Birendra Sahu

• Proposed a solution to problems related to efficiency and costs of cash flow forecasting. This resulted in cost savings of $240K annually, improved liquidity management and added 10 bps to the profits.
  • Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines. Mentored junior staff on best practices related to product design and implementation strategies.
  • Provided subject matter expertise during meetings with senior leadership in order to discuss potential opportunities or challenges.
  • Provided guidance to cross-functional teams like artificial intelligence team to develop new products in liquidity, concentration risk, fraud prevention, CBUAE liquidity reporting, and ISO 20022.
  • Offered one-on-one support for team members and managers to drive continuous improvement.
  • Created technical documentation including system diagrams, process flow charts, and user stories. Conducted system analysis and testing to identify and resolve technical issues or inefficiencies.
  • Rolled out the solutions to multiple clients like QNB, SAIB, NWB, and CBI. Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to tight deadlines.

• Worked closely with multiple Investment Banks related to implementation of regulatory transformations like IBOR transition, BCBS 239, Basel regulations.
• Developed and implemented strategies to unify eight separate risk source systems that optimized efficiency and quality in reporting PnL attribution numbers across multiple asset classes. The exercise saved an upfront cost of $ 200K to a global investment bank.
• Provided subject matter expertise in risk areas like VaR, ES, PnL Attribution, Stress Testing, FRTB (SA/IMA) and created multiple upsell opportunities.
• Innovated assets like Libor Impact Document Analyzer (LIMDA) using AI (NLP) to help organizations run through analytics on top of unstructured documents.
• Helped the client account executives and senior leadership across multiple geographies (US, EU, UK, AUS and the Middle East) with pre-sales activities including value proposition, industry trends, competitor analysis, and regulatory landscape.
• Created visual models and detailed functional specifications to explain complex workflows to team members with varying technical abilities. . Designed test plans, conducted user acceptance testing and monitored system performance post-implementation.
• Worked with all the stakeholders like project managers, developers, designers, product owners, and QA testers throughout the entire SDLC cycle from concept through delivery.

• Managed projects and served as the primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines for clients across geographies such as Greece, Qatar, and Riyadh at onsite locations.
• Managed and led meetings and workshops with multiple departments, including FO, MO, BO, and Finance in the Banks to solidify requirements.
• Paid close attention to customer details during face-to-face interactions or phone conversations.
• Mapped and documented interfaces between legacy and new systems.
• Created test cases for functional testing, regression testing, and system integration testing.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.

• Managed FX and Fixed Income trading back-office and middle-office operations in a large Indian public sector bank.
• Led process improvement initiatives, resulting in an increase in the straight through processing rate of trades and operational efficiency.
• Responsible for pricing and accounting of FX spot, forward and swap instruments, as well as bonds, equities, futures, and swaps.
• Responsible for maintaining the latest and historical information on bond prices, exchange rates, treasury yield curves, and credit spread data.
• Led the implementation of Integrated Treasury and Risk Management System, which enhanced capabilities of our traders by running multiple risk analytics before taking on the positions.