Travelled over 15 countries and 24 cities for both work and pleasure Trekked most mountains and forts in Sahyadri’s and occasional high-altitude trek in Himalaya
Shashank Takale
Vice President - Product & Program Management
Mumbai,Maharashtra
Summary
MBA (Finance), PMP certified with 15+ years of experience in technical product & program management across financial services industry with domain specialization in Equities, Equity Derivatives, ESG and fintech.
Change management leader with expertise implementing PaaS & SaaS based enterprise level products within investment management and investment banking domain using Agile & Scrum methodology at MSCI, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan & Capgemini.
Leading business wide product transformation program aiming 100 % data transparency, standardized datasets, consolidation / streamlining of coverage universe and launch of client facing API based distribution.
Developed product & business roadmaps, conceptualized & lead strategic direction of multiple product driven initiatives including launching multiple ESG specific index, B2B ESG products contributing to 15+ % revenue growth.
Collaborated with senior (CXO / MD & ED level) stakeholders, client relationship & commercial product managers to identify and develop new business opportunities resulting in 1Mn+ USD in new business.
Authored user epics, themes and user stories, created and maintained product backlog through the product's life cycle. Executed multiple projects enabling 3 large product launches enabling 2x revenue growth.
Product SME for client managers with extensive product knowledge and instrumental in defining KPI based product acceptance criteria using data metrics.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President - Program Management
MSCI Services Pvt. Ltd, Morgan Stanley Capital International
Mumbai, India
08.2016 - Current
- Product / Program manager for ESG business with leadership responsibility for business transformation & managing portfolio of programs which are among top 5 business priorities for 2021.
- Managing business wide transformation to SaaS based product using Microsoft Azure platform programs with end goal of achieving 100% data transparency, product standardization, and brand-new client facing systems enabling co-selling partnership with fortune 50 company.
- Value Creation - Responsible for assessing current state and translating strategy into target operating models with major product overhaul for flagship Ratings product which included complete overhaul of reporting framework, client facing reports, data feeds and client facing datasets.
- SME & Lead business analyst responsible for end-to-end business & functional requirements. Authored epics and user stories capturing the business value supported by clear data driven acceptance criteria. Architected concept-to-launch of various flagship ESG products / programs enabling 15+% revenue growth.
- Managed requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle including balancing business requirements with technical feasibility and sustainability. Implemented multiple technical & operational transformation projects resulting in 10% cost reduction.
- Leading product change management team for ESG comprising of VPs and AVPs at MSCI. Coached & Mentored change management team at MSCI up the value chain from core business analysts to technical program manager / product experts resulting in complete functional ownership of each products within ESG business.
- Partnered with IT and product leadership to drive and manage the solution development process and ensure the product team understands the direction and vision. Leveraged leadership expertise and business management experience to align financial activities enabling multi fold (2x) growth in revenue.
- Implemented uniform processes for change management across teams to ensure scope and requirements stay within budget and timelines at MSCI. Acted as liaison between business, operations, and IT teams to refine the product and incorporate features based on market demands.
Assistant Vice President (Project Manager | Lead Business Analyst), •Project Manager & Business Analysis Specialist
Deutsche Bank Group, DBOI
Mumbai, Maharashtra
07.2011 - 07.2016
- SME for complex end to end projects involving collaborations with traders, front & middle office teams, product heads, senior business managers and IT Program & Project Managers to deploy complex trading, front & middle office transaction management systems and confirmation & settlement systems for rates, credit, and equity derivatives businesses.
- Managed basket of regulatory & compliance based, MIFiD related reporting projects involving Trade volumes up to 2 Million.
- Solely responsible for overall project strategy and all individual project requirements from develop plans to implementation.
- Managed transformation projects for complex trading, front & middle office transaction management systems and confirmation & settlement systems for rates, credit, and equity derivatives businesses.
- Executed the road map to implement Deutsche Bank’s regulatory reporting obligations and Successfully delivered on critical regulatory, mandatory, and strategic programs for Global Markets within Deutsche Bank.
- SME for equities & equities derivatives projects involving Front / Middle Back offices and direct business facing role.
- Close involvement with business, IT Teams, Project & Program Managers and operations teams to identify functional gaps, potential risks and process/product improvements.
Analyst Programmer, Business Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
09.2007 - 10.2009
- (supplementary role) and Team Lead, with exposure to Capital markets (Derivatives and Securities), Front Office Trading Applications and Middle Office Trade Blotters.
- Based on site in Hong Kong, managed team of 6+ and Implemented 8 time critical and business specific implementations for JP Morgan's rates and derivatives business through onshore | offshore model.
Consultant, Lead software developer
CapGemini Consulting (I) Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2006 - 09.2007
- Responsible for handling development tasks regarding maintenance and enhancement of MDA/ Generator.
- Executed domain model analysis (Loans and Mortgages) from functional and technical perspective and coordinated with functional analysts for requirements.
Senior Software Developer
Web Access (India) Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
07.2004 - 04.2006
- Lead software developer & Team lead, responsible for handling development tasks for group of developers for J2EE based application.
- Involved in software development, design, requirements gathering, business analysis and direct client facing role.
Education
MBA - Finance
SP Jain School Of Global Management
Singapore & Toronto, Canada 04.2010 - 04.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
University Of Pune (PRCE Loni)
Maharashtra 08.2000 - 07.2004
Diploma - Chemical Engineering
V.P.M's Polytechnic
Maharashtra 07.1997 - 05.2000
Skills
Product Vision & Strategyundefined
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Interests
Timeline
Project Management Professional (PMP)
11-2016
Vice President - Program Management
MSCI Services Pvt. Ltd, Morgan Stanley Capital International
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Vice President (Project Manager | Lead Business Analyst), •Project Manager & Business Analysis Specialist
Deutsche Bank Group, DBOI
07.2011 - 07.2016
MBA - Finance
SP Jain School Of Global Management
04.2010 - 04.2011
Analyst Programmer, Business Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
09.2007 - 10.2009
Consultant, Lead software developer
CapGemini Consulting (I) Pvt. Ltd
04.2006 - 09.2007
Senior Software Developer
Web Access (India) Pvt. Ltd
07.2004 - 04.2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
University Of Pune (PRCE Loni)
08.2000 - 07.2004
Diploma - Chemical Engineering
V.P.M's Polytechnic
07.1997 - 05.2000
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