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Education
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AssistantManager

Santosh Vadrevu

Assistant Manager
Hyderabad

Summary

Uncommon blend of business, management, functional and technology experience in Financial Sector with deep understanding of the strategic value of business metrics and analysis, and how they can transform for various decision makings, eliminate the waste, reduce cost, increase revenues, efficiency of the team to achieve the business goals. 5+ years as Project Lead, Assistant Manager, Lead Data Analyst, Pathfinder (Appian) Lead, UAT Lead and 17+ years overall experience in financial industry. Data management, Product Management, Data warehouse, Business Intelligence (BI), user experience etc.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager/Assistant Manager

S&P Global
01.2020 - Current
  • Analyzed current operations activities and identified areas for improved efficiency.
  • Mentored team members to implement process improvements within their respective roles.
  • Designed training programs to ensure standardization of operational protocols across departments.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors for better pricing terms and services.
  • Skilled in moving multiple business towards adoption of long-term strategy.
  • Implemented various analytical solutions in workflow process.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Learn and apply new technologies quickly.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Good knowledge of databases queries like MS SQL Server, Pathfinder (Appian), Other internal reporting tools.
  • Good working experience & knowledge on various third-party tools like ABBYY Fine Reader, MemoQ, Google API, Microsoft DevOps etc.
  • Working experience with various third-party tools.
  • Working experience with 'Tableau' & other reporting platforms.
  • Working Experience with Google API, Microsoft Azure DevApp etc.
  • Business & Functional Requirement Documentations.
  • Project Management.
  • Data Warehouse.
  • KPI Design.
  • Third Party Vendor Tools evaluation.
  • User Stories, Features Draft & Prioritization.
  • Perform different audits on team daily Production.

Process Expert

S&P Global
01.2011 - 12.2019
  • Analyze & understand the client’s requirements or business cases & break them into achievable work items (i.e., User stories & Features).
  • Work closely with Product Owners, other Scrum Masters and BAs to progress along squad agenda.
  • Prioritize the user stories, features /product backlogs based on priorities, business strategies and dependencies.
  • Provide functional support throughout the project lifecycle, from requirements/functional specs to reviewing SIT and UAT test cases and supporting all the testing phases.
  • Co-coordinating with product owner on backlog grooming and prioritization to ensure optimal delivery.
  • Prepare project plan in accordance with project framework, standards, and procedures.
  • Creating user stories and participating in sprint planning, scrums, demos, and retrospectives.
  • Prepare Timeliness, Forecast, Budgeting, Team Performance Reports and share them with senior stakeholders for data analysis and decision making.
  • Resolve various internal & external Client Questions & ERA’s by conducting the route cause analysis on it.
  • Evaluation of standard time to calculate the analyst performance with comparison with their actual output.
  • Prepare 'Procedure documents' or 'User Manuals' which helps the team to perform their day-to-day activities in workflow.
  • Streamlined processes for increased productivity through the use of automation tools.
  • Developed process documentation to maintain standardization and knowledge sharing among team members.
  • Conducted regular audits of existing processes to ensure adherence to established procedures while identifying areas for potential improvement.
  • Conducted root cause analysis to identify issues and develop corrective actions for process optimization.
  • Trained team members on new processes to ensure seamless adoption and maintain operational excellence.
  • Communicated effectively with stakeholders to align expectations, gather requirements, and provide updates on project progress.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent process execution.
  • Reduced costs with strategic resource allocation and capacity planning.
  • Maintained strong relationships with internal customers ensuring their needs were met effectively balancing competing priorities and resource constraints.
  • Supported change management efforts during the implementation of new systems or technologies impacting processes.
  • Served as a subject matter expert on specific processes providing guidance and support to other team members when needed.
  • Enhanced process efficiency by analyzing workflows and implementing improvements.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, resulting in reduced cycle times and improved quality metrics.
  • Ensured compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices within operational processes.
  • Analyzed complex data sets related to process performance providing valuable insights into trends, patterns, or anomalies requiring further investigation or action.
  • Facilitated workshops aimed at capturing current state processes, eliciting requirements, and developing future state solutions aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodologies to identify opportunities for waste reduction and improved efficiency.
  • Managed projects effectively by adhering to timelines and budgets while maintaining a focus on process excellence.
  • Optimized operations, analyzed bottlenecks, and identified areas for improvement.
  • Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies.
  • Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
  • Gathered, documented, and modeled data to assess business trends.
  • Restructured procedures through coordination with compliance director to create and execute projects.
  • Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
  • Leveraged on-site observation and personal interviews to identify team and individual strengths.
  • Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues.
  • Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations.

Research Analyst

S&P Global
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Perform regular Research and Testing on various internal and external tools and find the new options/features introduced by vendor and share them with team to implement such options/features in production workflow.
  • Research & Working experience with third party tools like BCL Jade, Abby Fine Reader (OCR), MemoQ, Google API etc.
  • Extract/Convert the data from company’s financial documents and validate them as per original documents for downstream data collection.
  • Co-ordinate with procurement team & vendors to procure advanced/new tools available in market and maintain the inventory of systems, tools/applications used by team for tracking.

Education

Master of Arts - Finance

Andhra University
Vizag
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Commerce

Andhra University
Vizag
04.2001 -

Skills

Project management

Accomplishments

  • Over 25+ projects success in 12 years with expected business value.
  • Eliminated waste/unnecessary steps in workflow resulting in saving of 40+ FTEs & 50K+ documents.
  • Awarded with 'Pathfinder Champion', 'Employee Choice Award' for exceptional performance and contribution to team.

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Managed a team of 22 members including performance evaluation and career development.
  • Oversaw external vendors and associated projects.
  • Responsible for client escalations and timely addressal.
  • Collaborated with various teams for process improvements.
  • Established best practices for operational activities.

Timeline

Project Manager/Assistant Manager

S&P Global
01.2020 - Current

Process Expert

S&P Global
01.2011 - 12.2019

Research Analyst

S&P Global
01.2007 - 01.2011

Master of Arts - Finance

Andhra University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Commerce

Andhra University
04.2001 -

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