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Sakti Tasupalli

Chennai,TN

Summary

Experienced Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) with 12+ years of expertise in FinTech, specializing in stakeholder management, process improvement, and digital transformation in End-to-End payment operations. Proven track record in requirements analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and driving business value through data-driven solutions. Expert in payment systems integration (SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, CHAPS) with strong analytical skills in SQL, Python, and business intelligence tools. Known for reducing operational risk, optimizing workflows, and delivering measurable business outcomes through strategic automation and effective stakeholder alignment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager -Product

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
09.2023 - 06.2025
  • Reduced reconciliation discrepancies from £250M to under £1M through stakeholder collaboration and process automation
  • Led payment operations analysis for SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, BACS systems, improving processing accuracy to 90%
  • Managed product backlog and roadmap, leading 5+ agile teams with 100% velocity adherence
  • Created comprehensive User stories, Acceptance criteria, if needed BRDs/FRDs and facilitated sprint planning sessions with development teams
  • Implemented Business Control Incident governance framework, reducing operational risk events by 35%
  • Executed PSD2 and AML compliance control testing with 100% adherence

Senior Product Controller

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
09.2022 - 09.2023
  • Performed root cause analysis on treasury reconciliation issues, reducing error rates by 40%
  • Owned and prioritized the product backlog by translating business needs into user stories, ensuring timely delivery of high-impact payment features and regulatory enhancements.
  • Developed real-time monitoring dashboards using PostgreSQL, Python, and Looker for executive decision-making
  • Led stakeholder sessions to integrate payment flows with Currency Cloud, SEPA, and SWIFT systems
  • Implemented SQL-based automation solutions, improving operational efficiency by 30%

Senior Specialist

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Served as SME for payment systems, providing domain knowledge across multiple payment networks
  • Documented cash products and MT message types (MT103, MT202, MT202COV) with detailed process maps
  • Led ISO 20022 migration projects through impact analysis and requirements gathering
  • Reduced payment resolution time by 25% through investigation process improvements
  • Created SOPs and Confluence knowledge base, reducing training time by 30%

Business Analyst – Risk

PAYPAL PVT LTD
03.2016 - 12.2019
  • Manage multiple priorities and projects and communicate the progress of the projects to the team and business partners
  • Utilize analytical skills and tools (like SQL) to gather, analyse, and interpret data related to risk, fraud, and other business areas.
  • Prepare BRD and FRD, user stories, backlog management, and communicate with relevant stakeholders, including management, engineers, and other business teams.
  • Automated fraud detection processes, improving user validation efficiency by 20%
  • Conducted AML/KYC compliance analysis using WorldCheck, Fircosoft, and Norkom. Reduced suspicious activity escalations by 15% through enhanced audit procedures

Compliance Analyst

SCOPE INTERNATIONAL (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK)
09.2014 - 03.2016
  • Performed Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk entities using Lexis-Nexis and World-Check
  • Applied AML regulations (USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC) for compliance analysis
  • Conducted risk assessment and unusual transaction analysis based on customer profiles
  • Drafted comprehensive compliance reports and recommendations for case management

Process Associate - Payments

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS)
07.2010 - 09.2014
  • Processed incoming payments via MT103, MT202, MT202COV, MT910 with 99% accuracy
  • Monitored outgoing/incoming payments across SWIFT, Fedwire, CHAPS, and CHIPS systems
  • Conducted payment investigations including AML compliance queries
  • Performed Nostro/Vostro account reconciliation and STARS message processing

Education

Master of Science - Financial Technology (FinTech)

University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, UK
05-2021

Bachelor of Business Management - Finance & Accounting Management, Business Management, Economics

Andhra University
Visakhapatnam, India
03-2009

Skills

  • Business Analysis: Requirements Gathering & Documentation (BRD/FRD), Stakeholder Management, Gap Analysis, Process Mapping, UAT Coordination, Change Management, API user stories, and postman
  • Product Management & Agile: Backlog Management, Sprint Planning, User Story Creation, Product Roadmap Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Agile Methodologies
  • Payment Systems: SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, BACS, CHAPS, Cross-Border Payments, Nostro/Vostro Reconciliation, MT103/MT202/MT202COV, ISO 20022, CAMT Message Types
  • Compliance & Risk: AML/KYC Procedures, OFAC Screening, Enhanced Due Diligence, PSD2/GDPR Compliance, Risk Monitoring
  • Technical Tools: SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, Looker, Tableau, JIRA, Confluence, Excel
  • Strategic planning
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Operations management

Accomplishments

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & PROJECTS

    SWIFT Payments Automation Project - Revolut: Led automation project, achieving 90% processing accuracy and 95% payment success rate through enhanced backend logic and stakeholder collaboration

    Reconciliation Process Optimization - Revolut: Reduced reconciliation discrepancies from £250M to under £1M through root cause analysis and automation implementation, improving success rate to 90%

    Cross-Departmental Collaboration Framework - Revolut: Designed PHIX ticketing system in JIRA for cross-functional project tracking, facilitating collaboration between engineering, product, compliance, and risk teams

    Fraud Detection System Integration - PayPal: Led stakeholder collaboration to automate fraud detection workflows, improving validation efficiency and accuracy by 25% through requirements analysis and user story creation

    AML Transaction Monitoring Enhancement - PayPal: Gathered business requirements for rule-based AML monitoring across EMEA/APAC markets, increasing true positive detection by 18% and reducing manual triage by 30%

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Certified AML & KYC Specialist
  • Tableau & R for Analytics - LinkedIn Learning
  • Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2019 - LinkedIn Learning
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - European Open University
  • Certified Problem-Solving Interviewer - Revolut

Timeline

Senior Manager -Product

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
09.2023 - 06.2025

Senior Product Controller

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
09.2022 - 09.2023

Senior Specialist

REVOLUT TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD
08.2021 - 08.2022

Business Analyst – Risk

PAYPAL PVT LTD
03.2016 - 12.2019

Compliance Analyst

SCOPE INTERNATIONAL (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK)
09.2014 - 03.2016

Process Associate - Payments

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS)
07.2010 - 09.2014

Master of Science - Financial Technology (FinTech)

University of Huddersfield

Bachelor of Business Management - Finance & Accounting Management, Business Management, Economics

Andhra University
Sakti Tasupalli