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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
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Accomplishments
Timeline
BusinessAnalyst

ATUL KUMAR

Bangalore

Summary

Experienced financial services professional with 12+ years of leadership in reference data, audit governance, and trade operations at Tier 1 banks. Proficient in managing large teams, global transitions, implementing control frameworks (RCSA), and improving process efficiency. Proven track record of engaging stakeholders, ensuring compliance readiness, and achieving impactful outcomes through strategic operational alignment and governance practices.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager – Reference Data & Controls

State Street
06.2022 - Current
  • Lead strategic initiatives across regional operations to streamline end-to-end Reference Data management across asset classes.
  • Govern trade support, account onboarding, and lifecycle events with proactive issue resolution.
  • Oversee cross-functional audits (regulatory, internal, SOC) and remediation across SOC, internal, and external client inspections.
  • Manage enterprise risk framework (RCSA) and internal controls – risk assessment, control testing, gap closure, and reporting.
  • Drive organizational control culture through control embedding and operational excellence reviews.
  • Drive strategic business migrations and global transitions, legacy decommissions, and strategic change mandates.
  • Design, test, and enhance BCP policies and resilience frameworks across teams and systems.
  • Lead 360 team management – goal setting, upskilling, succession mapping, and engagement.
  • Partner with Product, Technology, and Business for automation, dashboarding, and performance optimization.
  • Engage with executive leadership and global stakeholders, steering committees, and governance councils.

QA Officer / Production Lead – Compliance & Controls

ANZ Support Services India Pvt Ltd
09.2018 - 03.2021
  • Oversaw policy-compliant KYC operations for corporate clients; led internal control assurance efforts.
  • Contributed to RCSA delivery and SOP development with audit-readiness focus.
  • Coordinated audit walkthroughs, tracked findings, and delivered remediations within SLA.

Senior Process Executive – Client Stream

Société Générale
08.2017 - 09.2018
  • Managed LEI and KYC remediation projects and static data cleansing initiatives.
  • Authored BCP/SOP documentation and participated in firm-wide control workshops.

Reference Data Analyst – Custody & Account Onboarding

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
05.2014 - 01.2017
  • Processed onboarding of client custody accounts and supported trade setup via static maintenance.
  • Monitored SWIFT message processing and provided resolution support to global branches.

Portfolio Manager – Global Markets

Harvest Futures Consultants India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2012 - 01.2014
  • Led investment strategies in global equities, commodities, and currencies for HNI clients.
  • Executed trades and managed research-backed portfolios and risk mitigation strategies.

Education

Executive MBA - Finance & Marketing

Symbiosis University
01.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Acharya Institute of Technology – VTU University
01.2012

Skills

  • Strategic Operations Leadership
  • Risk & Control Frameworks
  • Audit Management (SOC, Internal, Client)
  • Trade Life Cycle Oversight
  • Reference Data Governance
  • Global Transitions & Decommissioning
  • Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
  • Process Reengineering & Automation
  • MIS & KPI Management
  • Team Development & Succession Planning
  • KYC

Languages

English
Hindi
Bengali

Tools And Applications

  • Aladdin
  • JIRA
  • Power BI
  • DTCC Alert
  • Fundipedia
  • HSBC Net
  • BDSL
  • PEGA
  • MUREX
  • KONDOR
  • MAESTRO
  • Bloomberg Enterprise

Accomplishments

  • Moved 10000 + SSI from client Legacy system to Aladdin much ahead of agreed timeline and gone live with 99% accuracy
  • Actively managed entire Migration from clients environment to Statestreet environment
  • Actively involved in replacing JIRA - tracking mechanism into in-house built application within Statestreet and successfully gone live.
  • Setup BCP location tried and tested in live environment

Timeline

Manager – Reference Data & Controls

State Street
06.2022 - Current

QA Officer / Production Lead – Compliance & Controls

ANZ Support Services India Pvt Ltd
09.2018 - 03.2021

Senior Process Executive – Client Stream

Société Générale
08.2017 - 09.2018

Reference Data Analyst – Custody & Account Onboarding

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
05.2014 - 01.2017

Portfolio Manager – Global Markets

Harvest Futures Consultants India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2012 - 01.2014

Executive MBA - Finance & Marketing

Symbiosis University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Acharya Institute of Technology – VTU University
ATUL KUMAR