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Danville, Ca, Us

Ca

The initiative is to build a Climate Data Mart and Data Governance Framework to enhance monitoring and management of bank’s exposure in sustainable energy, carbon emission reduction, and social financing sectors.  Collaborating with global cross-functional teams to define charter including OKRs and business objectives, ensuring effective planning, change management, and regulatory compliance. Developing a comprehensive product roadmap and prioritizing product backlog to align features… Show more The initiative is to build a Climate Data Mart and Data Governance Framework to enhance monitoring and management of bank’s exposure in sustainable energy, carbon emission reduction, and social financing sectors.  Collaborating with global cross-functional teams to define charter including OKRs and business objectives, ensuring effective planning, change management, and regulatory compliance. Developing a comprehensive product roadmap and prioritizing product backlog to align features with OKRs. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for UAT, product adoption, and validation ensuring improved operations and user experience through quality data and enhanced features. AI models leveraging climate data to assess bank performance, drive decision-making, and amplify climate-related initiatives. Expanded Data Governance policies to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and compliance with EU and U.S. regulations while publishing DQ results on Tableau dashboard for better insight. Enhancing data catalog, data glossary and lineage to introduce data definition of new elements, metadata and traceability through climate data mart. Managing integration of Legal Entities with Bloomberg data and Taxonomy Code creation for consistent data categorization. Show less

California, United States

Led and managed Organizational Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Organizational Splits, MDM, RDM, U.I. Enhancement, Enterprise Data Governance and Operations, and the NAICS Code upgrade. Created strategic end-to-end roadmap for merger with BMO and separation from BNPP and documented step by step activities to successful business transition.  Developed a comprehensive inventory that focused on identifying and segregating key applications and data assets critical to the M&A transition of… Show more Led and managed Organizational Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Organizational Splits, MDM, RDM, U.I. Enhancement, Enterprise Data Governance and Operations, and the NAICS Code upgrade. Created strategic end-to-end roadmap for merger with BMO and separation from BNPP and documented step by step activities to successful business transition.  Developed a comprehensive inventory that focused on identifying and segregating key applications and data assets critical to the M&A transition of Bank of the West (BOW) while adhering to strict Data Governance standards and regulatory requirement. Managed and prioritized backlog in JIRA aligned with product and transition roadmap while meeting OKR, and ensuring all three banks complied with regulatory requirements.  Successfully managed the separation of data assets and processes from BNP Paribas, ensuring a seamless transition with no disruptions, while maintaining data integrity and ensuring operational continuity. Effectively Integrated applications and operational processes with BMO, successfully migrating data assets to AWS while ensuring uninterrupted customer experience. Enterprise-wide upgrade of NAICS Codes to the 2017 version, aligning the bank with regulatory requirements and improving data accuracy and compliance across business functions. Successfully Sunset of BOW applications and Data Assets ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements and the seamless closure of the BMO/BOW M&A process.  Mentored and coached team members, while collaborating with three different organization’s cross-functional global teams and led to professional and cultural learning and adoption for professional growth and project success. Show less

California, United States

Led product development for MDM, RDM, Metadata Management, and Data Observability solutions, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs while meeting OKRs.Developed and executed product strategies and roadmaps, prioritizing features based on market research, customer feedback, and regulatory requirements.Created a multi-year plan optimizing resource allocation and budgets, ensuring on-time, on-budget project delivery and seamless… Show more Led product development for MDM, RDM, Metadata Management, and Data Observability solutions, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs while meeting OKRs.Developed and executed product strategies and roadmaps, prioritizing features based on market research, customer feedback, and regulatory requirements.Created a multi-year plan optimizing resource allocation and budgets, ensuring on-time, on-budget project delivery and seamless operations.Involved in forming Data Governance Committee and enforced policies and procedure, ensuring adherence to DQ, Privacy & Security, GDPR, CCPA, TCPA and other Standards.Led creation and maintenance of data catalogs, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation, enhancing data transparency and traceability.Spearheaded MDM RDM deployment, centralizing and standardizing customer and reference data, improving data accuracy by 35% and reducing redundancy by 40% while adhering to Data Governance Framework.Integrated MDM with 50+ enterprise applications including vendor data (Duns & Bradstreet and LexisNexis), Credit Risk, BSA/AML, KYC, CRM, and Finance, enhancing data accessibility, accuracy, and operational efficiency.Designed and implemented Data Observability solutions to monitor data health and quality, reducing manual effort by 50%Established metadata management policies, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.Established issue management and reporting processes, enabling faster resolution of regulatory, compliance, and operational issues, reducing audit findings, and improving visibility.Collaborated with engineering, UX/UI, and data teams to design UI/Workflow solutions, reducing customer data processing times by 25%.Managed project risks proactivelyEngaged in hands-on data analysis and application design activitiesParticipated in A/B testing and UATLed stakeholder meetings to present project progress, financials and recommendation Show less

