Anwesha Tanya
Project Manager, Information Security Senior Analyst
Pune,MH
Summary
Dynamic Project Manager with a proven track record at Global Payment, excelling in vulnerability management and risk assessment. Spearheaded initiatives that reduced high-severity vulnerabilities by 40%, while fostering cross-functional collaboration. Adept at strategic planning and process optimization, delivering impactful results through data-driven insights and effective communication.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Manager, Information Security Senior Analyst
Global Payments
04.2024 - Current
- Strategic Risk Reduction: Led cross-functional collaboration across Business, IT, and Security teams, achieving a 40% reduction in high-severity vulnerabilities within six months.
- PCI DSS 4.0 compliance: drove transition to PCI DSS 4.0 for issuer applications by defining severity workflows and SLAs, significantly improving audit readiness.
- Data-Driven Insights: Translated outputs from Wiz, Nessus, and Qualys into actionable business risk insights, enabling leadership prioritization and reducing security exposure by 30%.
- Executive Engagement: Delivered leadership podcasts during TAW and built Power BI dashboards for executive-level reporting and decision-making, and have been a part of GPWN (Global Payment Women Network).
- Led Threat Intelligence Advisory Integration, embedding advisory processes into Vulnerability Management Programme, enhancing overall security posture.
- Managed triage for North American issuer applications and Software solution segment, achieving compliance with strict SLAs and optimizing workflow.
- Process Automation: Automated vulnerability data ingestion from Google Sheets, saving 300+ hours annually and improving data accuracy.
- Automated data collection with Google Apps Script, significantly reducing collection time and increasing efficiency in reporting processes.
- Remediation Optimization: Designed standardized workflows, improving issue resolution time by 25%. Predictive Risk Analytics: Developed dashboards to identify high-risk assets proactively, reducing critical findings by ~48% per quarter.
- INFONOX (a global payments company), Total System Services (TSYS). Pune, India. Note: Employment transitioned to Infonox effective 1 January 2026, post acquisition by FIS.
Business Analyst/Business Operations
ZocDoc
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed daily operations for Business Operations Team and ensured smooth functioning of the team.
- Successfully qualified local/enterprise projects and performed requalification, feedback transcription, form approval, action IT and ad-hoc maintenance requests.
- Achieved desired KPIs by following the organization's core competencies.
- Conducted structured/unstructured research and analyzed data to identify trends and improve processes.
- Resolved email queries, carried out root verification, and paid keen attention to detail.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results within the stipulated timelines.
- Developed communications and information for meetings and maintained effective communication among team members.
- Created and maintained spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data.
- Utilized coordination and planning skills to ensure results were achieved according to schedule.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with clients and team members.
- Lately along with all the above, handling Mental health fit features day to day task and responsibilities.
Business Development Executive
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Assisting sales and marketing team to generate effective strategies based on secondary market research.
- Worked upon market opportunity reports which involves tracking/analyzing global market trends, business scenario and growth prospect.
- Data Management- Collecting data on competitors, market place and consolidate information into actionable item through MIS & CRM tools.
- Company profiling across industries based on revenue, employee strength, vertical, SWOT analysis and defining target companies. Communicating with prospects via E-mail, LinkedIn.
- Extensive Market Research involving the identification of potential companies and understand business drivers and match those to our technologies & it involves effective usage of LinkedIn Sales navigator and business directories such as Hoovers, ZoomInfo, Crunchbase, Owler and HubSpot.
- Basic understanding of SaaS industry, data management and verification for database building.
- Planning, monitoring numbers and achievement of overall targets by planning sales and development for a particular account.
- Prospect communication was an integral part which was done via E-mail, LinkedIn and calls. Along with this, digital campaign planning with other BUs played an integral role to leverage the digital assets.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Pune Courses, MBA- Marketing
MIT School of Management, MIT-WPU
Pune05-2019
Bachelors In Science - Jamshedpur Courses, Bio-Technology
Jamshedpur Women's College
Jamshedpur04-2017
Skills
Security & Scanning Tools
Metrics, Reporting & Data Analysis
Incident and Issue management
Project management
Team collaboration
Stakeholder communications
Cross-functional collaboration
Accomplishments
- Governance & Risk Support: PCI DSS awareness, Risk Tracking, Audit Support, Process Compliance
- Operations & Analysis: Data Analysis, KPI Tracking, Process Optimization, Reporting
- Vulnerability Coordination: Issue Tracking, SLA Monitoring, Cross-team Follow-ups
Interests
Travelling, Reading, Cooking, Dance
LEADERSHIP & AWARDS
- Excellence Award (2024): For successful GSOC Threat Intel Advisory Integration.
- Ingenuity Award (2024-25): For automating vulnerability reporting ("Hours to Minutes")
- Committee Leadership (2024-2025): Core member of both the Social & GPWN Committees. Organized large-scale engagement events and managed communications for the "Impact Makers" and sports initiatives across multiple office locations.
- Team Recognition: Recognized on Employee Appreciation Day for cross-functional collaboration in mitigating risks and ensuring audit readiness.
Timeline
Project Manager, Information Security Senior Analyst
Global Payments
04.2024 - Current
Business Analyst/Business Operations
ZocDoc
03.2022 - 01.2024
Business Development Executive
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 11.2021
Bachelors In Science - Jamshedpur Courses, Bio-Technology
Jamshedpur Women's College
Master of Business Administration - Pune Courses, MBA- Marketing
MIT School of Management, MIT-WPU