Saket Kandoi
Mumbai
Summary
6.5 years of diversified experience in marquee investment banks, specializing in building institutional tools and serving as a Product Owner for Hedge Fund Services Business; Demonstrated success in developing products from inception, contributing to enhanced efficiency, increased revenue, and substantial cost savings; Adept at quantitative modeling and automating business processes through Advanced Excel and VBA; Passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and optimize processes
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Product Owner
Morgan Stanley
Mumbai
10.2019 - Current
- Modeled Incentive Fee, and NAV/GAV computation for Hedge Fund Clients with AUM of more than $4 Billion using VBA and Advanced Excel technique
- Led the end-to-end development of an institutional fee calculator product for Hedge Fund Clients
- Involved from the ideation stage, contributing to the conceptualization and design phases
- Developed Project Charter, showcased Milestones achieved, and presented a roadmap to Senior Executives
- Contributed towards improving Revenue/Employee Ratio by 2% for the Fund Services Division
- Led project planning sessions to map out timelines for feature releases.
- Managed product demonstrations, testimonials, and benchmarks for performance evaluation.
- The tool, seen as a differential offering, empowered the sales team in pitching for new Clients
- Envisioned futuristic scenarios and took steps to incorporate them into the solution
Analyst BA4, Global Markets
BARCLAYS
Mumbai
04.2019 - 10.2019
- Interacted directly with the Front Office, Business Managers, and Desk Heads to ensure accuracy and completeness check of Volcker Desk Procedures to implement necessary controls and key risk indicators to mitigate Compliance / Operational Risk
- Automated preparing Authorized Product list for Volcker reportable desk and bi-monthly reconciliation process of Traded Products v/s Products Authorized to be traded on the desk using VBA and Advanced Excel dashboard.
Team Leader, Change Management
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Mumbai
07.2017 - 04.2019
- Created a blueprint and a roadmap for strategic migration from a vendor tool to an in-house trade capture tool
- Aided Developers and Users by preparing BRD, and providing Use Cases underlying the requirement
- Provided insightful reports and analyzing and synthesizing the data drawn from the Trade Capture tool
- Developed a strategic rollout plan, and conducted training for 100+ business users
- Received Star Performer Q3 2018 award for pivotal involvement in the "Change The Bank" initiative
Education
B.E (Hons.) - Chemical Engineering
BITS Pilani
06-2017
Skills
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Agile Methodology
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Roadmap Development
- Design Thinking
- VBA, Advanced Excel
- Product Documentation
- Requirements Gathering
Accomplishments
- Cleared CFA Level 1, FRM Part 1; Achieved 1st Quartile score in all the sections of the exam
- Rated as a Top Performer in 2020-21 and 2022-23; Promoted twice in 3 years at Morgan Stanley
- Organized an Intra-Organizational IPL Style Cricket Event conducted by the Morgan Stanley Fund Services Department
Affiliations
- Yoga: Engaged in Daily Yoga Practice for over 3.5 years
- Swimming: A Long-Standing hobby that I pursue for recreation
Timeline
Senior Manager, Product Owner
Morgan Stanley
10.2019 - Current
Analyst BA4, Global Markets
BARCLAYS
04.2019 - 10.2019
Team Leader, Change Management
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
07.2017 - 04.2019
B.E (Hons.) - Chemical Engineering
BITS Pilani
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