Vishnu Vijay
Associate Manager
Chennai
Summary
CAMS-certified Compliance Professional with 12+ years of experience in Transaction Monitoring, AML, KYC, and Due Diligence. Adept at managing cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mitigating financial crime risks across global banking environments. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, optimize operational processes, and drive stakeholder collaboration for business continuity and risk control. Utilizes strategic planning and resource management to drive efficiency and performance. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and ensuring adaptability to evolving needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Associate Manager
Wells Fargo International Solutions PVT LTD
09.2023 - Current
- Managing due diligence operations for onboarding and periodic reviews, ensuring regulatory compliance and improved client experience.
- Successfully managed multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines ensuring optimal resource allocation.
- Initiated process improvements based on thorough analysis of internal operations data resulting in enhanced productivity levels.
- Managed cross-functional projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with company objectives.
- Managed a team of 10 associates, reducing error rates by 15% through structured quality control and training initiatives.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including relationship managers and third parties to enhance onboarding effectiveness.
- Identified and implemented process enhancements that mitigated risk exposure and improved control frameworks.
- Played a key role in talent development and performance management, leading to improved team efficiency and morale.
- Aligned resource allocation and workload management with business objectives, optimizing delivery timelines and quality benchmarks.
Manager
Standard Chartered Bank GBS PVT LTD
09.2016 - 03.2023
- Designed and executed training for 100+ new hires, boosting productivity by 25% and improving quality by 20%.
- Conducted regular regulatory training updates, enhancing compliance awareness and increasing operational efficiency by 30%.
- Drafted and reviewed Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), aligning process flows with compliance goals and increasing unit efficiency by 10%.
- Gained cross-functional exposure to transaction filtering and sanction screening, resulting in a 20% reduction in turnaround time.
- Completed a 3-month live payment screening assignment, achieving full compliance during high-alert periods.
- Played a key role in workforce planning and hiring, reducing hiring cycle time by 20% and contributing to talent development.
- Supervised a 20-member team with 95% adherence to quality metrics and delivered a 20% increase in productivity.
- Promoted to Associate Manager in 2018 and then to Manager in 2022 based on consistent leadership and operational impact.
- Assisting in strategizing plans for the case load completion in the unit
- Worked closely with regulator consultants from US to work on project implantation in Transaction Monitoring.
- Serving as a key leader in testing and tuning ARACHNYS system to support the correspondent banking transaction monitoring unit to better capture the data for investigation purposes.
- Working alongside country FCC to ensure escalation of quality SARs Deployed in supporting Hong Kong/Nigeria FCC and assisting in filing SARs for the respective countries.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Senior Process Associate
Xome Services PVT LTD
06.2015 - 08.2016
- Received 'Star of the Quarter' award for Q1 2016.
- Managed documentation for foreclosed properties, ensuring 20% efficiency improvement.
- Trained junior associates in various process-related tasks, ensuring consistent quality across the team.
- Managed critical projects, successfully meeting deadlines while maintaining high-quality outputs.
KYC Associate
HSBC Electronic Data Processing
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Performed enhanced due diligence on GBM clients, maintaining 100% regulatory compliance.
- Assisted in onboarding and training, achieving 95% quality ratings and improved profile turnaround.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating effective communication across departments and teams.
Education
MBA - Banking And Finance
Alliance University
Bengaluru, IndiaBachelor of Commerce - General
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
Chennai, IndiaSkills
- Payments Screening
- Customer due diligence expertise
- Sanctions
- Regulatory compliance
- Operational management
- Anti Money Laundering
- STR
- Financial Crime Compliance
- Fraud detection expertise
- Fraud Monitoring
- Transaction Monitoring
- Profiling
- Research Analysis
- Training Delivery
- Operations management
- Strategic planning
Certification
Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
Social Links
LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishnu-vijay-06b34485/
Timeline
Associate Manager
Wells Fargo International Solutions PVT LTD
09.2023 - Current
Manager
Standard Chartered Bank GBS PVT LTD
09.2016 - 03.2023
Senior Process Associate
Xome Services PVT LTD
06.2015 - 08.2016
KYC Associate
HSBC Electronic Data Processing
06.2013 - 06.2015
MBA - Banking And Finance
Alliance University
Bachelor of Commerce - General
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
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