Experienced in collections at American Express, adept at reducing delinquency rates and maximizing efficiency while ensuring regulatory compliance. Skilled team coach, fostering collaboration and driving performance improvements. Accomplished project management analyst with expertise in stakeholder management, delivering successful projects through effective planning and risk management skills with in strict timelines.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Support (US Collections-GBI)
American Express India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2020 - Current
Change Management Business Analyst Jan 2020-Till date
USCC GBI (Global Business Integration), Change Management team that supports multiple regulatory and non-regulatory processes and initiatives within the US Credit and Global Collections space
Own the existing Change Management Ops and Governance processes around Written Communications, CHC Updates and ID Management with stringent deadlines
Responsible to lead end-to-end multiple projects of individual processes concurrently and adhere to SLAs
Strong focus on audit and adherence to compliance for the processes by driving initiatives, processes & projects to ensure that internal teams and all agencies adhere to American Express policies and regulatory requirements and are always audit ready
Effective collaboration with key stakeholders- portfolio managers / agencies, PMO (Project Management Officer), Compliance, Legal, and the agency staff at all levels to identify opportunities/root cause, deliver and monitor solutions to improve overall performance and minimize risk by info gathering/ reviewing ideas, , preparing updates for approvals and leading implementation and transformation
Create Management Reports, Business presentations, Communications & support any tasks as assigned
Partnered with Outside Agencies of American Express and governing their change management process such as change in Demand letter, Change in Serving letters, Emails, SMS etc
Working efficiently in creating Letter Keys and providing the implementation of the CMR on time and be audit ready
Auditing affidavits for all US Legal Outside agencies where we quality check the accuracy of the affidavits to ensure that business is audit ready (such as PRSA, IAG etc.…) always
Canada market written communication & project governance
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & Post Implementation Validation (PIV) of JSON migration files for 1st Party written communications.
CRST Specialist
American Express India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2017 - 01.2020
Handle and resolve requests received on bankrupt/deceased/rejects portfolios by detailed investigation and contacting the partners to update Card member information
Investigate and resolve Card member account status within timelines
Provide and update information to the Partners like Beckett and Lee, outside agencies
Provide support to internal departments i.e
Collections team, Dead Reserve, Bankruptcy, Risk Management, Compliance, etc.
Team Coach
American Express India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2015 - 03.2017
Coached and trained new hires with processes and product queries as a Subject Matter Expert on products, policies, procedures, and regulations
Perform weekly call audits and provides feedback
Strategize with the team and manager during business review
Managing day to day functions of the team & assists escalation calls
Coaching of Collection Practices and offering care followed in American Express for active & cancel accounts
Live call audits and feedback to get the maximum results
Following different strategies of coaching by guiding and developing team members for the maximum outcome.
My skills include fostering a positive team culture, promoting collaboration, and driving performance improvement
Team Member Credit & Collect
American express
Gurgaon
01.2014 - 04.2015
Ensure maximum recovery on accounts through inbound/ outbound telephone contact in a timely and comprehensive manner to ensure customer satisfaction with Inbound and Outbound calling.
Grow and nurture customer relationships on every interaction that results in measurable Customer value.
Document necessary account information and offer custom solutions that benefit the customer
Balance customer interests with the interests of American Express
The portfolio consists of both cancelled relationships and high-risk customers.
Expertise in in managing accounts receivable, reducing delinquency rates, and maximizing collections efficiency.
Adhered to regulatory compliance standards and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
Education
Commerce/CBSE Board - 12TH
Navyug School
New Delhi
Associate of Arts - Fine Arts
NavyugPeriyar University
Teacher Training Course -
Sivananda Yoga
Skills
MS Excel
Power Point presentations
Stakeholder Management
Strong Communication skills
Workload prioritization
SharePoint
Leadership and Change Management
Teamwork and Collaboration
Adaptability and Flexibility
Task Prioritization
Accomplishments
Received award for top performer for Financial Relief Program for the year 2015.
Managed employee engagement program from 2017-2020.
Received award for leading affidavit audit process in the month of Nov 2019.
Received Extra Miller award for the month of Sept 2019.
Received award for 4rth party templates transition phase by taking accountability and reducing operational risk Sept
2021.
Received award for JSON 1 st party Communications project -UAT & PIV in Aug 2023.
Received award for Oasis Project completion with stringent timelines in April 2024.
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