Kishore Grandhi
Bangalore
Summary
Accomplished Risk Manager at Northern Trust with expertise in risk assessment and mitigation. Successfully led risk awareness initiatives and developed training programs, enhancing compliance and operational efficiency. Proven ability to engage stakeholders and analyze data for informed decision-making, driving a culture of continuous improvement in risk management practices.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk Manager
Northern TRUST
Bangalore
08.2022 - Current
- 2LOD RCSA Review and Challenge for Corporate Risk/Compliance groups on ad-hoc request
- Providing Consultation on various Risk Aspects by engaging internal groups in India/Pune
- Deep Dives for Key Privacy Incidents/Account Service Loses
- Enabling Risk Management Committee Meeting for India/EMEA
- Lead India Risk Awareness sessions & Centralized Risk Guardians for India
- Engage with Risk Business Units for FTE Forecasting
- Engage with business units to mitigate gaps identified as part of Phishing Simulation/Privacy/External Email access gaps
- Provided guidance and advice on how to handle high-risk situations appropriately.
- Designed and executed risk mitigation plans, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Identified, assessed, and reported on risk management issues.
- Analyzed reporting strategies and data to create educational programs.
- Reported findings on risk exposures to senior executives and board of directors.
- Performed periodic reviews of existing systems, processes, and procedures in order to minimize potential risks.
- Advised on the financial impact of risks and recommended strategies for financial protection.
- Established metrics and benchmarks for evaluating the effectiveness of risk management initiatives.
- Maintained a comprehensive database of all identified risks along with their associated mitigation plans.
- Constructed periodic surveys and inspections to comply with regulatory committees.
- Conducted regular reviews of risk management practices to identify areas for improvement.
- Facilitated communication between different teams within the organization regarding risk assessment activities.
- Facilitated risk management training sessions for staff to enhance risk awareness and compliance.
- Conducted regular reviews of internal controls to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
- Developed training programs for staff on risk management processes and best practices.
- Collaborated with external auditors and consultants on risk management audits and assessments.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
Change Management Manager
Northern TRUST
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Joined Valuation Reporting group from Central Control Group to establish Change Management team as primary focus in addition to supporting BAU Risk, Quality Assurance and Consulting
- Prioritizing the resourcing requirements for Projects and Consulting
- Reporting Monthly Quality Assurance report to Senior Management -Trends, Root Cause, Opportunities for Improvements
- Tactical & Strategic Projects Scope Review - Alteryx - Timeliness & Accuracy, Audit Digitalization, IBM Infosphere Rule Development – Daily/Periodic Audit
- RCSA Assistance, Incident Analysis, SOC1 Audit Support for CVR, Leading Risk Stream, New Hire Risk Awareness from Operational Risk Aspects, Survey/Quiz rollout, Driving Control Culture, Business Continuity workflow Review
- Key Projects Undertaken
- Analysis on Exceptions: – Played a key role in analyzing the exceptions that are reviewed in the process based its value and impact to the Client Reporting
- Alteryx Automation: – Lead automation of manual process/es to with Alteryx workflows
- Written Procedure Governance: - Streamlined Process Documents to ensure consistency and placed an effective governance to ensure periodic updates are reviewed and approved timely
Control Officer
Northern TRUST
06.2013 - 05.2018
- Process Deep Dives in reviewing/testing the controls on key activities, assist in resolving audit findings, educating partners on key policies like CASS, Reconciliation standards…
- Etc
- Control awareness trainings to New Hires, TLs, Section Managers
- Pre regulatory visit process reviews/walk through
- Key Projects Undertaken
- Risk Culture – Played a key role in developing and executing training module for New Partners, Team Leaders and Managers
- Data Analysis for external email access – Worked with IT and Business Units to analyze and understand various Information Security Policies applied within Business Units and streamlined the entire process
Analyst – Sr. Consultant
Northern TRUST
03.2006 - 05.2013
- The day-to-day responsibility includes working with the different business groups in operations to ensure efficient evaluation of Client portfolios
- Liaison between Client facing teams on specific client needs & issues
- Key Projects Undertaken
- Cash Macro - Played a key role in developing automation of manual cash reconciliation between two custody systems provide quality output, which further contributed to productivity gains
- Migrations: Actively involved in supporting portfolios auditing during the critical situations and ensured smooth transition
Education
Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) - Information Systems
Sikkim Manipal University
SikkimNCFM - Operational Risk & Information Security Audit
National Stock Exchange
Mumbai, MaharashtraProfessional Certificate in International Investment Fund Services -
IOB
CISSP course -
NTU Learning
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor
Udemy
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Data analysis
- Risk mitigation
- Internal controls
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Risk reporting
- Training development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cybersecurity risk management
- Key risk indicators
- Operational risk management
- Emerging risks identification
- Business continuity planning
- Scenario analysis
Professional Highlights
- Played a key role in strengthening Risk Culture by developing training modules.
- ILP Process established for Operations groups.
- Lead automation efforts for one of the regulatory Gap.
- Process Deep Dives to identify and mitigate risks.
- Lead role in establishing Change management team in Bangalore for one of Project Group.
- Onboarded several process/eses as part of initial migrations and participated in ongoing governance for migrations.
- Lead Automation initiative to mitigate privacy risk.
- Lead Organizational level metrics through effective collaboration, with various operations groups.
Timeline
Risk Manager
Northern TRUST
08.2022 - Current
Change Management Manager
Northern TRUST
01.2018 - 01.2022
Control Officer
Northern TRUST
06.2013 - 05.2018
Analyst – Sr. Consultant
Northern TRUST
03.2006 - 05.2013
Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) - Information Systems
Sikkim Manipal University
NCFM - Operational Risk & Information Security Audit
National Stock Exchange
Professional Certificate in International Investment Fund Services -
IOB
CISSP course -
NTU Learning
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor
Udemy
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