Mahima Bhandari
Product Manager
Pune
Summary
Product management professional with 13+ years of experience in Capital Markets, Banking and Financial services IT.
Certified Product Owner with Proven track record of successfully improving business systems and delivering impactful solutions for complex projects. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams and focusing on achieving impactful results. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic environments, with skills in strategic planning, streamline workflow, Project governance and drive effective product development.
Experienced in Deal Management, Business Analysis, Equity Book Building, MAR regulatory requirements, Reg- W, Wall crossing processes.
Seeking a position that offers professional challenges that utilizes my skills and gives growth and learning opportunities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Vice President - Product Manager
Citi
Pune
01.2022 - Current
- Led Product Management to build foundational services platform for Banking Capital Markets and Advisory technology group.
- Automated processes, resulting in optimized workflows and reduced redundancies across domains and systems.
- Streamlined workflow for better productivity with the integration with foundational services, this tremendously improved project delivery rate and reduced development effort by 60%.
- Implemented Agile methodologies within project teams, increasing overall adaptability and responsiveness.
- Developed and implemented data governance policies and procedures.
- Delivered Citi's proprietary core book building platform for Equity capital market business for deal execution.
- Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships across multiple partner external systems/teams like IPREO and CMG.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Combined business and systems knowledge to create functional designs.
- Worked with Scrum team to test and certify application features before deploying to production.
- Produced business requirements, master story list, sprint planning and design documents.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
Manager - Senior Business Analyst
Citi
Pune
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Led product management for regulatory driven project, MAR insider list.
- Effectively collaborated with multiple business stakeholder including Compliance and Risk Management (ICRM), Coverage Bankers, Control group, Business Selection.
- Ensured end-to-end timely delivery of the project.
- Delivered Investor analytics to provide Debt capital market business with insights on Investor trading behavior for over a decade.
- This helped improve banker productivity in pitch situations by 85%, by providing stats on complex findings through visualizations and reports within a minute.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with technology team including Developers , QE and Release engineering teams.
- Handled large scale project and teams to deliver project end to end.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
Associate Manager - Business Analyst
Citi
Pune
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Involved in building Deal registration and conflict clearance capabilities of the deal management system.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Collaborated with business for system Demo and well planned UAT testing.
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Owned the project delivery.
Sr. Quality Engineer (Associate Manager)
Citi
Pune
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Trained and guided onsite and offshore team members in quality assurance standards, policies and procedures.
- Created test cases and test scripts to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
- Supported product managers and development teams across phases of testing from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting within high-volume, agile environment.
- Proposed development and testing improvements to positively impact usability, function and performance.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- Worked closely with different departments to develop innovative solutions to functionality issues.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Accenture
Pune
01.2014 - 10.2016
- Supported product managers and development teams across phases of testing from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting within agile environment.
- Created test cases and test scripts to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
- Collaborated with developers and project managers to assess program capabilities, features and testing demands.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of software testing.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Accenture
Pune
07.2012 - 12.2013
- Documented integration issues and vulnerabilities and outlined improvement recommendations.
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
- Worked closely with different departments to develop innovative solutions to functionality issues.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Graphic Era University
Dehradun 07.2008 - 07.2012
Class 12 (CBSE) - PCMB
SGRR Public School
Dehradun 07.2007 - 06.2008
High School - Science
SGRR Public School
Dehradun 07.2005 - 06.2006
Skills
Analytical problem-solving
Effective release management
Project Management
Functional specifications development
Stakeholder relationship management
Compliance with regulations
Effective communication
Adaptable learner
Regulatory risk assessment
Process optimization
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Agile Practitioner
Timeline
Assistant Vice President - Product Manager
Citi
01.2022 - Current
Manager - Senior Business Analyst
Citi
01.2019 - 12.2021
Associate Manager - Business Analyst
Citi
08.2017 - 12.2018
Sr. Quality Engineer (Associate Manager)
Citi
11.2016 - 07.2017
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Accenture
01.2014 - 10.2016
Quality Assurance Engineer
Accenture
07.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Graphic Era University
07.2008 - 07.2012
Class 12 (CBSE) - PCMB
SGRR Public School
07.2007 - 06.2008
High School - Science
SGRR Public School
07.2005 - 06.2006
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