Mergen Naidoo Email and Phone Number

Assisting Startups with the following:• Solution Architecture• Troubleshooting of application related issues• Scaling Applications• AI driven Use Case Ideation and validation aimed at attracting new business customers• Effectively structuring Client Engagements• Introduce New Ways of Working to improve efficiency in product development cycles.• Feature Ideation & Prioritization to align with business goals and AI capabilities• Product Strategy: Develop and… Show more Assisting Startups with the following:• Solution Architecture• Troubleshooting of application related issues• Scaling Applications• AI driven Use Case Ideation and validation aimed at attracting new business customers• Effectively structuring Client Engagements• Introduce New Ways of Working to improve efficiency in product development cycles.• Feature Ideation & Prioritization to align with business goals and AI capabilities• Product Strategy: Develop and execute a strategy for taking AI products from initial concept to market, optimizing for business impact and resource efficiency Show less

• Led a team of Data engineers, ML engineers and Data Analysts• Formulate the CIB Data Strategy and ensure alignment with the business strategy and KPI’s• Successful Implementations of several Data Science and Business Intelligence solutions • Influencing and driving collaboration across cross functional teams to deliver client value solutions • Consult with BU leadership to develop an understanding of the current and future business needs supported by systems and… Show more • Led a team of Data engineers, ML engineers and Data Analysts• Formulate the CIB Data Strategy and ensure alignment with the business strategy and KPI’s• Successful Implementations of several Data Science and Business Intelligence solutions • Influencing and driving collaboration across cross functional teams to deliver client value solutions • Consult with BU leadership to develop an understanding of the current and future business needs supported by systems and how these can be better enabled through data• Develop strategic, tactical and operational plans to meet the data needs of the business line and ensure that IT capabilities are responsive to the needs of the business line’s growth and operational objectives• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to create Information, Data architecture standards and simplify the current data environment• Provide thought leadership and build partnerships with business and data enablers within business • Help build the modern data capabilities e.g machine learning, analytics and data engineering Show less

• Founded the CIB Data Science Practice• Led a team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers • Built federated capability across CIB• Training curriculum created and executed for Data Scientists; Data Engineers; Executives; Data Science boot camps and Graduates• CIB Data Science Graduate programme creation and execution• Implemented several Data Science use cases on Prem and on Cloud• Participation in Group wide guilds to help drive knowledge sharing and… Show more • Founded the CIB Data Science Practice• Led a team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers • Built federated capability across CIB• Training curriculum created and executed for Data Scientists; Data Engineers; Executives; Data Science boot camps and Graduates• CIB Data Science Graduate programme creation and execution• Implemented several Data Science use cases on Prem and on Cloud• Participation in Group wide guilds to help drive knowledge sharing and collaboration across the group Show less

• Drive data consistency across Risk, Finance, Treasury & Capital Management• Rationalisation of data feeds• Defined data integration strategy for Risk& Finance IT• Execution of Risk and Finance data integration projects• Drive CIB Data Governance• Oversight of several CIB Compliance IT related projects

• Technology Strategy development• Managed a team of programme managers, project managers, software developers , business analyst and testers• Delivery oversight of multiple projects• Conducted monthly steering committees with Business Execs• Management of the Market Risk IT global operations portfolio (South Africa, Rest of Africa and International)• Stakeholder management: Market Risk, Front Office, Finance, Regulatory Reporting and Product … Show more • Technology Strategy development• Managed a team of programme managers, project managers, software developers , business analyst and testers• Delivery oversight of multiple projects• Conducted monthly steering committees with Business Execs• Management of the Market Risk IT global operations portfolio (South Africa, Rest of Africa and International)• Stakeholder management: Market Risk, Front Office, Finance, Regulatory Reporting and Product Control • Alignment to King III , ITIL and COBIT industry practices Show less

• Managed Global Market Risk IT operations which included incident management, change management, release management, IT risk and security management• Managed and developed a team of business analysts, software developers, and production support analysts in Johannesburg and London Head-offices• Managed inter-group IT service level agreements and relationships• Business continuity and disaster recovery planning• Infrastructure management• Solution… Show more • Managed Global Market Risk IT operations which included incident management, change management, release management, IT risk and security management• Managed and developed a team of business analysts, software developers, and production support analysts in Johannesburg and London Head-offices• Managed inter-group IT service level agreements and relationships• Business continuity and disaster recovery planning• Infrastructure management• Solution Architecture Show less

• Analysis and design of a Market Risk reporting solution for Africa• Business process mapping• Strategic alignment of International and Africa data models• User interface design• User acceptance testing• Development of training material

• Researching, defining and documenting business requirements for the New Business, Servicing and Underwriting systems• UX Design• Production support• Manage and conducted user acceptance testing• Monitored competitor and industry activity• Development of training material

• Product Analysis Project development for International Banking, FX trading and International Trade systems Design specifications Project management User Acceptance Testing Research• Product Support Incident management

• Based at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange• Activity Based Costing Modelling• Evaluation of time recording tools for project costing• Capital Markets Research• Development of training material