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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Technical Change Management and Execution

Zurich, Ch

- Effective project and analytical support for delivery model optimization, including business case development, benefits tracking, and hands-on project management for team’s transition to agile workforce, enabling $1M in steady state saves- Key contributor on group Restructuring efforts; Conceptualize, implement and maintain the business case model and benefits tracker for projects submitted to the bank-wide Restructuring Board, support depreciation/impairments evidencing and commercial impact analysis, and regularly provide overall cost and benefits reporting to the Restructuring Board, senior stakeholders, and group COOs- Manage mapping of divisional and bank-wide resources, to consolidate and realign the existing headcount and business functions to the new leadership tiers, providing visibility on the organization’s current state to senior management and reimagining division organizational charts for internal communications and distribution- Support creation of executive-level presentations for syndication upstream (i.e., quarterly reviews with business heads, regulatory updates) and downstream (i.e., global town halls, strategy updates, group Achievements)

Zurich, Ch

- Led analyses to identify application estates for cost reduction, which resulted in material IT asset sales across three sizable divisions - Collaborated with General Counsel to develop a data-driven approach to expedite Intellectual Property (IP) ownership due diligence processes required to successfully complete IT asset monetization efforts- Drove analysis to identify additional groups across all IT divisions eligible for workforce optimization and dynamic data masking initiatives to further cost reduction opportunities enabling the identification and tracking of reduction in external resources- Aided in cost reduction initiative by inspecting the re-allocation of Corporate Functions charges and identifying incremental efficiencies

Zurich, Ch

- Collaborated with IT management, business stakeholders, and external consultants and sales reps on a strategic project to analyze the viability of a Platform as a Service (PaaS) model for a divisional function- Conducted current and target state analysis, assessed pain points, analyzed gaps and identified open design issues for this analysis- Assisted in the creation of a multi-million dollar business case to seek funding for the PaaS model- Led project management efforts by evaluating progress and quality, managing issue resolution, and taking corrective action as necessary- Responsible for the development and implementation of the Cloud Taxonomy to proactively improve the collective knowledge of CS and streamline Software as a Service (SaaS) approval processes for the clients/users

Zurich, Ch

- Proactively drove up overall compliance by tracking and reporting Control metrics at the team level and chasing owners daily for BreakGlass and Service Account Violations- Built and maintained a SharePoint site for overall Group Ops IT to eliminate manual efforts around the Executive Board Achievements reporting processes (weekly & quarterly)- Organized various communications sessions (Skip-Levels, Roundtables, etc.) to improve employee engagement as the Communications work-stream lead for the Ops IT Professional Excellence program- Supported the Group Ops IT global communications strategy by editing and distributing the Weekly Email and building the Communications SharePoint page for all staff to access and utilize information and templates (releases, newsletters, and requests)

Zurich, Ch

- Identified inefficiencies, proposed solutions, and implemented them in order to streamline multiple processes within Group Ops IT- Assisted with efforts to increase global communication within Group Ops IT by creating and organizing a web interview and newsletter series, and redesigning the banner and logo of an internal social media site to increase site participation- Researched and presented on efficient liquid cooling options for company data server rooms with four other Summer Analysts

- Conducted water treatment by collecting and testing daily samples against KPIs and engineered a solution to clean the main water loop- Consulted vendor partners on daily readings and alerted them to fluctuations in the data- Regularly inspected HVAC units, light fixtures, and TVs in order to troubleshoot, create frequency reports, and propose solutions based on my findings- Initiated a project to refurbish AC grates by surveying the area, meeting with various contractors, negotiating order request services and pricing, having the pricing approved, and scheduling a work start date