Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Scholastic Achievements Certifications
Websites
Relocation Plan
Languages
Recognitions
Behavioral Strengths
Hobbies and Interests
References
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Anupam Kocher

Anupam Kocher

Pune

Summary

An enterprising IT leader with high integrity offering extensive experience in executing multi-year projects in IT industry on roles of Business Analyst, Product Owner and Delivery Lead.

Domain expertise entails Front office Trading applications, Structured products, Derivatives, Trading technologies, Exchange and OTC markets, Capital markets, Investment banking, Regulatory, Compliance, Market and Credit risk.

Exceptional team leader and people manager with the ability to galvanize and build a brilliant team which is both technically and culturally in line with the organization’s values.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. IT Business Analyst & Delivery Lead- Citi Private Banking Technology

Citibank
Pune
01.2023 - Current
  • Led delivery of changes in capital markets for structured equity derivatives pricing and deal management worldwide.
  • Translated complex information into detailed insights for stakeholder understanding.
  • Analyzed existing business processes to identify areas of improvement and develop new solutions.
  • Recommend optimal business solutions such as automation and process re-engineering.
  • Created user stories, use cases, process flows, wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes. to communicate requirements clearly with development teams.
  • Facilitated collaboration among technology teams, support teams, and business units for developing requirement specifications and integration.

Sr. IT Business Analyst & Delivery Lead- Global Markets Technology

Credit Suisse
Pune
03.2019 - 01.2023
  • Directed the successful implementation of regulatory commitment projects, SSTP (FINMA), and the CUSO REPO Program (FED), which include migrating trades to the Global Trade Store and Risk Sensitivity to strategic front office risk systems for the U.S. entities.
  • Accomplished major milestone for SSTP to FINMA in 2018 through implementation of configuration and run management tool.
  • Enabled elimination of approximately 50 EUC manual configuration documents utilized by Credit Analytics.
  • Led agile team skilled in planning, budgeting, and resource allocation across projects.
  • Facilitated Agile events like Release Planning, sprint planning, and sprint review.

Sr. IT Business Analyst- Risk and Finance IT

Credit Suisse Pvt Ltd
Pune
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Consultant through Indecomm Global Services.
  • Contributed to FINMA and BCBS initiatives by streamlining computational workflows.
  • Outlined pivotal milestones in detailed development processes to ensure timely achievement.
  • Designed work breakdown structures along with detailed user stories.
  • Designed application frameworks and created comprehensive data models.
  • Led Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Head Metal Desk-Capital Markets

UniCorp
Mumbai
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Company Overview: Startup.
  • Led trading desk that provided exposure in capital allocation, risk management, risk monitoring, clearing and settlement procedures of a variety of financial products in the US (CME) and UK (LME and ICE) exchanges.
  • Managed trades in US COMEX precious metals and LME base metals for the company's capital.

Derivatives Trader & Mentor-Capital Markets

Futures First Pvt Ltd
Gurugram
04.2009 - 11.2016
  • Company Overview: GHF London.
  • Collaborated with a team of 150 traders across multiple asset classes handling global exchanges.
  • Achieved excellent performance trading derivatives in commodities and FX with technical, fundamental, and quant-based methods.
  • Gained expertise in market risk assessment, trade operations, and the trade life cycle.
  • Participated in technological transition to enhance trading platforms.
  • Guided improvements and compliance initiatives by providing ongoing input to Stellar, Reuters, and E-Signal groups.
  • Performed research on CFTC and COT reports by CME and LME exchanges to understand positioning.
  • Analyzed trend strength over different timeframes by examining open interest in various asset classes.

Education

MBA - Finance, Quantitative finance

ICFAI University
Hyderabad
03.2009

Bachelor of Engineering - Computers

JECRC
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
04.2007

Higher Secondary Certificate - Science

St. Paul's Senior Secondary School
Udaipur
03.2003

Skills

  • Business Analysis
  • Business Process Modeling
  • Business Intelligence
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning and Execution
  • Agile and Scrum Methodologies
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Analysis
  • System Implementation and Integration
  • Capital Markets and Derivatives

Scholastic Achievements Certifications

  • Certified in BACP Business analysis certified professional by BABOK (IIBA Endorsed).
  • Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager.
  • Part of Internal trainings related to agile certification, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Kanban, Design Thinking, Advanced Excel and few leaderships program.

Relocation Plan

Europe, 06/25. Dutch Spouse.

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Dutch in learning (A1 & A2)

Recognitions

  • Consistently exceeded expectations on work scope delivery for two consecutive years at Citibank.
  • Awarded 10 Gold Rave from stakeholders during the first year (2019) in a permanent role with Credit Suisse.
  • Led a project recognized in the Minimum Bar review report for exceptional management and a comprehensive document repository.

Behavioral Strengths

  • Demonstrated strong perseverance and vigilance with excellent analytical skills.
  • Proven attention to detail, adaptability, interpersonal, negotiation and problem solving skills.
  • Adhering to ethical standards and demonstrating integrity in all actions.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travel Enthusiast
  • Badminton & Cricket
  • Mountain Trek's

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Sr. IT Business Analyst & Delivery Lead- Citi Private Banking Technology

Citibank
01.2023 - Current

Sr. IT Business Analyst & Delivery Lead- Global Markets Technology

Credit Suisse
03.2019 - 01.2023

Sr. IT Business Analyst- Risk and Finance IT

Credit Suisse Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 03.2019

Head Metal Desk-Capital Markets

UniCorp
02.2017 - 08.2017

Derivatives Trader & Mentor-Capital Markets

Futures First Pvt Ltd
04.2009 - 11.2016

MBA - Finance, Quantitative finance

ICFAI University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computers

JECRC

Higher Secondary Certificate - Science

St. Paul's Senior Secondary School
Anupam Kocher