Darshan Sachidananda

Darshan sachidananda

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location of Darshan SachidanandaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Business analysis
    Financial analysis
    User acceptance testing
    Requirements gathering
    Analysis
    Sdlc
    Requirements analysis
    Investment banking
    Banking
    Business requirements
    Mutual funds
    Software project management
    Agile methodologies
    Data analysis
    Analytical skills
    Software development life cycle
    Data migration
    Capital markets
    Test cases
    Fund accounting
    Testing
    Performance fees
    Equities
    Team management
    Process improvement
    Accounting
    Sql
    Finance
    Gap analysis
    Hedge funds
    Product development
    Change management
    Alternative investments
    Business process improvement
    Customer due diligence
    Aml
    Kyc
    U.s. foreign account tax compliance act
  • About me

    MBA graduate from Marshall University with Honors, with 8+ years of business analysis experience in the IT and Financial Services industry. Expertise in full software life-cycle implementation, upgrades, production support & enhancement in business analysis, testing, cut-over & migration, go-live assistance till post implementation support. Expert understanding of SDLC processes using waterfall and agile development methodologies

  • Education

    • Marshall university

      2009 - 2011
      Master of business administration (m.b.a.) finance

      Graduated with Honors, Majored in Finance. With the focus on Capital markets and Valuation. winner of the 'Empire Strikes Back' Award

    • Bangalore university

      2006 - 2009
      Bachelor's degree finance

      Activities and Societies: Organizer of Chakravyuh, Management Fest, Runner up in Appropriations Quiz competition

  • Experience

    • Temenos

      Apr 2011 - Dec 2014
      Senior business analyst

      Product ManagementLead two successful Transfer agency implementations at Standard Chartered & China Construction Bank Migrated over 120K funds from legacy platform to the Multifonds platformDeveloped solutions with can be easily configurable to support flexibility to have one global application to support multiple jurisdictionsProcess OptimizationAnalyzed competitor platform to identify areas for improvement and assisted PMs/POs in initiating the improvementsAided in the creation of reports, charts, and graphs for senior management to provide insight and progress reports Show less

    • Bny

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2016
      Lead business analyst

      Product Management & Team LeadershipDevised and created a new application to reduce vendor billing and increase platform stabilitySpearheaded a team of 6 comprising of 3 developers & 1 designer, 2 QA's to deliver a new platform to optimize the input from Data vendors like Bloomberg, Reuters and risk management apps like Algorithmics & AxiomaEnabled the development as a micro service to enable deployment of the module horizontally across teams/products (Nexen Principles)End-to-end project management, from conceptualization & requirement gathering, development, pilot/soft launch, training and post-delivery supportProcess OptimizationConserved over $~40000 per month of data vendor billing by classifying data points created a framework to support configuration based data refreshFacilitated a smooth transition to the target operating model by conducting meetings between management, operations and the design teamsEstablished clear communication channels and relationships with clients to maximize project satisfaction Show less

    • Jpmorganchase

      Apr 2016 - now
      Vice president: product delivery

      Product ManagementLed the $3 Million On-shoring program of the KYC/AML suite of applications to comply with China Central Bank's regulations Accomplished the program in 18 months to establish a new local KYC platform for the three china entities of JP MorganReviewed and approved the overhaul of the entire user experience and user interface of the KYC platformPiloted integrations with client-facing channels to reduce recollection of same data across on-boarding processSuccessfully integrated with 3 front end portals which reduced manual effort, leading to better controls & helped in early revenue realizationGuided cross functional teams to implement various automation initiatives with the help of NLP, AI/ML and RPA/BOT solutions Enabled saving ~ 170 hours per month of manual effort & prevented ~ 6300 manual touch points per customer recordStakeholder EngagementGuaranteed transparency & alignment across all project stakeholders encompassing multiple teams & geographic regionsPerformance Monitoring & Risk Mitigation Monitored, controlled, analyzed, and reported on project performance against established timelinesIdentified & analyzed issues grounded in project execution while undertaking initiatives to identify solutions & mitigate risks Escalated significant issues as needed to the senior management, stakeholders, development and change teamsComplianceEnsured compliance with company & regulatory guidelines and the satisfaction of sponsor's expectations with limited deviations to the plan Show less

    • Jpmorganchase

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      Vice president: product manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Darshan Sachidananda
      Best Performer Award Multifonds Mar 2014
    • Awarded to Darshan Sachidananda
      Winner "Empire Strikes back Award" -the Company that is ready to take over the Universe Bhavan Marshall Institute of Management 2011 DEXTER TECHNOLOGIES LTD: An Online Simulation Game in which we have to compete with other teams by producing products based on Segments, Advertise, Financing and also inventory control. My Role: Overall Leader & VP- Finance Our team Secured 1st place in the game and we also won Empire Strikes back Award -the Company that is ready to take over the Universe and also we secured the highest points for report and analysis.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • District Treasurer - RID 3190

      Issued by Rotary International
      Rotary InternationalAssociated with Darshan Sachidananda
    • Past President of Rotaract Bangalore West

      Issued by Rotaract on Jul 2008
      RotaractAssociated with Darshan Sachidananda