Priyanka Sethi
Delhi
Summary
Dynamic and seasoned leader with 13+ years of a proven track record at KPMG Global Services, excelling in financial sector proficiency and strategic planning. Mastered project management and client relationship management, driving innovative solutions and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Achieved significant client satisfaction boosts through expert market research and impactful stakeholder engagement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
KPMG Global Services
Gurugram
10.2023 - Current
- Spearheading a team of experienced assistant managers and consultants focused on providing evidence-based strategic insights and competitive solutions to clients in the financial services sectors, including banking, insurance, wealth and asset management, payments, and fintech.
- Skilled in partnering with C-suite executives, managing challenging and high-profile projects that involve analyzing, interpreting, and converting intricate data into top-notch external publications.
- Brief exposure to leading consumer and retail sector research teams, delivering critical market insights that supported key strategic decisions and operational improvements within the sector.
- People management involves active mentoring, staffing, and performance evaluation of direct reports, taking responsibility for their growth and learning, while taking ownership of the work. Assisting clients and other research delivery team members in articulating and refining research requests.
- Supporting business development activities, such as developing responses to RFPs, executing projects, and facilitating the design of innovative training programs for new employees, supports rapid onboarding.
- Managing multiple research projects with proficiency in gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data from diverse sources to provide strategic recommendations for financial institutions seeking a competitive edge.
- Implementing data visualization dashboards using Power BI to increase reporting efficiency and client presentation quality.
- Developing and streamlining workflow processes with LEAN methodologies to gain process efficiency and enhance team productivity while successfully balancing capacity and project demand.
- Spearheaded projects focused on emerging financial areas, including crypto assets, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in India, GCC banking industry analysis, the advent of generative AI in the global financial services sector, and analyzing the financial services professional services market, and performing gap analysis.
Assistant Manager
KPMG Global Services
Gurugram
10.2020 - 09.2023
- Individual management of mid-complex to complex research projects, including stakeholder calls, project scoping, execution, and delivery.
- Leading pools of team leads and junior analysts on projects, while providing project downloads, debrief sessions, and performance feedback.
- Engaging with the requestors/clients, interpreting their requirements, estimating the project's scope and timeline, and managing the communication flow end-to-end independently.
- Developed comprehensive sector analysis projects, identifying key trends and insights that shaped strategic decisions.
- Managed key research initiatives under the Financial Services sector to increase market penetration, while coordinating and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality presentations and reports to clients, significantly boosting client satisfaction scores.
Team Lead
KPMG Global Services
Gurugram
10.2017 - 09.2020
- Orchestrated secondary research initiatives using databases like Nexis, EIU, Thompson One, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and Factiva.
- Directed primary research through interviews and discussions with key industry stakeholders.
- Balanced the team workload effectively, monitored assignments, and delegated tasks to enhance group productivity and maintain high team morale.
- Maintained exemplary standards in quality and accuracy across all communications and deliverables.
- Offered personalized coaching and constructive feedback to foster professional development.
Education
MBA - Finance
IMT Ghaziabad
India01-2013
B.Com (Hons) -
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, DU
India01-2011
Skills
- Financial Services Sector Proficiency
- Strategic planning and analysis
- Project management
- Market research and report writing
- Client relationship management
- Business administration
- Networking strategies
- Visualization tools: Power BI
- High proficiency with the MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Business development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Lead generation
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Staff training and development
Affiliations
- Travelling and exploring historical monuments
- Cooking and baking
- Listening to podcasts
- Watching stand-up comedy shows
Accomplishments
• Awarded two 'Super Team' awards (2025)
• Received ‘Kudos’ for Outstanding Performance as a team player and for seamless team management (2018)
• Received ‘Above and Beyond’ for Outstanding Performance (2017)
• Awarded thrice as the Best Performer in KGS audit division (2011 – 12)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Manager
KPMG Global Services
10.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
KPMG Global Services
10.2020 - 09.2023
Team Lead
KPMG Global Services
10.2017 - 09.2020
MBA - Finance
IMT Ghaziabad
B.Com (Hons) -
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, DU
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