A passionate risk professional experienced in leading Risk Management and Operations functions for global investment banksIn my experience, I have had the opportunity to lead operations-wide risk initiatives impacting cross-functional businesses through effective communication and relationship managementThrough strong collaboration skills in building cross-functional relationships, I have been able to embed the operational risk management (ORM) framework and promote risk awareness within the organization My experience has helped me gain expertise in developing and benchmarking key risk indicators (KRIs), reviewing risk incidents, producing risk metrics and dashboardsI believe in building high-performing teams through focused mentoring and cultivating a culture of inclusiveness and empowermentMy key value proposition is striving to improve efficiencies by focusing on value-addition and reducing redundant processesRisk Management and GovernanceRisk Reviews I Controls Testing I RCSA Roll-out I Access Management I KRI IAchievements: − Led the Control testing program for testing controls for critical functions for their efficacy and designed a dynamic dashboard to monitor and share progress − Re-designed Risk Reports and eliminated 20% redundant reports using LEAN methodology resulting in an effective escalation of material risks TRANSITIONS & Cross Regional Migration − Migrated risk reporting to Mumbai from Glasgow and New York offices and ensured adequate cross-training within the team as well as troubleshooting transition issues − Piloted the RCSA control testing program across the Operations division and co-led the framework and schedule − Led the transition of the Audit Confirmations function to Bengaluru from New York ensuring seamless knowledge transfer through cross-training and periodic reviews − Transitioned the Intercompany reconciliation for a global investment bank to Bengaluru from New York Achievements: − Re-engineered the overall global audit confirmations process by reducing the response turnaround time to external auditors from several weeks to 5 business days − Established a consolidated counterparty database which boosted the quarterly response receivable rate from counterparties from 80% to 100% − Lead the team in strategically reducing outstanding dividend nostros from $140 million to $30 million across the EMEA region for which the team was awarded "Team of the Quarter"