Hi, I’m
Abhay Pratap Singh
Pune
Summary
Seasoned IT professional with over 15 years in Banking and Financial Services, specialising in Financial Risk Management and Project Management. Expertise includes Consumer and Counterparty Credit Risk calculations, Basel III/IV implementation, and RWA & Capital Calculations under various regulatory approaches. Experienced in SAS customisations for Regulatory Risk Management and proficient in Credit and Debit card processing, alongside investment banking applications.
Overview
2
Certification
16
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Barclays Global Services Pvt. Ltd.Pune, Maharashtra
Assistant Vice President | Product Owner
08.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Currently, implementing Basel IV and CRR3 regulations for RWA Calc under Standard & IRB approaches for Credit Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk in Barclays.
- Basel – Group Capital Reporting is a platform which caters to processing of flat files submitted by various business groups across the organization in order to calculate and report regulatory and economic capital, exposure and risk weighted asset amounts for standardised and advanced portfolios.
- Participates as Product Owner for quarterly PIs under Scaled Agile development methodology.
- Documented business requirements and user stories for IT implementation to ensure clarity and alignment with stakeholder needs.
- Reviewing change log and assisting in prioritizing requirements / user stories for implementation.
- Liaising with IT teams for functional query resolutions, scenario understanding and data facilitation.
- Overseeing end to end functional testing deliverables and ensuring the organization defined testing controls are met.
- Overseeing User acceptance testing and resolving business queries to facilitate closure and sign-offs.
- Resolving functional queries raised by business stakeholders pertaining to regulatory capital calculations for different asset classes submitted across the system.
- Supporting project team members - Development and Testing to aid their understanding from a requirements perspective.
- Conducted hiring and training processes for new team members, facilitating effective onboarding and integration into the team.
- Developed functional expertise in offshore teams by actively pursuing self-learning and project involvement.
- Supported customizations from SAS CRMS4.2 credit risk engine migration to latest SAS RRM 5.4 on SAS Grid.
- Automated some regression tests using Proc SQL & Proc Compare & Sort.
- Introduced buddy program for new joiners in the project which reduced their learning curve making them productive sooner.
- Supported Test Automation framework for functional regression & dev-ops integration.
- Streamlined communication channels between departments, improving collaboration and contributing to successful project outcomes.
- Conducted detailed performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and driving team excellence.
- Built successful business culture focused on performance optimisation and goal attainment.
- Established department targets and monitored progress towards KPIs, motivating and coaching teams to attainment.
CapgeminiPune
Consultant
01.2015 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Delivered consolidated data for Morgan Stanley controllers from multiple sources and regions (London & NY) to enhance trade analysis for IRD, US swaps, listed derivatives, OTC derivatives, and futures through the controller's workbench application.
- Implemented automation of tests to streamline the testing process.
- Analysed business requirements and mapped them to relevant test scenarios to ensure alignment with project goals.
- Conducting thorough functional testing and raising defects found if any.
- Query resolution in case of order not flowing through the system.
- Submitted weekly project status reports to stakeholders to provide updates on progress and facilitate informed decision-making.
FiservNoida
Senior Test Engineer
05.2010 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Developed and executed detailed test plans for software applications, ensuring high product quality and reliability.
- Analysed test results, documented software defects, and communicated findings to development teams for prompt resolution.
- Mentored junior test engineers, offering guidance on best practices and advanced testing techniques to elevate team capabilities.
- The objective of this project is to create a front-end application for VisionPLUS/BASE24/EPOC applications to enable users to perform business tasks/workflows to support Card Services’ credit card portfolio.
- The goal is to create an application that is intuitive, appealing and efficient for the user with an aim to increase customer satisfaction and productivity.
- Fiserv EFT is one of the largest and most technologically advanced providers of payment solutions in the United States. Fiserv EFT authorises and settles point-of-sale (POS) and ATM transactions,monitors and drives ATMs, provides nationwideswitching of EFT transactions, and owns the ACCEL/Exchange network.
Education
S V M INT COLLEGEOrai, UP
12th from Mathematics & Science
07.2004 - 06.2005
S V M INT COLLEGEOrai, UP
10th from Mathematics & Science
07.2002 - 06.2003
Amity University, Uttar PradeshNoida, UP
B.Tech. from Computers Science & Engineering
08.2006 - 05.2010
Skills
- Product Management
- EBA CRD V (Official Journal)
- PRA Policy Statement (PS1/26)
- Data analysis and Visulisation
- SQL Data Management
- Risk management
- Consumer Credit risk
- Counterparty Credit Risk
- Basel IV Compliance (Basel 31)
- Basel III
- SA/Advanced IRB/SA-CCR
- Product management
- RWA Calculation
- Capital adequacy
- SQL/PROC SQL/SAS Data Step/Joins
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- Unix
- Design Specification
- Agile methodology (Scaled Agile)
- Change implementation
- Product development
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO® by ScrumAlliance).
- SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
Awards
- INSPIRE Value Award in Barclays.
- Barclays Excellence Award for Migration of Group’s RWA Calculation platform to SAS Grid.
- V.I.P. (Value in Performance) Award from Fiserv.
- Emerging Star Tester Award from Fiserv.
- Shining Star Award from Fiserv.
- Living Proof Level 1 and Level 2 Award for defect free project delivery.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Master or proficient
C2
Hobbies and interests
- Reading Books
- Playing cricket
Timeline
Assistant Vice President | Product Owner
Barclays Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
08.2015 - Current
Consultant
Capgemini
01.2015 - 08.2015
Senior Test Engineer
Fiserv
05.2010 - 01.2015
Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
B.Tech. from Computers Science & Engineering
08.2006 - 05.2010
S V M INT COLLEGE
12th from Mathematics & Science
07.2004 - 06.2005
S V M INT COLLEGE
10th from Mathematics & Science
07.2002 - 06.2003