Led the development of in-house MDM that integrated customer, account, and product data from eight disparate platforms, tailored for Commercial Banking, along with Appian-based UI/workflow products and a comprehensive Data Governance Framework. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, created PRDs, prioritize features, and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business needs and OKRs. Conducted user research and gathered feedback to… Show more Led the development of in-house MDM that integrated customer, account, and product data from eight disparate platforms, tailored for Commercial Banking, along with Appian-based UI/workflow products and a comprehensive Data Governance Framework. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, created PRDs, prioritize features, and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business needs and OKRs. Conducted user research and gathered feedback to identify opportunities, features, and functionalities, leading to optimized product performance and enhanced user engagement.Worked closely with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and ensure seamless project execution.Partnered with engineering teams to ensure precision of requirement handshake and seamless product delivery.Collaborated with LOB data stewards and business users for through A/B testing, UAT and post-prod validation.Established a robust Data Governance Framework in collaboration with compliance, legal, and KYC teams, implementing data quality, privacy, and security rules. Created and maintained data catalogs, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation, ensuring transparent data traceability. Facilitated regular stakeholder and steering committee meetings to share updates, progress, and strategic recommendations, aligning with organizational goals. Managed resources, schedules, milestones, and budgets, collaborating with the core project team to ensure successful project delivery. Unified a 360-degree view of Commercial Customers, creating a trusted source for regulatory reporting and analytics, reducing operational costs, improving risk management, and minimizing audit risks.Achieved bidirectional synchronization of customer, account, and product data between the U.S. and Paris, ensuring a consistent and reliable single source of truth.Provided leadership and mentorship to team members and cross-functional teams Show less

California, United States

Spearheaded the Veritas spin-off from Symantec, with a focus on data governance, implementation of Data.com (SaaS), and Salesforce.com (SaaS) integration. Directed data governance activities, ensuring the proper identification, segregation, and management of critical data assets including metadata, and reference data during the spin-off. Ensured accurate alignment and separation of key data elements across both organizations post-separation. Reviewed, Identified and created data… Show more Spearheaded the Veritas spin-off from Symantec, with a focus on data governance, implementation of Data.com (SaaS), and Salesforce.com (SaaS) integration. Directed data governance activities, ensuring the proper identification, segregation, and management of critical data assets including metadata, and reference data during the spin-off. Ensured accurate alignment and separation of key data elements across both organizations post-separation. Reviewed, Identified and created data catalogs, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation, ensuring data traceability are aligned for both new and existing organization respectively  Successfully mitigated 90% of data-related risks and gaps by Day 1 of separation, facilitating a seamless transition with minimal disruption to business operations. Created comprehensive documentation outlining data gaps and mitigation strategies, serving as a blueprint for ongoing data governance and future projects within both Veritas and Symantec. Integrated Data.com with Salesforce.com, utilizing Dun & Bradstreet data to improve the quality, accuracy, and completeness of account information. Enabled bidirectional synchronization of customer data between Salesforce.com and Oracle Customer Hub, enhancing data consistency, integrity, and overall governance across platforms. Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area / Ohio, , United States

 Led multiple projects within Commercial & Retail Banking, including Small Business Loan/Credit application enhancements, Customer Hub (MDM) maintenance, Data Governance (Data Quality, Catalog, and Lineage), Credit Card & Bill Payment system improvements, and the Global Common Onboarding Platform. Enhanced the Small Business Loan/Credit application process, implementing automated decision-making within 60 seconds, significantly streamlining operations and reducing processing… Show more  Led multiple projects within Commercial & Retail Banking, including Small Business Loan/Credit application enhancements, Customer Hub (MDM) maintenance, Data Governance (Data Quality, Catalog, and Lineage), Credit Card & Bill Payment system improvements, and the Global Common Onboarding Platform. Enhanced the Small Business Loan/Credit application process, implementing automated decision-making within 60 seconds, significantly streamlining operations and reducing processing times. Optimized Credit Card and Bill Payment systems by introducing dynamic, personalized payment plan features, resulting in reduced operational costs for billing and collection systems. Aligned the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and Business Intelligence (BI) systems with standardized attributes as part of the Global Common Customer Onboarding and Account Origination Platform, enhancing user experience and ensuring consistency across global operations. Improved data quality through alignment with regulatory and compliance standards, enhancing analytics and dashboards. Captured new tables and attributes in the data catalog and lineage, fully integrating them into the Data Governance Framework for better traceability and governance adherence. Show less

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Managed a diverse portfolio of projects in Data, CRM and BI arena for direct/indirect clients including Symantec, NetJets, Tellabs, Air Products, and Whirlpool, alongside strategic technology partners such as Microsoft, VMWare, Cisco, and Citrix. Oversaw project acquisitions and client relationships, handled business development, resource and finance management, and led internal and subcontractor teams of 23 consultants.