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Assistant Manager at KPMG | HSBC | CRISIL | Product Owner (SAFe POPM, PSPO) | Product Manager | Business Analyst | Scrum Master (PSM) | GenAI | Digital Transformation | Automation | Banking | Finance | Agile | Consulting

About

Impact-Driven Strategic Product & Agile Leader with 7+ years of cross-functional experience driving AI-led Digital Transformation, Automation & Platform Innovation for Fortune 500 & Consulting firms across Financial Services, FinTech & Banking. Proven ability to lead high-impact products ($1Bn+ AUM), deliver $1Mn+ cost savings, and accelerate Time-To-Market (TTM) by 80%. Certified in PSPO, PSM, SAFe POPM & Lean Six Sigma with strong expertise in GenAI, Product Strategy, Roadmap Development, Go-To-Market (GTM) Execution, Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Stakeholder Leadership. Passionate about building scalable, data-driven & user-centric products that fuel exponential business impact. 🎓 Education: B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering from The NorthCap University, Gurugram. Key Skills: • Product Management & Business Strategy – Product Roadmaps, Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy, Agile Product Development, MVP & Feature Prioritization, User Research, Competitive Analysis, Business Model Innovation, Market Research, Product Lifecycle Management (PLCM), Business Analysis • Agile & IT Project Management – Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework / SAFe), Backlog Management, Sprint Planning, User Story Mapping, Jira, Confluence, Stakeholder Collaboration, User Acceptance Criteria, User Stories, Strategic Program Management • Data-Driven Decision Making – Thought Leadership, Data Analytics, KPI & OKR Definition, Business Intelligence (BI), Financial Insights, Risk & Compliance Analytics • Process Automation & Optimization – Digital Transformation, Workflow Automation, Process Re-Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, Cost Reduction Strategies • User Experience (UX) & Design Thinking Principles – Wireframing, Rapid Prototyping, Customer Journey Mapping, UX Research, A/B Testing • Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Leadership – C-Level Communication, Executive Reporting, Team Mentorship, Vendor Management, People Management Technical Skills: • Product & Agile Tools – JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Planner), ChatGPT • Data & Analytics – SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server), Power BI, Apache Spark, PySpark, Data Visualization (D3.js, Plotly.js) • AI & Automation – Generative AI (GenAI), NLP, Machine Learning (TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, Hugging Face, LangChain), Python for Automation • Software & Web Development – Solution Architecture, System Design (HLD, LLD), REST APIs, Flask, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, Redux • Cloud & DevOps – Azure, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Docker

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India

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Work experience

Assistant Manager at KPMG, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Hybrid, • Orchestrated 35-Product Portfolio Architecture: Defined & executed the technical product vision for an integrated platform ecosystem of 35 products, securing $XX Mn+ MRR across 11 enterprise clients; added 3 years of flat-OpEx runway, averting unplanned sunset. • Spearheaded Pre-Sales & RFP Strategy: Authored structured RFP responses and pitches, engineering data infographics, capabilities, and delivery models to showcase high technical/commercial value for KPMG. • Accelerated Time-to-Market (TTM) by 160x: Led delivery of first automated CI/CD and independent test pipelines on Azure AKS, crashing release cycles from 1 week to <1 hour and minimizing MTTR. • Optimized Portfolio Resource Density: Led FinOps re-engineering of manual Docker container footprints, consolidating 35 products into one 18GB Docker image (down from 31GB for 11 products)—boosting density 5.5x to cut Azure OpEx. • Cross-Functional Governance & Leadership: Onboarded and directed a cross-functional 5-member Scrum team of T-skilled engineers; synchronized with Security, Digital, and Data Science to turn telemetry into epics. • Mitigated Risk & Democratized Knowledge: Authored first SOPs, architecture guides, and FAQs for 35 products; removed cross-team knowledge silos, slashing onboarding from 2 months to XX days (XX% cut). • Proactive Portfolio Risk Governance: Established a structured RAID log framework to track and mitigate platform variables; navigated organizational bureaucracy to align stakeholders and secure platform integrity. • Managing career coaching, personal development & performance management of 5 junior team members.

