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AKSHAY KULKARNI

Third Party Risk Management Professional
Hyderabad,Telangana

Summary

To work in learning and challenging environment, utilizing my skill and knowledge to be the best of my abilities and contribute positively to my personal growth as well as growth of the organization.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

SRPM Lead

Flutter Entertainment
Hyderabad
11.2024 - Current
  • Managing the SRPM team – this will include recruiting and onboarding new team members, developing capabilities across the team, allocating and prioritizing work to team members, performance management
  • Managing/Validating the segmentation of suppliers by the team in Hyderabad, informing Flutter’s SRPM central function of any critical suppliers and enabling the ongoing monitoring of risk and performance management of all suppliers, in line with their segmentation result
  • Aligning on priorities and objectives for the team – including KPIs and Service Levels - with the Group Lead, to ensure that their needs are met by the team
  • Ensuring that the team members are equipped to deliver on their objectives – identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement e.g. system requirements and enhancements, quality of SRPM outputs, quality of interactions with Group and Divisional Business Owners and Procurement teams
  • Ensuring team provides sufficient support to Business Users in relation to risk, performance and ESG data
  • Responsible for architecting the TPRM framework in COUPA, aligning it with organizational risk governance standards

Manager- Case Advisor - Third Party Risk Management

HSBC
Hyderabad
06.2021 - 11.2024
  • Managing a team of 6, which include developing capabilities across the team, allocating and prioritizing work to team members
  • Be the single point of contact for the IT and HR TPEMs, building a strong collaborative relationship
  • Build an understanding of the engagement, the service and the risks associated with engagement categories
  • Proactively managed the end-to-end engagement with the TPEM, ensuring that actions are completed in a timely manner, Performed validation of engagements to ensure that it has been correctly classified and following the correct TPM process, remediation of data issues and perform Data Quality Review
  • Support the TPEMs to collaboratively complete IRQ (Inherent Risk Questionnaire) and completion of agreed control tasks/ Risk Assessments on behalf of the TPEM
  • Perform independent Quality Check of the IRQ if completed separately by TPEM, ensuring that it has been completed to required standards. Support the TPEM with periodic updates to the IRQ if triggered
  • Inform the vendors to close the gaps if there are any found in Residual Risk Questionnaire
  • Working with Stakeholders to communicate the feedback and provide clear guidance on how to remediate
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Operational Risk Consultant Third Party Operational Risk Management

Wells Fargo
Chennai
04.2019 - 06.2021
  • Worked on Third Party Management Life-Cycle (Pre-Contracting and Post-Contracting) which includes creating the candidate profile in TRIMS, Performing Due-Diligence and Termination of the vendor.
  • On-boarding the vendors by performing Inherent Risk and Residual Risk analysis which will involve assessing and evaluating Information Security and Technology Risk (Cyber Risk), Financial Crime Risk, Financial Stability Risk, Compliance risk, Operational Risk, Strategic Risk, Business Continuity Risk, Consumer and Conduct Risk and Reputational Risk as First Line of defense.
  • Performing applicable risk assessment like CRRA, BC, VCRE, ABC, PCISE, TPHS, SCA, BCP, Exit Strategy, Vendor Viability, etc
  • Periodic monitoring (Recertification) of third party services according to the risk profile to ensure work performance and quality of the services are met according to the scope of work without any deviation.
  • Terminating the vendors (Engagements) if services are no longer utilized, deviation on contract terms, Quality and performance criteria not met or the process moved in-house.

Senior Process Executive- Google Ads

Cognizant
Hyderabad
09.2018 - 04.2019
  • Create and execute Google Ad campaigns designed to drive leads and acquire new customers.
  • Analyze keyword and ad performance/trends, make recommendations to improve ranking, with a focus on customer acquisition, and retention
  • Provide onsite SEO on WordPress platform.
  • Lead and work cooperatively on keyword optimization/bidding, ads.
  • Compile weekly reports and data to drive account insights and strategy

Process Associate- Unilever - Third Party Risk Management

Genpact
Hyderabad
04.2016 - 08.2018
  • I have been part of Vendor risk assessment supporting suppliers and Procurement Managers of Unilever used to solve the queries pertaining to issues during Responsible sourcing policy questionnaire.
  • Dealing with Third Parties (Suppliers) and perform the Ongoing Monitoring assessment for different relationship of the various suppliers
  • Involved in verification of supplier contract in compliance with terms and condition mentioned in the agreement with the appropriate proofs provided by the supplier
  • Managing audit house on the audit status of all suppliers including audit bookings, audit reports and more against the SLA and KPIs.
  • Ensure that risk is controlled and mitigated way ahead by verifying all the documents, and escalation to be followed if the outcome does not matches the timeframe and all the deliverable criteria.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of all assignments.
  • Communicated effectively with colleagues and supervisors to resolve issues promptly and accurately.

Education

MBA - Supply Chain Management

ISBM
Hyderabad
08.2018

Bachelor of Commerce -

Haindavi Degree College
Hyderabad
03.2016

Intermediate -

Narayana Junior College
Hyderabad
04.2011

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) -

Bhashyam High School
Hyderabad
04.2009

Skills

  • Positive attitude

  • Dedication towards work

  • Relationship management skills

  • Ability to build partnerships

  • Business Process Improvement

Training

  • Certified ISO 27001-2013 Lead Auditor
  • Have knowledge on SDLC
  • Have attended session on Cloud Security such as SAAS, PAAS and IAAS

Accomplishments

  • Received various appreciations from stakeholders and Line of businesses.
  • Rewarded with a Spot Awards for showing maturity and persistent performance quickly after coming on board and effective co-ordination.
  • 2 Bronze awards for performing best in process.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Timeline

SRPM Lead

Flutter Entertainment
11.2024 - Current

Manager- Case Advisor - Third Party Risk Management

HSBC
06.2021 - 11.2024

Operational Risk Consultant Third Party Operational Risk Management

Wells Fargo
04.2019 - 06.2021

Senior Process Executive- Google Ads

Cognizant
09.2018 - 04.2019

Process Associate- Unilever - Third Party Risk Management

Genpact
04.2016 - 08.2018

MBA - Supply Chain Management

ISBM

Bachelor of Commerce -

Haindavi Degree College

Intermediate -

Narayana Junior College

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) -

Bhashyam High School

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