Lead the program to on-board 10 MM customers (LEI, FX Base, Marketing Identifiers, IMID, Management Group) and 12 MM accounts (Markets, TTS, Custody, General Ledger accounts, Cash, Derivatives, Equity, Fixed Income, FX, Private Bank, Futures et.) from more than 200 product processors
• Lead the strategy and implementation of Web Portal to search Golden Source and Gold Copy counter party, Markets and Banking customer and Credit, FX, Equity and Cash account attribution by collaborating with 1500 global entity data management and Treasury Operations users
• With strategic planning and efficient deployment management, on-boarded Flex Cube base customer, Cash accounts and FX accounts across the globe (94 countries)
• With outstanding partnership and client management skills, implemented strategic distribution interface to deliver real time customer and account messages to ISG Cloud (MongoDB)
• Designed framework to deliver Account real time messages strategically to Finance, Risk, Trade, CitiKYC (Know your Client), Data Metrics et. for financial valuation, Global Score Card and Regulatory reporting (FATCA, Volcker, Dodd Frank and EMIR)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented automated pre-trade and post trade activity process for Confidential checks replacing quarterly manual process
• Implemented framework to distribute Markets and Banking accounts along with derived Confidential status for Global Score card process
• Exception monitoring process is implemented globally and distributed to master data management and FX operations team automatically on daily basis
• JIRA Coordinator, Change control and Release Manager for all initiatives
• Completed Engineering Excellence (EE2)
• Maintenance of financials, resource management, project documentation in Portfolio Tracking System & Workspace(PTS) for programs and projects
• Maintained Initiatives, Programs, Projects, Dash boards, Resources in Panorama
• Coordinated COB/OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) activities

Confidential

Sr. Program Manager, VP

Responsibilities:

• Provided guidance and direction to the business and executive management to help them make informed decision related to tactical and strategic projects from business and systems perspective
• Responsible for establishing technology standards related to software development, testing tools, master data, deployment, change management etc
• Managed multi-location, multi-time zone, multi-language teams (20 members directly and 10 members under matrix environment) to support requirements, design, build, test and deployment
• Implemented process improvements and deployed system enhancements to streamline operations and improve customer satisfaction

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Security Reference Master data (Equity, Fixed Income, Derivatives) and Portfolio Accounting data (Cash, FX, Equity) from 23 Investment Management Companies and Bloomberg into Eagle PACE/ Confidential
• Extensively involved in Data Attribution, Data coverage, Data profiling, Data metrics and created Dash board to share the metrics with Sr. Executives
• Performed Gap Analysis in existing BarraOne Interface Work Flow; designed new automated work flow from Eagle PACE to BarraOne for Risk calculations

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and constructed Security reference database using Bloomberg and Markit Instrument reference data attribution
• Built Price reference data by sourcing InvestOne US, Europe and Asia price feeds
• Designed Corporate action framework using Bloomberg and Markit corporate action feeds
• Constructed strategy frame work to create different type of ETFs and launched more than 100 Wisdom Tree ETFs (Equity, Fixed Income, Currency) by coordinating with Front Office Traders, Middle Office (to send Confidential Baskets to Confidential ) and Back Office for Subscriptions/redemptions (GSP) (Wisdom Tree ETFs are 40 Billion Assets under management)
• Implemented Wisdom Tree ETFs using Waterfall methodology; Followed Iterative Development and Testing methodology for Health Shares ETFs; Used Agile Methodologies (Scrum) with 4-week Sprint for TDAX and other ETFs
• Project team leader to improve IT Training and communications
• Individual Contributor Training Lead for Confidential IT Transformation activities
• Confidential International Project Management Event Committee member
• Change Management committee member for all Asset Management Technology Division changes

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Migrated Legacy data into DB2 and supported SCI application efficiently for all 2000 Claim Specialists to execute their functionality in a very effective manner
• Lead definition and implementation of Enterprise Resource Plans to ensure early deployment of resources to lifecycle, in Waterfall methodology
• Extensively involved in data profiling, Data Used Data Driven Testing for Loss Management Functions; Manual and Automated Testing for Advice/Proof Reports sent to reinsurers using QTP; Calculated Reinsurance to check algorithms using Excel Macros; Created Defect Reports in Test Director to propagate to Senior Management for Confidential Claim's DB2 application
• Involved in the process of getting CMM level 3 certification for Claims Department and Supported Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance auditing for all Confidential Claims Systems

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Trilogy Supply Chain Portfolio modeling; enhanced product to suit client requirements; Converted Legacy Mainframe Data to Oracle Database;
• Using deployment management methodologies, successfully deployed Trilogy Supply Chain Product in QA/UAT/Production
• Managed team of 10 members and enhanced Trilogy Supply Chain to suite the project requirements
• Being a member of Change Control Board, reviewed changes and estimated impact of change; acted as decision maker in go/no-go decision for releases in Trilogy Supply Chain Product