Result-oriented professional offering over 13 years of experience with The National Stock Exchange of India Limited with exposure in Change Management, System Development & Testing, Business Strategies, and Trading Operations. Impressive success in steering improvement initiatives with a focus on streamlining operations. Highly skilled in delivering outstanding business growth outcomes by designing innovative systems and processes to generate high-value propositions for customers. Strong background in process re-engineering, system development, testing, and operations. Excellence in gathering and understanding business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, and providing suitable solutions. Improve business requirements based on the business understanding. Defined business strategies and organizational policies to enable the strategic coordination of multiple major projects and initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of projects. Skilled in Project Management activities including project scoping, planning, finalizing technical/functional specifications, Project Plans, Resource Management, and Reporting (Dashboards). People Management skills, with the capability to engage with stakeholders and communicate changes that may not be aligned with the original expectations. Keen analyst inclined to work with cross-functional teams to document system scenarios and identify roles impacted to help in change management. Possess excellent skills in User Acceptance Test (UAT) and Database Testing and designing test plans and test strategies, writing & executing test cases, and verifying bugs; Tested each system development released in UAT for timely delivery by the IT Team. Independent self-starter who can manage multiple projects with aggressive deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately. Strong knowledge of trade lifecycle and/or settlement process. Experience with the Agile framework.
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ABHIJEET MANDORE
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Summary
Overview
14
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Senior Manager (Trading application UAT group)
04.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Understanding of exchange products like Equity, Equity Derivatives, Currency derivatives, Commodity derivatives, Securities lending and borrowing, and Debt market
- Enhancing processes, products, services, and software through process re-engineering by liaising between IT and the business to help bridge the gap and improve efficiency
- Experience in managing front-office to back-office projects which require coordination across multiple business functions and technology partners
- Identifying the needs raised by business functions and working on finalizing and providing the requirements to the Technology team also performing and providing UAT sign-off before release to production
- Evaluating the change requirements from an end-to-end process aspect and ensuring greater control, addressing gaps, and streamlining the impact of any such changes which at times pan out across multiple functions
- Monitoring all development requirements and ensuring that all timelines are pre-agreed and signed off with both business functions and the technology teams
- Analyzing and addressing pre-production UAT and post-production defect resolution (if any)
- Studying and analyzing the process maps periodically and brainstorming to arrive at solutions/system developments removing redundant processes
- Ability to operate in both agile and waterfall-style project methodologies and have an understanding of deliverables required for each methodology
- Ability to go in-depth and maintain high-quality standards of documentation, and processes
- Partnered with various levels including top management across the organization to develop/ commit resources, communicate global objectives, and produce standards & procedures; facilitated process improvements, efficiency/time saving for business units
- Recommended and implemented changes to existing and proposed testing procedures, policies & programs based on revision and dissemination of updated standards
- Managed end-to-end delivery/program/project planning & implementation from scope management to activity sequencing, effort & cost estimation, Risk Analysis to Quality Management in line with the guidelines & norm
- Developed and maintained cordial relationships with other team members and provided guidance to subordinates to ensure effective work performance
- Performed Strategic Planning of development efforts across multiple projects to optimize resource utilization and shorten development times
- Extensive Project Management experience, proficient in gathering requirements, developing, and implementing solutions, and partnering closely with stakeholders to achieve higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness
- Ensured that the delivery team structure was adequate and enforced compliance, best practices, approach & direction for the technical aspects of the organization's practice; provided technical leadership to fellow team members.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Manager (Trading Operations)
04.2018 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Maintained the trading system for smooth online trading, updating the trading database and disseminating relevant trading data to different stakeholders daily; executed trading activities at appropriate times in the system
- Monitored and verified the master database to avoid any overnight/immediate changes
- Ensured that there are no errors in system and database updation and adherence to defined process and TAT is 100%
- Escalated any sort of discrepancy/ deviation noticed in the trading system to seniors
- Identified impact of system / regulatory changes on daily trading activities; updated the system, as per the pre-approved regular checklist; updated the regular checklist with additional parameters in case of any special activity and obtained inputs from the seniors
- Prepared the daily market-end-of-the-day reports and disseminating them in the market
- Analyzed and fixed root causes rather than just treating symptoms through understanding of the urgent nature of business.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Assistant Manager (Trading Operations)
04.2015 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Maintained the trading system for smooth online trading, updating the trading database and disseminating relevant trading data to different stakeholders daily; executed trading activities at appropriate times in the system
- Monitored and verified the master database to avoid any overnight/immediate changes
- Ensured that there are no errors in system and database updation and adherence to defined process and TAT is 100%
- Escalated any sort of discrepancy/ deviation noticed in the trading system to seniors
- Identified impact of system / regulatory changes on daily trading activities; updated the system, as per the pre-approved regular checklist; updated the regular checklist with additional parameters in case of any special activity and obtained inputs from the seniors
- Prepared the daily market-end-of-the-day reports and disseminating them in the market
- Analyzed and fixed root causes rather than just treating symptoms through understanding of the urgent nature of business.
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Assistant Manager (Compliance Department)
10.2010 - 03.2015
Job overview
- Contributed efforts towards Process Re-engineering, System Development & Testing by Studying and analyzing the process maps periodically and brainstorming to arrive at solutions/system developments removing redundant processes
- Facilitated easy and fast communication between parties through electronic communication (instead of physical communication) with the trading member
- Updated SEBI with the status of complaints and arbitration matters on the exchange website; prepared internal MIS for reporting to the seniors
- Maintained coordination/monitoring with 14 Regional Offices concerning the processes followed at regional offices for speedy resolution of investor grievances and other queries
- Managed the responsibility of issuance of NOC/Status reports to members for various internal purposes/other corporate actions/empanelment actions; implemented various regulatory requirements
- Supervised the preparation of draft circulars for approvals whenever necessary and issued the same, to the market to comply with various regulatory guidelines/new processes from time to time
- Liaised with auditors for internal/SEBI audit; dealt with the preparation of data and implementation of suggestions.
Education
Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research
MMS in Finance
01.2010
University Overview
Government Engineering College, Aurangabad
B.E. in Civil
01.2006
University Overview
Skills
- System Development
- Project Management
- Process re-engineering
- Training & Development
- Strategy Planning & Execution
- Process Improvements
- Critical Thinker
- Planner
- Problem-solving
- Analytical
Certification
- NCFM Financial Markets: Beginners’ Module, 03/2009, 95%
- Derivatives Market (Dealers) Module, 02/2010, 72.75%
- Commodities Market Module, 07/2010, 88.75%
- Certified as NSE Market Professional (NCMP), Level 1, 08/2010
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Notable Accomplishments
Notable Accomplishments
- Implementation of regulatory requirement of T0 settlement in 2024
- Honored with NSE SPOT award in 2023
- Received appreciation for Excellence in Project Execution by Business Excellence Team in 2012
- Nominated for Successful Completion of High Impact Project, 2012
Personal Information
Personal Information
- Title: Business Solution Management / Business Analyst Professional
- Date of Birth: 10/20/1984
Training
Training
- PMP from Simplilearn
- JIRA and basic SQL
- Management Development Programme
- Advanced Management Development Programme
- Management Leadership Development Programme
- Verbal & Non-verbal Communications Skills
- Internship Programme with Bank of Maharashtra on “Analysis of Foreign Exchange OTC Market” in the Foreign Exchange Department
Timeline
Senior Manager (Trading application UAT group)
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
04.2021 - Current
Manager (Trading Operations)
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
04.2018 - 03.2021
Assistant Manager (Trading Operations)
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
04.2015 - 03.2018
Assistant Manager (Compliance Department)
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
10.2010 - 03.2015
Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research
MMS in Finance
Government Engineering College, Aurangabad
B.E. in Civil
- NCFM Financial Markets: Beginners’ Module, 03/2009, 95%
- Derivatives Market (Dealers) Module, 02/2010, 72.75%
- Commodities Market Module, 07/2010, 88.75%
- Certified as NSE Market Professional (NCMP), Level 1, 08/2010
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