Gitanjali Arora Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

• Led transformative initiatives to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and deliver cost savings within GFT (global finance technology).
• Transformed the data release process for Finance and Risk at Citi through a comprehensive overhaul, eliminating bureaucracy and streamlining operations. This initiative significantly reduced the lead time for change.
• Implemented a customized agile delivery methodology for Finance and Risk data initiatives, spearheading the establishment of the scrum master function. This initiative required the active engagement and partnership of.
• Revamped testing methodologies and SOPs for superior outcomes and streamlined processes. Spearheaded strategic program management to develop an automation framework, significantly boosting testing efficiency and.
• Orchestrated a consent order framework for regulatory compliance, fostering transparency and collaboration across integrated systems for efficient delivery.
• Led process improvements around the exception handling process within release management, reducing the exception percentage from 90% to 30% through the implementation of an executive operating model. This initiative.

Tokyo, JP

• USA Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management product delivery lead for WDO (Wholesale digital office) Global Algorithmic trading platform’s
• Directed and elevated regulatory compliance and risk management efforts for the WDO Global Algorithmic Trading platform, overseeing a 60-member team and strategically managing the program.
• Crafted and enforced cutting-edge regulatory and algorithmic policies, fortifying controls, operational structures, governance frameworks, and vendor strategies, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory standards and.
• Spearheaded impactful regulatory and audit initiatives in close collaboration with regulatory bodies like PRA and Finra, effectively addressing compliance requirements and proactively mitigating risk exposure.
• Innovated pilot programs to significantly reduce operational risk through pioneering governance models, notably developing and implementing the Limit Management Framework. This framework governed automated trading.
• Drove the successful implementation of new business initiatives, including the seamless migration from Fidessa to in-house Algo platforms, the introduction of the Market Making Algo trading platform for FI business.

New York, NY, US

• Product delivery lead for Global COO team, to support the annual attestation by CFO.
• Directed product delivery for the Global COO team, pivotal in supporting annual attestation by the CFO, while meticulously developing and overseeing the SOX global internal controls framework across 50 technology.
• Crafted a visionary strategic direction, implemented robust policies, and devised governance plans for controls, ensuring seamless alignment with regulatory standards and industry best practices, showcasing adeptness.
• Spearheaded the development and execution of a comprehensive long-term technology roadmap for the SOX Global Internal Controls operating procedure, resulting in substantial cost savings by averting potential fines and.
• Led the development of a comprehensive long-term technology roadmap for SOX Global Internal Controls, achieving substantial cost savings. Guided cross-functional teams in creating innovative automated solutions to.
• Cultivated and managed strategic partnerships with cross-functional teams and external auditors (KPMG), fostering collaboration and trust to enhance the effectiveness of internal controls for financial reporting.

New York, NY, US

Gogarburn, GB

Global, US

Master Of Computer Applications (Mca), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce