Nandini Arunachalam
Tiruvallur
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented Senior Program Manager with over 2+ decades of experience in the Financial Services sector, specializing in Financial Markets, Global Reconciliations, Payments, and Process Enhancements. Demonstrated success in managing multi-million dollar portfolios while ensuring regulatory compliance and optimizing high-volume transaction systems. Expertise in leveraging technology integration to enhance customer experiences and drive operational efficiency, consistently delivering strategic solutions that align with organizational goals and foster sustainable growth. Proven leader dedicated to cultivating collaborative environments that inspire teams to achieve excellence.
Overview
1
1
Certification
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Programme Management
Standard Chartered
04.2025 - Current
- Spearhead disciplined execution across programs through strict enforcement of delivery standards and proactive risk management.
- Verify achievement of milestones in accordance with established plans
- Preserve healthy program status and mitigate red initiatives through proactive intervention
- Nurture effective daily interactions with business stakeholders by providing timely and accurate information to stakeholders.
- Managed BAU initiatives concerning Standard Chartered Securities India technology for multiple vendor-serviced applications 2025.
AVP - Senior Project Manager
Standard Chartered
07.2023 - 04.2025
- Orchestrated efforts of cross-functional teams of 30+ alongside various interdependent stakeholders to deliver phase 1 of a regulatory program.
- Received Extra Miler Award in December 2023 for timely execution of regulatory project rollout achieved within 5 months from onboarding.
- Managed execution of SCB's significant cash domain programs, establishing a future-ready global payments platform in diverse geographical locations via a phased methodology.
- Familiarity with software including Clarity, ADO, Jira
- Consistent engagement and relationships with various application teams (about 50+ interfaces per geography)
- Managing monthly change releases to permit regular and staggered progress for later client migration initiatives from business.
Manager
Capgemini
09.2016 - 07.2023
- Executed role as strategic delivery partner for global clients, managing comprehensive lifecycles of small-to-mid-sized projects from requirements to production.
- Exhibited strong project management experience in coordinating multiple small to mid-sized projects (over 25-30 initiatives) for clients from requirements assessment to production execution
- Coordinated several client engagements focused on a range of financial market projects for clients.
- Integrated consulting with delivery execution
- Coordinated with client and internal teams to ensure high-quality execution, stakeholder engagement, and on-time delivery.
Project Manager – Financial Markets Solutions Delivery
Standard Chartered
01.2009 - 09.2016
- Facilitated FX/money market (FXMM) application advancements for settlements and confirmations across over 7 geographies, integrating new entity deployments and product enhancement projects.
- Guided junior colleagues encouraging high-performance team culture focused on achieving overarching business objectives
- Acknowledged for contributions towards Finance project execution.
Manager - Global Financial Markets
American Express Bank Limited, (IOCC) - Subsequently acquired by Standard Chartered Group
05.2003 - 12.2008
- Led initiatives as primary coordinator for AEB amalgamation with Standard Chartered, handling reclassification of accounts and global market operations.
- Crafted custom SQL queries and Visual Basic macros to automate QA testing and process tracking, significantly enhancing deliverable quality.
- Awarded Global Premier Performers Club accolade for significant contribution to a Six Sigma Green Belt project to reduce the FX settlements Straight through processing rate from around 60% to 80%
- Successfully supported in implementing continuous process refinement and workflow streamlining initiatives.
- Crafted effective training manuals and implemented consistent internal training for knowledge management.
- Executed reconciliation systems migration from UK to Chennai's international center. Completed training in UK for migration test tasks, focusing on systems and software setup at American Express Bank.
Education
PGDITM, Post Graduate Diploma (Distance Education) - Information Technology & Management
AIMA
New Delhi, India01-2006
Bachelors of Electronics Science - Electronics Science
Madras University
Chennai, India04-2000
Skills
Core Competencies
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Project Governance
- Executive Reporting and Steering Governance
- Regulatory and Transformation Delivery
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management
- Release Planning and Migration Support
- Process Improvement and Workflow Streamlining
- Team Mentoring and Capability Building
- Financial Market Operations, Global Reconciliations, Payments
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
Certification
Professional Scrum Master 1
Timeline
Lead Programme Management
Standard Chartered
04.2025 - Current
AVP - Senior Project Manager
Standard Chartered
07.2023 - 04.2025
Manager
Capgemini
09.2016 - 07.2023
Project Manager – Financial Markets Solutions Delivery
Standard Chartered
01.2009 - 09.2016
Manager - Global Financial Markets
American Express Bank Limited, (IOCC) - Subsequently acquired by Standard Chartered Group
05.2003 - 12.2008
PGDITM, Post Graduate Diploma (Distance Education) - Information Technology & Management
AIMA
Bachelors of Electronics Science - Electronics Science
Madras University