Mario Richards

Experience

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  Nedbank

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  • IT Project Manager

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Change Management Administrator

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  • First Line Technical Support Team Lead

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
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  Masana Technologies

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Project Manager
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  Standard Bank

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2011

  • Independently take a project from initial conception and scoping through completion, on schedule, on budget, while meeting or exceeding expectations of the team and the client. • Develop Project Charters, Project Plans and associated project documents, to include detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, budgets, and status reports, by collaborating with senior management and stakeholders. • Provides Project Management support for the Ancillary Clinical System upgrades and projects and coordinates third party processes to support the Electronic Medical Record Integration and revenue processes including Patient Orders, Results, Reporting, Billing and Collections. • Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope • Effectively apply PM Lifecycle methodology and enforce project standards • Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately • Facilitate team and client meetings effectively • Update Projects Status reports on PPM Tool as identified and PM tracking web site in a timely manner • Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. Show less

  • Infrastructure Portfolio Manager

    Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

  • Infrastructure Project Manager

    Jun 2006 - Jun 2009
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  Nedbank

  Sept 2011 - now

  Take full ownership of GT Technology Assets servicing client risk functions including delivery of innovation on these assets and operations, support and maintenance thereof. Defines, maintains and communicates the asset maturation strategy and roadmap in response to journey and business needs. Maintains and prioritizes the consolidated Product Backlog(s) with input from business and journey POCLACS. Facilitates backlog grooming with relevant business stakeholders, other assets and Journey. Manages vendor relationships and service level agreements. Responsible for communication with stakeholders and impacted audiences in relation to issues on the asset, or the strategy of the assetKey Deliverables• Technical Delivery lead for the Risk and Compliance asset overseeing the delivery of Projects within the AML space.• Oversee the Operational Support for AML• Define, maintain, and communicate the asset maturation strategy and roadmap in response to journey and business needs. • Maintain and prioritize the consolidated Product Backlog(s) with input from the business.• Facilitate backlog grooming with relevant business stakeholders, other assets and journeys. Manage vendor relationships and service level agreements. • Communication with stakeholders and impacted audiences regarding issues on the asset, or the strategy of the asset. Show less Oversee the successful implementation and end-to-end project delivery, from SDLC to Infrastructure requirements, within the Group Risk portfolio. Serve as the internal point of contact for any question related to timelines, budgets, or other key elements of the project to ensure projects stay on budget and finish by their expected deadline. Manage a cross-functional team (7-15) of Technical Specialists including Information Security, Senior Database Administrators, Senior WebSphere Administrators, Solutions Architects, Data Analysts, Infrastructure Project Managers, and Senior Test Analysts. All Projects relate to either Money Laundering, Transactional Monitoring ,Customer Due Diligence and Sanctions Screening though the SDLC process using Waterfall and Agile Methodology. Show less

  • Product Manager & Delivery Lead: Client Risk & Compliance Systems / Anti Money Laundering

    May 2022 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    Sept 2011 - May 2022