Siddharth Ghaisas

Experience

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  Ernst & Young

  Aug 2004 - Sept 2005

  Corporate Tax Executive
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  Cedar Management Consulting International LLC

  Jun 2007 - May 2012

  Senior Consultant

  Projects include:A. Project Management1. Core banking implementation of finacle (ERP) for a corporate bank (T-bank) in Turkey (2 yrs onsite)B. Process Improvement2. UAE real estate player across property development, property management & FM businessesC. Strategy Formulation3. Way forward strategy for a fraud affected UAE real estate player 4. Strategy and operating model for a UAE real estate brokerage house5. Property management strategy for a UAE real estate player 6. Leasing strategy for a UAE real estate player 7. Corporate and investment banking strategy Pakistan8. Strategy to Maximize Enterprise Value via an IPO/Strategic Exit D. Market assessments9. Laminated flexible packaging GCC10. New service offerings & revenue generation for a SWITCH management company Bahrain11. Real estate market in GCC12. Real estate market in Egypt13. Contact center feasibility in Tanzania14. Wind turbine manufacturing in the UAE15. Fastener market across China, Malaysia and USE. Others16. Set up a 30 seat contact center for a leading UAE Islamic bank17. Vendor selection reports for banking sector in the UAE Show less

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  ICME

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2013

  Manager Processes & Strategy

  Client: Leading real estate player in Saudi ArabiaConducted a business process reengineering exercise across the property development and facilities management businesses. Output resulted in a new operating model aligned to reengineered processes. DMAIC and ABC methods adopted for the analysis and design phases of the project.

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  DAMAC Properties

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

  Manager Transformation & Strategy
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  Emirates Flight Catering

  Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

  Senior Manager
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  Deloitte

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

  Manager - Financial Advisory

  Client: Central Bank of the UAEMember of the Transformation Management Office (TMO) monitoring all transformation projects across the Bank. Key projects included the Blockchain Proof of Concept (ABER) as a joint venture with SAMA. Responsible for RFP process & Vendor selection and E2E project management of special projects.

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  Central Bank of The UAE

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

  Payment Systems Manager

  Projects include:1. AANI/ National Payment System's Strategy (NPSS)2. m-CBDC Bridge (HKMA, BOT, PBOC, BIS)3. Blockchain Proof of Concept (Project ABER along with SAMA)4. Developing Regulations for Large-value Payment systems, Retail Payment Systems and Retail Payment Services & Card Schemes

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  Protiviti Middle East Member Firm

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  Senior Transformation Manager

  Projects include:1. Business/ digital transformation for a leading sovereign fund in Abu Dhabi

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  Accenture Middle East

  Oct 2021 - now

  Payments Strategy and Technology

  Projects include:1. Onboarding Lead - AANI platform (earlier known as NPSS/ UAEIPP)