Prajwal Kateja Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overseeing Collections and Bank Reconciliation products, focusing on product enhancement and requirement gathering.Collaborating with stakeholders to refine specifications and align on product development goals.Leading scrum calls and managing vendor relationships to coordinate project timelines and deliverables.Reviewing and negotiating effort estimations to ensure optimal resource allocation.Using Athena for data validation within the UAT system to enhance product accuracy.Conducting integration checks between the Loan Management System (LMS) and Collections application/web portal for efficient data synchronization.

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

• Overseeing a team of 6 members, including 4 manual testers, 1 automation tester, and a technical analyst. • Proficient in “requirement gathering” and documentation, ensuring 100% accuracy in aligning client needs with project deliverables. • Manage bug tracking and resolution with vendors, achieving a 95% bug resolution rate, showcasing “vendor management” skills. • Skilled in creating comprehensive Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and User Stories, maintaining a 98% satisfaction rate among stakeholders, demonstrating strong “documentation” and “communication” abilities. • Coordinate with the Core Banking System (CBS), ESB and other teams for seamless system integration, reducing errors by 90% and exhibiting “cross-functional collaboration”. • Ensure timely delivery of Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) from vendors, meeting project deadlines 100% of the time, reflecting “time management” and “negotiation” skills. • Utilized SQL for data analysis, leading to a 20% improvement in data-driven decision-making processes. Leveraged Google Analytics for product performance tracking and Figma for design prototyping, enhancing product usability.• Conduct thorough reviews of FSDs, ensuring completeness and accuracy, with a 99% error-free implementation rate, showcasing “attention to detail” and “quality assurance” capabilities. • Guide developers on Change Requests (CRs), ensuring 95% accuracy in implementation and alignment with project needs through clear communication and documentation. • Developing and maintaining business rules and masters, ensuring 100% data integrity, underscoring “data management” proficiency. • Conduct standup calls with the team to discuss project progress, address challenges, and ensure alignment on tasks.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Requirements Gathering: Engaged with clients to gather and map requirements for new project opportunities in LOS and LMS for US mortgage, ensuring 100% alignment with business objectives. Documented requirements using Confluence, improving clarity and reducing miscommunication by 25%. • Product Improvement: Collaborated closely with the Product Team and clients to enhance product specifications, leading to a 20% increase in successful product launches. Used Figma for prototyping, reducing design iterations by 30%.• Project Management: Ensured adherence to deadlines and SLAs, maintaining high-quality standards and facilitating effective team communication, resulting in a 15% increase in on-time project delivery. Managed project workflows and tracking in Jira. • BRD and FSD Management: Bridged understanding gaps in BRDs, prepared FSDs, and developed User Stories, reducing project rework by 15%. Managed and tracked the progress of these documents in Jira, achieving a 98% accuracy rate. • Process Automation: Oversaw Jira projects to automate procedures, achieving a 100% increase in productivity and a 90% reduction in SLA breaches, significantly enhancing team efficiency. • Data Analysis: Created monthly reports for Radian using SQL in Power BI, improving data-driven insights and reducing report generation time by 40%. Collaborated with the QA team to reduce errors by 94%. • Advanced Analytics & Reporting: Utilized Tableau alongside Power BI to create interactive dashboards, enhancing real-time data visualizations and improving reporting efficiency by 30%.

Nashik, Maharashtra, India

• Conducted analysis to determine the percentage of businesses requiring invoice financing and allocated 100% credit loans, ensuring comprehensive coverage. • Played a key role in Business Acceptance Testing & User Acceptance Testing, comparing actual results with expected entities. resolving bug fixes through collaboration with IT, and achieving a 95% validation rate by validating requirements with relevant entities.

Pgdm, Finance, General

Activities and Societies: • Completed Financial Modelling from Indira School of Business Studies led by Prof Tanay Kurode in February.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: • Core Member of the Organizing committee of Annul event at Ahmednagar College (2016).