Assistant Vice President - Process Automation Lead at HSBC, Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, India · Hybrid, • Saved $530,000+ & achieved 75% efficiency gains by defining, prioritizing & driving Digital Transformation & Automation Roadmap across Finance. • Directed product strategy & delivery of Investment Tracker managing fund accounting portfolio worth $10Bn+ AUM across APAC & EMEA Regions, enhancing financial insights & regulatory compliance. • Upgraded Developer Productivity with 80% faster Bug Resolutions by introducing a Log Monitoring Framework that enables real-time system performance tracking. • Created Leadership Reports & Dashboards to monitor Project Portfolios, enabling Data-Driven Decision Making & aligning Organizational Strategy. • Organized Scrum ceremonies, reviewed High Level System Design (HLD), conducted code reviews, and tracked project status to ensure alignment with business goals and timely delivery. • Mentored & coached 13 junior team members through on-job training, personal development, and performance management, while actively participating in recruitment efforts to build a strong Agile team, fostering a high-performance culture.

Manager at HSBC, Dec 2023 - Jul 2024 · 8 mos, India · Hybrid, • Facilitated development of Generative AI Agent (Chatbot) "DUGBot" for Export Controls that accurately detected 99.6% of High-Risk transactions in Trade Finance through Prompt Engineering techniques, enhancing AML / CTF controls and strengthening HSBC's Regulatory Compliance. • Applied Agile Methodology in building a strategic Roadmap for "DUGBot", optimizing Product Backlog Refinements & managing User Stories resulting in 15% faster sprint completions.

Senior Analyst at HSBC, Feb 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos, India · Hybrid, • Led a cross-functional Agile team of 13 with Product Development, Product Launch & Product Growth of "Data Ontology", an in-house SQL Query Generator Platform, driving User Experience (UI/UX) & Go To Market (GTM) strategy. • Optimized backlog management and sprint execution by facilitating Scrum ceremonies, refining KPIs, and aligning OKRs, ensuring faster product iterations and data-driven decision-making. • Minimized monthly costs worth $250,000+ by streamlining on-demand data retrieval & enabling Root Cause Analysis within 5 seconds. • Improved User Adoption by 500% & boosted Monthly Active Users (MAU) by 250% within 6 months of Product Launch by implementing a Plug & Play Model, onboarding Internal Data Platforms within 5 Days. • Accelerated time-to-market by 80% through process automation in UX & knowledge management, enhancing release cycles and user engagement. • Drove a 35% increase in Agile adoption as a Program Owner for 600+ professionals within Risk & Compliance Analytics, strengthening Agile best practices and collaboration. • Recognized with the Stellar Performance Award and multiple accolades for driving excellence, product innovation, & business impact within HSBC.

Analyst at CRISIL Global Research & Risk Solutions, Jul 2021 - Feb 2022 · 8 mos, India, • Secured an initial investment of $500K by delivering the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for "Data Ontology" — an In-house SQL Query Generator Platform for External Client (HSBC India) by making data accessible to Risk Analysts within the bank. • Prepared Leadership MI Dashboards by designing a Data Engineering Workflow with 3 billion monthly customer transactions across 10+ countries. • Authored PRDs, BRDs, and stakeholder pitch presentations to align product vision, secure buy-in, and drive execution for multiple client projects. • Offered permanent employment by External Client (HSBC India) for delivering exceptional business impact and driving product innovation.

Analyst at KPMG, Jul 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo, India, • Drove digital transformation for USA-based External Client (PetVet Care Centers) & UK-based External Client (Royal Bank of Scotland) by leading cross-functional teams in data-driven decision-making, backlog prioritization, and Agile execution, ensuring seamless project delivery. • Optimized sprint execution by strategic JIRA Backlog Management for a team of 5 Data Engineers, reducing product backlogs by 85% weekly and enhancing development efficiency. • Revamped due diligence operations by 90% by designing system architectures (HLD & LLD) and leading the development of Python-based automation scripts for data-driven risk management. • Built an NLP-powered Pattern Matching Algorithm to classify Banking Merchant payments and enhance Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Models, strengthening fraud detection capabilities. • Gained 60% operational efficiency by automating Account Receivable (A/R) Reconciliations for USA-based External Client (PetVet Care Centers). • Spearheaded recruitment efforts by interviewing & assessing candidates for Python, SQL & Data Structures, strengthening Data Analytics team. • Recognized with 3 Pan-India Awards for project innovations and driving excellence in digital transformation initiatives.

Academic Trainee – Data Scientist at KPMG, Dec 2018 - Apr 2019 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Collaboratively built a Profile Screening application that scans & ranks resumes as per the job description based on the customized ML Trained Model. Reduced Quarterly HR Team effort by 67%. • Implemented data pipelines for generating stakeholder reports & summarizing transactions for Reconciliations of a Healthcare Client. Delivered a customized ML model for intelligent classification of Merchant-based Payments. Improved daily operations by 60%.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science Engineering, The NorthCap University

Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Manipal Academy of Higher Education