Sankar Surendran

Experience

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  ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization

  Sept 2006 - Feb 2007

  Project Intern
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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Nov 2007 - Jun 2011

  Maintenance of TCS BaNCS Market Infrastructure application for Stock exchanges, Clearing houses , Depositories and registries based out at the middle east region and involved in customization of Clearing & Settlement, Depository, Registrar Services, Trading & Surveillance platforms for various leading financial houses around the globe.• Involved in development and maintenance of clearing, settlement & depository services for three stock exchanges in Middle East and South Asia.• Responsible for gathering, managing and documenting end user change requests.• Involved in development of trading platform for an Indian Stock Exchange.• Experience in Product Assurance and coordinating with Technology Consulting teams to resolve issues related to product performance. Show less

  • Systems Engineer

    Nov 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Asst. Systems Engineer

    Nov 2007 - Nov 2008
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  Aditya Birla Retail Limited

  Apr 2012 - May 2012

  Summer Research Intern

  Business Development – Catchment Analysis for new MORE retail stores in the Indian state of KeralaCatchment analysis and Profitability analysis for the set up of new more. stores in the southern districts of Kerala.Estimation done after primary and secondary research and recommendation in accordance with AC Nielsen Shoppers Trend 2007 study.• Identification of prospective customer segments around the proposed store locations• Segment the target population into clusters based on their apparent affluence• Profitability and competitor analysis around the proposed store locations• Development of predictor model to calculate profitability based on location parameters• Standardization of decision factors used in selection of exact store location Show less

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  BNY Mellon | Pershing

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2015

  Program Management

  Program Management including planning of technology solution roll outs and adoption strategies. Involved in enterprise wide software product builds that help global advisory firms efficiently manage their businesses and excel at serving their sophisticated, high-net-worth clients. Key Responsibilities include:• Being accountable for the delivery of assigned projects to agreed time, cost and quality• Support the technology build by being the single point of contact between business and technology for assigned projects• Articulate and represent clients' needs to the technology teams, including interpretation of requirements, management of changes and mitigation of risks via appropriate controls• Identify and fully understand opportunities for improvement, including those arising from realization of business strategies• Facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks and resource requirements and to resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas• Develop methods to monitor and measure project progress; also provide direction and corrective supervision• Prepare and communicate business case and delivery plans for effective stakeholder management• Report plans, problems and resolutions to appropriate levels of management• Optimize technology related costs by strategically shifting IT spend from 'Lights On' expenses to adoption of reliable, scalable, cost effective and innovative technology investments Show less

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  ADP

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2022

  Monitoring client base and industry developments to identify potential product opportunities, and drive development life cycle through issues related to application scope, functional design, delivery planning and resource optimization. Key Responsibilities include:• Conceptualization of new and localized instances of ADP products based on country specific functional and regulatory needs of all ADP accounts across South East Asia • Assisting with formulation of business case; eliciting and organizing requirements; translating and simplifying business requirements to facilitate technical build• Planning and monitoring of product development, quality assurance, product delivery and subsequent change management• Facilitate product demonstration to convert prospects and provide recommendations and advise to existing customers on the product road map and delivery plan• Ensure timely and successful delivery of solutions aligned to customer objectives and organizational commitments• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key customer stakeholders and executive sponsors• Communicate clearly the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders• Assist with high severity requests including value-added changes to existing products and issue schedule escalations as needed• Manage overall product delivery using an evidence informed approach to improve outcomes for customers• Ensure quality of delivery, improvement of service and adherence to delivery plan, contractual requirements, legal obligations and organisational policy and procedures• Maintain professional development and industry knowledge to ensure that product development reflects best current technical practices Show less

  • Principal Product Manager

    Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Product Manager

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2018
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  Rolling Arrays Technologies

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Director of Product Management

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Group Product Manager

    Nov 2022 - Dec 2024
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  Rolling Arrays Technologies

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  Director of Product Management