Satish Kurup, PMP® CSPO®

Experience

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  ICICI Bank

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2013

  Branch Operations Audit & Regulatory ReportingSales Management

  • Branch Manager

    Aug 2008 - Feb 2013

  • Area Sales Manager

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
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  HDFC Bank

  Feb 2013 - Mar 2015

  Branch Head

  • Supervised the execution of different functions of retail banking operations (e.g., CASA, teller services, clearing system, term deposits, investment desk, trade streams, CRM).• Cultivated and maintained relationships with corporate clients for trade, payment, and forex services. • Completed day-to-day transaction processing for LC/BG issuance, imports/exports transactions, inward/outward remittances, trade credit transactions, export bill discounting, export finance, NEFT/RTGS, and SWIFT payments.• Enforced adherence to regulatory requirements; prepared and submitted MIS to regulators as per compliance standard.• Completed verifications of account opening as per KYC norms.• Aligned objectives with the Credit Department to ensure standardization in extending and enforcing credit policy.• Assured proper staffing and direction in all areas of work performance or departments. Show less

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  Cognizant

  Mar 2015 - now

  SG Regional Bank: Lead Business Analyst in the area of corporate payments & cash management, November 2017 to Present• Drive the end-to-end implementation of payment hub (FIS-OPF) for SG-based cross-border low-value payments and MY RPP scheme.• Oversee user story grooming and elicitation for payment hub implementation in consultation with digital channels and host-to-host channels.• Draft functional specification documents in consultation with business users and other stakeholders of corporate payments and cash management. • Inform API specs creation and message mapping for channels to the hub and hub to the scheme.• Guide the transformation of payment and cash management to ISO formats like Pain and CAMT.• Lead the implementation of faster payment systems for Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.• Streamline ISO rich implementation for HVPS+ and CBPR+.• Clarify queries to promote smooth operation of user acceptance testing and system integration testing.• Appointed as the single point of contact for requirement clarification and queries for multiple projects. Show less Large Swiss Bank: Lead Business Analyst in the area of multibanking, corporate payments, & cash management, January 2016 to November 2017• Demonstrated expertise in the areas of multibanking, corporate payments, and cash management for the Swiss market.• Executed business analysis; documented business requirements (user story creation and product documentation); designed screen mockups.• Conducted analyses of complex functional topics; devised and recommended solutions for implementation ease (statement aggregation and multibanking payments).• Reviewed and adjusted SWIFT, EBICS, and Intesys statements for multibanking aggregation.• Liaised across multiple teams within the firm, such as global payment platform, risk, legal, and compliance for requirement gathering.• Enhanced team productivity by collaborating effectively with Product Owner.• Offered guidance throughout the project lifecycle, from the planning to implementation stage. • Interfaced with vendors to finalize the solution and ensure compliance with business requirements.• Participated in UAT and interacted with closed user group and business users for roll out and feedback.• Garnered hands-on experience with tools like Enterprise Architect, Balsamiq, and Igrafx, as well as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Show less Large Dutch Bank, Netherlands: Business Analyst in the area of credit risk and customer & accounts, April 2015 to December 2015• Contributed to a core banking transformation project in the area of credit risk management as Business Analyst.• Created functional requirement documents in consultation with business users and other stakeholders.• Gathered, compiled, translated, and simplified requirements to inform roadmap development.• Pinpointed country gaps and reported observations in functional requirement documents.• Presented FRD walkthroughs to the business and obtained sign-off.• Verified the accuracy/fidelity of logical test cases, physical test cases and completeness of FSD.• Completed report analysis and mapping as per regulatory report template and instructions. Show less

  • Manager Consulting - ASEAN Consulting (BFS)

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Senior Consultant - Business Consulting (BFS)

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Consultant - Business Consulting (BFS)

    Mar 2015 - Sept 2017