Sivasankaran Balu

Worked as part of Capital Markets Technology division in handling front to back projects for Investment Portfolio team's Advanced data analytics for multiple asset classes likes bonds and OTC derivatives like swaps, options, forwards, and futures through front to back development.

Project value $2.5M

• Managed CTB project budget of $2.5M, business G tech/functional requirements, product management, resourcing, led governance, working group forums and technical delivery along with RTB needs of around $300k.

• Lead 4 cross-functional teams with 40= team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture by providing guidance, coaching, and support to team members.

• Identified project risks, dependencies, and impediments, working with the team to develop mitigation strategies and remove blockers to ensure timely project delivery.

• Tracked project progress and velocity through Jira, generating various engineering metrics through Power BI/Tableau to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement.

• Accelerated Lead Time (by 15%) for projects by leading Agile transformation journey for the group, adapting Scrum framework and enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

• Leading Agile COP activities and partnering in various Value stream initiatives.

Worked for Market Risk business for Credit Suisse. Managed $1.5M End to End QA project delivery (front to back) for FRTB program QA delivery FRTB application which calculate the market risk capital requirements for the bank along with delivery of other programs like Brexit, enhancements and various region's regulatory needs for UI applications like PTA, Security Net, Mars etc ranging from $1m to $1.5M.

Projects Value: $1.5M to $2M

• Lead a team of 20= team members in the span of 4 years to delivery complex flows and delivered value for customers

• Responsible for planning implementation of complicated workstreams for FRTB program, drafting program/QA project plans, technical requirements, schedule, budget, test plan, approach documents and tracking risks and issues to resolution, planning and managing E2E UAT.

• Implemented Scrum Framework and automations to drive efficiency which resulted in 20-25% reduction of lead time.

• Improved efficiency and reduced 50% vendors which resulted in huge ROI

• Effective management of cross functional teams across 3 regions SG, Europe and Asia. Also Lead recruitment activities for the team.

Project management of EastdilSecured and Salesforce CRM. Front to back development of ESI platform that combines conventional real estate advisory and brokerage with the corporate finance and capital markets expertise of an investment bank. Lead Salesforce CRM project which manages company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.

Project value : $1 to $1.5M each per annum.

• Responsible for delivering EastdilSecured(ESI) platform and Salesforce CRM module changes from Bangalore managing $1.5mn budget, planning implementation of complicated workstreams, drafting program/project plans, schedules, budget, test plan, approach documents and tracking risks and issues to resolution, planning and managing E2E UAT, post implementation testing ultimately driving overall project to completion.

• Reduced Vendor ratio from 60% to 20% to align with company strategy.

• Coordinated Project meetings and progress reporting , enhancing team communication and efficiency.

• Developed deep understanding of the business objectives stakeholders and built trust by achieving the vision as per the road map.

• Managed budget and schedules to ensure 0% overrun.

Worked as Project lead in FICC division for Devon application (legacy platform) migration to BarX which is the order management platform for FX and currency swaps/forwards workflows. Also SRF/OneReg application delivery which consolidate and rationalize the multitude of regulatory reporting systems within Barclays.

Project value: $1-1.5M per annum.

• Responsible for validating various Forex flows from various application flows like BARX, EBS and Reuters to Devon * Tercel (Clearing) and GBS (Settlement).

• Understanding regulatory requirements for various regulatory bodies like DTCC, EMIR, NSD etc and making sure they are implemented for various asset classes (including OTC derivatives) for Strategic Reporting Framework.

• Led a team of 10 as a project lead from India, creating a trusting, respectful team in the process

• Instituting OneReg team which is to consolidate rationalize the multitude of regulatory reporting systems with Barclays.

• Environment Management for the projects.

• Implemented Agile Process and facilitated scrum ceremonies-Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum Call, Review and Retrospective meeting for the team.

Worked as Project Lead for projects like Equities (GoMan Canada, Toronto Booker) which is end to end Order management platform, Forex(TARSAN, Merlin, Wallstreet GFX).

Project Value : Around $1M per annum

• Ensure the delivery of Front office applications workflows for GoMan Canada,US G Toronto Booker(Futures G Options, Swaps, Convertibles etc).

• Ensure the delivery of Front office applications Forex workflows (TARSAN, Merlin, Wallstreet GFX) meeting customer needs.

• Work with clients on budgeting and recruitments.

• Establishing communication

• Worked in Singapore as onshore project manager and successfully instituted the offshore Team in India.

Worked as module lead in MSIM, GWM division for Longview Trading System(a complete front and middle office solution for institutional, wealth and alternative investment managers) and Margin Loan System (Margin loan calculator for customers) Project Value : $500k and Fixed Bid.

• Took care of Functional Delivery and environment support for the project.

• Collaborate with stakeholders on project governance and timely Status Reporting.