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Pradeepkumar Gunasekaran

Summary

Lead Business Analyst with a strong background in the Banking and Financial domain, specializing in Payments. Dedicated to continuous growth and development, aspiring to transition into a Product Owner role within the Payments sector.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Business Analyst

FIS Global
Chennai
01.2021 - Current
  • Product: Payment Order Management
  • Message Types Supported: pain.001, pain.002, camt.055, camt.029, and camt.031
  • CCTI types supported: Single and Bulk CT payments
  • Description: The FIS Payment Order Manager (POM) is a cloud-native ISO 20022-based solution that acts as a bridge between front-end customer touchpoints and back-end payment execution
  • POM's main responsibilities are to prepare payments for execution, select the most appropriate Payment Execution system, and then reconcile and report execution status
  • In addition to natively integrating with FIS Payment Execution modules, POM can connect to legacy execution systems, thus playing an important role in phased migration programs that see legacy execution systems being gradually replaced by new capabilities
  • Through configuration, POM has the flexibility to adapt to different situations in which channels do pre-processing and Payment Execution systems (PEX) do more or less processing.

Senior Business Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Product: Straight Through Services (STS)
  • Payment Types Supported: ACH, Book Transfer, Telegraphic Transfer, NEFT and RTGS
  • Financial Message Supported: pain.001, pain.002, pacs.008, pacs.009 and pacs.002 and MT103, MT202 and MT202COV
  • Description: Automated payment processing engine consolidating multiple payment types for customer accounts payable processes in emerging markets from different channels.

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
12.2014 - 09.2018
  • Product: Finacle
  • Payment Types Supported: ACH, WIRE, Book Transfer, NEFT, RTGS
  • Description: Collaborated with Discover Financial Services to enhance banking products and electronic payment services, ensuring compliance with US banking regulations.

Software Test Engineer I

HCL Technologies
Chennai
01.2014 - 12.2014
  • Project: Sales Illustration Tool (PC Mega)
  • Description: Supported ING Japan's agents with a sales illustration tool for policy application details and product illustrations.

Software Test Engineer

TECHNOLOGIES
Chennai
03.2012 - 12.2013
  • Project: ALPHA System Upgrade
  • Description: Supported Admin Re UK in upgrading the ALPHA system from VB 5.0 to C#.NET to meet business growth aspirations.

Education

BE ECE -

IRTT
04-2011

Skills

  • Domain Expertise: Proficient in Retail banking, ISO 20022 messages, SWIFT, Cross-currency payments, SEPA, and Faster payment flows
  • Methodologies: Skilled in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, with hands-on experience in Rally and JIRA tools
  • Requirement and Gap Analysis: Capable of understanding and analyzing complex requirements, translating them into actionable user stories
  • Scrum Facilitation: Facilitated walkthrough with Scrum teams, ensuring clear understanding and alignment with product owner expectations
  • Collaboration: Proven ability to provide valuable insights and clarifications to cross-functional teams, including development and QA, throughout the project lifecycle
  • Agile Ceremonies: Active participation in all Agile ceremonies, including Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospection, fostering collaboration and driving project success
  • Documentation and Auditing: Proficient in preparing BA-specific artifacts and maintaining documentation in Confluence, wiki, or JIRA, ensuring compliance with audit requirements
  • Personal Traits: A quick learner, team player, and self-starter, committed to driving excellence and achieving project objectives

Certification

CSPO - Certified Scrum Product Owner (2022)

Work Skills

  • 13+ Years of Experience: Extensive experience in the Banking and Financial domain, with over 9 years as a Business Analyst and 4 years in Quality Assurance.
  • Domain Expertise: Proficient in Retail banking, ISO 20022 messages, SWIFT, Cross-currency payments, SEPA, and Faster payment flows.
  • Methodologies: Skilled in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, with hands-on experience in Rally and JIRA tools.
  • Requirement Analysis: Capable of understanding and analyzing complex requirements, translating them into actionable user stories.
  • Scrum Facilitation: Facilitated walkthroughs with Scrum teams, ensuring clear understanding and alignment with product owner expectations.
  • Collaboration: Proven ability to provide valuable insights and clarifications to cross-functional teams, including development and QA, throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Agile Ceremonies: Active participation in all Agile ceremonies, including Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospection, fostering collaboration and driving project success.
  • Documentation and Auditing: Proficient in preparing BA-specific artifacts and maintaining documentation in Confluence, wiki, or JIRA, ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
  • Personal Traits: A quick learner, team player, and self-starter, committed to driving excellence and achieving project objectives.

Accomplishments

  • Rising STAR Award | Standard Chartered Bank

Timeline

Lead Business Analyst

FIS Global
01.2021 - Current

Senior Business Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
10.2018 - 12.2020

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2014 - 09.2018

Software Test Engineer I

HCL Technologies
01.2014 - 12.2014

Software Test Engineer

TECHNOLOGIES
03.2012 - 12.2013

BE ECE -

IRTT

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