Rahul Pradeep Nerlekar
Senior Vice President
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Operations Leader with over 16 years of experience managing finance operations, overseeing teams, functions, and complex projects. Demonstrated expertise in Business Intelligence & Analytics, dedicated to delivering efficient, compliant, and transparent risk management solutions with high ethical standards. Adept at driving automation, straight-through processing (STP), scalability, and continuous improvement within finance operations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
07.2024 - Current
- Promoted as Lead for AI strategy for team/divisi
- Overseeing the Ready to Margin Function (RTM) Team in India (Bengaluru & Hyderabad), providing daily risk management and supporting team development, including career progression and promotions.
- Leading the Agreement Management Function within RTM globally driving functional deliverables for the year, risk management & overall automation strategy, India Margin Rules.
- Successfully migrated Client and Channel Management function/team (5 HC) to Hyderabad, strategically reducing location concentration risk and expanding operational support.
- Globally driving strategy to automate Checker role using AI, enabling 6 HC efficiency (multi-year project)
- Stakeholder Management
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
12.2023 - 06.2024
- Promoted to Senior Operations Leader role.
- Delivered go live for margin rules for MSFTA.
- Stabilized AM workflows by reducing backlogs, consistently maintaining KRIs below managerial thresholds, and enhancing management transparency via automated metric reporting.
- Leadership
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
02.2022 - 11.2023
- Promoted as Bengaluru Regional Lead for Ready to Margin team, focusing on daily operations, risk management and stabilization of process.
- Delivered Phase 5,6 Regulatory Initial Margin rules go live & processing the execution, digitization via new internal strategic workflow, saving ~1MM $ in Vendor outsourcing.
- People Management
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Contributed to designing the firm's strategic document negotiation, drafting, execution and digitization platform, encompassing all document templates, including regulatory variation margin and initial margin.
- Project Management Logical & Analytics
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Promoted as Global Co-Head of Agreement Management Function.
- Specialized in business intelligence, with hands-on experience in designing and implementing BI tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, and BPM.
- Developed and implemented multiple control reports utilizing Alteryx, uplifting our exception process.
- Business Intelligence
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
01.2015 - 11.2017
- Promoted as Co-Head the Bengaluru-based Agreement Management function.
- Successfully delivered the CSA Margin Rules Regulatory Project and onboarded a digitization vendor. (for Variation Margin)
- Conducted New York/New Jersey STA assignments to establish vendor relationships and build the SME bench.
- Team Management
Associate
Goldman Sachs
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Managed strategic CSA pricing, regulatory compliance, and liquidity collateral rehypothecation functions.
- Successfully completed London STA, to set up a 4-member team to support our function.
- Risk Management
Analyst
Goldman Sachs
04.2011 - 12.2012
- Specialized in CSA Margin Digitization for pricing.
- Implemented workflow automation using VB Macros, reducing process time from five hours to five minutes daily.
- Graduated to Subject Matter expert for all functions
- MS Office, Excel, VB Macros
Senior Analyst
eClerx Finance KPO
03.2009 - 03.2011
- Coordinated multiple reconciliation processes to maintain alignment across various booking systems for CDS, IRS, and centralized payment systems.
- Received two Spot Awards for developing VB Macros and earning a Business Process Improvement Certification.
- Promoted to Senior Analyst within 10 months of joining the firm
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics
R.V.C.E.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSkills
Strategic leadership
Strategic plans
Process improvements
Digital transformation
Business development
Product management
Operational excellence
Operations management
Interests
Engineer, Physics, Family, Films, Achieved 99% in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in 12th Grade (2004); CET Engineering Rank: 682, Avid English Movies fan, love to spend time with my daughter, Screenplay reading & writing
Timeline
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
07.2024 - Current
Senior Vice President
Goldman Sachs
12.2023 - 06.2024
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
02.2022 - 11.2023
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
01.2019 - 01.2022
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
12.2017 - 12.2018
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
01.2015 - 11.2017
Associate
Goldman Sachs
01.2013 - 12.2014
Analyst
Goldman Sachs
04.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Analyst
eClerx Finance KPO
03.2009 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics
R.V.C.E.