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Lead Program Manager Resume

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New York, NY

SUMMARY

  • Results - driven leader with a history of successfully implementing strategic technology tools, deploying state of the art Enterprise Data Management & Governance strategy and solutions across global platforms. Provides leadership and direction in designing and implementing business-driven IT strategy, Enterprise Information Management (EIM) strategy and data platforms, Big Data, innovation, agile, and business analytics architectures and solutions, aligning goals and insights with business and IT.
  • Strong, passionate leader with extensive business acumen of governance, technology, problem-solving, risk management, design and delivery in implementing the strategic target operating models and technology in large global financial institutions. Expert in operationalizing Data Management comprised of Governance, Standards, Architecture, Data Quality and Data Stewardship.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Suite (Excel - Pivot Tables, Vlookup & Macros, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, FrontPage and Outlook), Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Clarity PPM, JIRA, HP Service Manager, HPQC (HP Quality center), Cognos, SAP BI, SAS, Oracle SCM and Axiom, Lotus Notes 6.5, Adobe Acrobat, Bloomberg, MetaCenter, Collibra Cognos, QuickBooks, Empower, Oracle, Informatica

PL/SQL: Microsoft SQL server, MS Access, SQL.Win XP; Win Vista, 2000, Windows 7, UNIX

Software: Development Life Cycle (Waterfall, RUP, Agile/Scrum)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

Lead Program Manager

Responsibilities:

  • Managed data controls implementation and data monitoring dashboard stream
  • Coordinated with relevant work stream contacts on a day to day to assist in project plan status tracking, challenging milestone completion and gathering evidence to support effective delivery
  • Orchestrated the execution of data control implementation and quality dashboard projects portfolio to ensure the delivery of 22 controls and their dashboard visualization in budget and on time
  • Managed resources to create business requirement documents, test scripts, user acceptance testing, project artifacts, identified risks / issues / dependencies and obtained signoffs
  • Partnered with technology and financial program managers to forecast implementation strategy and yearly budget
  • Regulatory deliverables
  • Conducted meetings with senior stakeholders to respond to regulatory inquiries
  • Presented AFC Data Governance controls to regulators
  • Collated information related to current and planned strategic initiatives to showcase compliance to regulatory requirements
  • Enhanced existing policy and framework to effectively remediate identified gaps
  • Closed out Regulatory issues by establishing Data and System Issue Management Framework
  • BAU Framework
  • Created strategic proposals for future state BAU framework team to support the post implementation functions
  • Currently holding meetings with global data governance management and regional management to get buy in and enables roles and responsibilities as required for Global implementation.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Lead/Project & Program Manager

Responsibilities:

  • Created and Implemented AML Compliance Data Governance framework which consisted of four pillars
  • Governance - Created policies and procedures that to standardize the practice of Data Governance and facilitated adherence to the defined roles and responsibilities
  • Data Dictionary - Defined a Key/Critical Data Element collection methodology and facilitated the creation of data dictionaries for AML/Financial Crimes Compliance functions along with data lineages that captured the flow of data from upstream source systems. Collibra was implemented to house the business data dictionary (CDE/KDEs) along Metacenter to track the Technical Data lineage of the Key Data Elements.
  • Change Management - Implemented a framework to monitor AML data related changes in an effort to protect the interests of AML/Financial Crimes Compliance data
  • Data Management - Implemented tools to monitor Key AML/Financial Crimes data in its quality and its related lineage in an effort to manage data as expected by compliance business. The management of data was supported by issue resolution frameworks which aligned to the enterprise data office.
  • Expanded the AML Data Governance Program in three Continents (Americas, Europe and Asia)
  • Trained executives and business unit owners with fundamental knowledge for Data Governance
  • Conducted regional workshops to provide guidance on Data Governance Policies and procedures along with the applicable roles and responsibilities
  • Established regional working groups to collect data governance implementation updates and presented to a global executive committee
  • Conducted AML/Financial Crimes Compliance functional reviews of Transaction Filtering/Sanction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and KYC with dedicated SMEs to satisfy compliance data governance needs
  • Created and implemented a strategic road map which included cross boarder establishment of Data Governance network along with technology Projects to be initiated.
  • Project Management of Data Governance Capabilities
  • Implemented Collibra a data dictionary tool to house the KDE Data Dictionary along with a firm wide business information model for the concepts of data
  • Implemented a Continuous Monitoring reconciliation tool to monitor data from source to end point in an effort to introduce integrity for data used in financial models (Satisfies BCBS 239 requirements)
  • Implemented Data Measurement tools to monitor Data Quality standards against transactional data used for compliance functions
  • Created Project artifacts for data governance, i.e., Data Sourcing and Requirement Documents, Data Quality architecture documents, etc...
  • Lead effectiveness assessment studies to verify the effectiveness of AML/Financial Crimes Compliance Data Governance programs and created improvement strategies
  • Lead a Target Operating Model in an effort to substantiate the bank’s compliance with NYDFS’s 504th regulation. This effort consisted of mapping compliance functional efforts to regulatory requirements and collecting the appropriate documentation to verify the adherence of the regulation
  • Presented strategic compliance technology tools to Federal Reserve Bank regulators in Compliance Exams.
  • Compliance Technology Enhancements
  • Lead exercises to enhance the transaction monitoring flag results by enhancing transactions monitoring rules within AML Platform and scoring methodology
  • Lead exercises to re-calibrate data management technology threshold limits, as the threshold limits were used to observe the exceptions within the data as it transcended from one transition point to another.

Confidential, Cherry Hill, NJ

Project Manager/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Standardized the requirements to satisfy regulations for Dodd Frank Reform Program and related deliverables
  • Identified automation points for multiple regulatory reporting models by studying their function and lifecycles
  • Lead a team to analyze the existing rules in Axiom, identified gaps and documented recommendations to align with the new model production environments
  • Developed an end to end business test strategy for the implementation of the program.
  • Analyzed and negotiated Business Requirements with related departments and IT solution team
  • Developed ETL mappings, analysis and documentation of reports requirements
  • Created Data mappings, logical data model diagram and Data requirement documents
  • Held regular JAD meetings with the BAs, system architects, developers, and quality testers during the entire project to assure that the critical as well as the minute details of the project were discussed and issues were resolved beforehand
  • Submitted budget approval requests to Executive Management at major milestones of the project
  • Facilitated smooth transition of the project from the project environment to the live environment
  • Interacted closely with developers and stakeholders to make sure that all the milestones of the different phases of project were accomplished and the project deadlines were met.

Confidential, Auburn Hills, MI

Project Manager/Senior Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Identified and analyzed systems requirements and defined project scope, requirements, and deliverables
  • Coordinated project activities and ensured all project phases are documented appropriately
  • Performed project management activities on projects and initiatives to support the reduction of Enterprise Applications as well as help manage the overall program for the implementation of framework and tools associated with the funded initiative
  • Managed the Application Consolidation effort by coordinating with business units to deploy the Case management Pilot
  • Managed various vendors' relationships as it pertains to both the basic functionality and automation
  • Managed the Automation efforts to be successfully implemented in the new platform
  • Managed implementation of the SharePoint and ensured all data dictionaries were able to transfer seamlessly and efficiently
  • Compiled project status reports, coordinated project schedules, managed project meetings and resolved identified technical problems
  • Monitored/Controlled decommissioning of legacy platforms.

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