Sadiqul Ameen
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic operational leader with a proven track record at Standard Chartered, driving wealth management automation and enhancing operational efficiency. Expert in SQL reporting and risk management, I engineered data-driven solutions that reduced MIS preparation times by 83%, while fostering cross-functional collaboration to elevate client engagement and retention.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Vice-President – Wealth Management Operations
Standard Chartered Global Business Services
Chennai
05.2015 - Current
- Steered end-to-end operational strategy for high-priority technology migrations and enterprise wealth management projects, maintaining strict control over budgets, timelines, and resources.
- Designed and executed scalable operational frameworks that aligned global standard operating procedures, scaled efficiency, and established standard KPIs across core business units.
- Governed complex revenue accrual and reconciliation frameworks for diverse investment and insurance product lines, ensuring 100% financial accuracy and strict adherence to regulatory audits.
- Championed data remediation architecture, deploying targeted patch to deactivate ~10,000 future-dated SIPs, mitigating operational risk and reclaiming 960+ production hours.
- Engineered data-driven SQL automated reporting models, optimizing Straight-Through Processing (STP) and slashing MIS preparation times by 83% (from 48 hours to 4 hours), saving 960+ manual hours annually.
- Led business MIS and processing teams, cultivating operational talent and distributing financial performance intelligence to support executive capacity planning and forecasting.
- Strengthened unit’s risk posture by embedding early-detection risk frameworks and control monitoring, enabling swift remediation of operational gaps.
Project Leader – Production Support Operations
3i Infotech Private Limited
Chennai
05.2008 - 05.2015
- Managed mission-critical production support frameworks for client-facing financial applications, consistently beating SLA targets and enhancing operational stability.
- Acted as primary strategic liaison for high-severity incident reporting, managing executive stakeholder communication and facilitating business continuity.
- Decreased post-implementation system incidents by 35% through the formalization of rigorous functional and technical pre-release patch testing structures.
- Directed root-cause analysis (RCA) on platform defects, delivering permanent functional and technical solutions to reduce recurring systemic vulnerabilities.
- Supervised release management pipelines and change control parameters, ensuring seamless technology deployments with minimal business downtime.
Senior Executive – Brokerage Operations
Centrum Broking Private Limited
Mumbai
01.2008 - 05.2008
- Coordinated daily brokerage operations, transaction processing workflows, and high-touch client servicing to ensure seamless transactions in a fast-paced financial transaction center.
- Directed strategic initiatives to enhance client engagement and retention.
- Managed cross-functional teams to develop innovative financial solutions.
- Ensured compliance with KYC standards, anti-money laundering (AML) controls, and core industry regulatory requirements to mitigate risks and uphold industry integrity.
- Oversaw compliance with regulatory standards and company policies.
Senior Officer – Wealth Management Division
Standard Chartered Finance Limited
Chennai
08.2004 - 11.2007
- Administered high-value wealth management transactions and core financial processes, ensuring strict compliance with internal policies.
- Facilitated process improvement sprints, eliminating operational bottlenecks and enhancing client servicing workflows.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
Jamal Mohamed College
Trichy, IndiaBachelor of Science - Mathematics
Dr. Zakir Husain College
Ilayangudi, IndiaSkills
- Operational efficiency strategies
- Transaction processing optimization
- Wealth management automation
- Data analytics modeling
- Business process improvement
- SQL reporting
- Operational strategy
- Risk management
Accomplishments
- Zero-Downtime System Migration: Orchestrated the enterprise migration of a legacy transaction processing platform to a modernized architecture with zero data loss and zero business disruption.
- Business Excellence Award (2016): Recognized for systemic risk mitigation and process optimization via a large-scale data patch initiative that resolved 10,000 future-dated SIPs.
- Business Excellence Award (2015): Awarded for spearheading the design of SQL-driven MIS automation engines, drastically reducing reporting turnaround times.
Timeline
Associate Vice-President – Wealth Management Operations
Standard Chartered Global Business Services
05.2015 - Current
Project Leader – Production Support Operations
3i Infotech Private Limited
05.2008 - 05.2015
Senior Executive – Brokerage Operations
Centrum Broking Private Limited
01.2008 - 05.2008
Senior Officer – Wealth Management Division
Standard Chartered Finance Limited
08.2004 - 11.2007
Master of Science - Information Technology
Jamal Mohamed College
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
Dr. Zakir Husain College