Balraj Singh Email and Phone Number

Senior change lead with an exceptional record of owning, leading and delivering complex high-risk high-profile technology-enabled business initiatives to Global Investment Banks and Financial Institutions across a broad range of business lines, asset classes and support functions. Thrives under pressure and increased responsibility to drive through successful delivery. Key Achievements:• Successfully lead the Global Banking & Markets implementation of a multi-year bank-wide $250M IT Transformation Program • Successfully managed all US Cash Equities Technology projects for Front-Office Compliance, Supervisory and Surveillance under significant regulator scrutiny during the highly-regulated post-financial crisis environment • Critical player in the establishment and success of an internal project management consultancy at a major bank • Initiated and scaled a $60M Program to develop next-generation Equities Order Management platform • Salvaged a $15M global Program experiencing significant cost/schedule overruns • Delivered multi-year Program for a major ratings agency to 13 countries in Asia, Americas and EuropeCore Competencies:• Expert PM with extensive hands-on experience of all stages of the Program/Project/Software life-cycles • Self-starter, able to rapidly assimilate new applications, technologies and business settings • Detail oriented with a rigorous risk-based approach to project management, utilizing industry best-practices, tools and methodologies including waterfall and iterative delivery models • Effective manager, able to build, lead and motivate direct reports and large global/cross-functional virtual teams • Strong written, oral and stakeholder management skills across all levels of business and technology• Broad knowledge of Capital Markets businesses, products and systems, through extensive first-hand interaction with Front Office, IT, Product Control, Risk, Credit, Operations, Finance, Legal, Tax and Compliance