Zaheer Bharde
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Results-driven Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager with over 23 years in banking operations, compliance, and risk management. Led large teams to achieve regulatory compliance (SOX, ITGC, Statutory Audit) with zero major audit observations. Expertise in process transformation and operational optimization to enhance efficiency and minimize risk.
Overview
3
3
Languages
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2
Certifications
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
HDFC Securities Ltd.
05.2021 - Current
- Managed projects for primary market offerings and investment advisory solutions, including mutual fund wealth spectrum, xml interface, and rest interface.
- Oversaw user access control and IT project management.
- overseeing user access control and IT project management with responsibilities including.
- Oversee project for BAU operations while ensuring robust systems security compliance measures are implemented.
- Formulate BRD and PCN, distributing to various stakeholders for approvals and advancement to development
- Conducted competitive analysis against market participants to drive enhancements in response to regulatory and non-regulatory changes.
- regularly updating product priority list and obtaining further review by reporting manager.
- competitive analysis against market participants to ensure enhancement with regulatory and non-regulatory changes.
- Oversaw vendor management, prepared and distributed issue tracker, and delivered weekly updates to business stakeholders.
- preparation of project plan, engaging with PwC members and delivering timely project updates.
Manager
Reliance Securities Ltd.
11.2018 - 04.2021
- Online Trading platforms development, execution and management.
- Handling development and testing of Mobile and Web Online trading platform
- Preparation of the BRD and PCN (Product Concept Note) and circulating it to various stakeholders for approvals and proceeding for development.
- Preparation of project plan, discussing the project plan with PWC members and providing timely project updates.
- Managed overall project development by coordinating tasks and resources.
- Organizing project update meeting with the stakeholders every month, Circulating weekly project updates to the business stake holders, vendor management – Rupee Seed, Heckyl.
- Developed project plan, collaborated with PWC members to discuss the plan, and provided timely project updates.
- Weekly in person meeting with the vendor team to discuss and assign tasks for subsequent week development and tracking the status via daily call.
Deputy Manager
India Infoline Ltd
10.2017 - 11.2018
- Team Leader – Project handling and vendor management
- Served as PMO, managing project development deliverables for onboarding, back office equity and commodity, DP (NSDL and CDSL), mutual fund, surveillance and risk.
- Organizing project update meeting with the stakeholders every month, circulating weekly project updates to the business stake holders, vendor management – Heckyl, Tejosma, TSS, ACE, Netcore, Mobitrail, Supporting SMS solutions.
- Vendor management, preparation and circulation of Issue tracker and providing weekly updates to respective business stakeholders.
- Requirements and Bugs reported by Business team are handled properly with the help of vendor
- Evaluating and Assessment of the Critical Risk, High, Medium, Low and Info risk VAPT points.
Asst. Manager
Edelweiss Securities Ltd
08.2013 - 09.2017
- project director – team supervisor (supplier oversight and quality evaluation)
- oversaw project development deliverables for mobile trading application in retail market, including equity and derivatives across BSE, NSE, and primary market products like IPO, OFS, and MFSS.
- omnesys software (application) testing, deployment management, and maintenance.
- omnesys trading platform bod-eod operations of trading platform as per checklist and live support during instances.
- managed vendor relations, prepared and distributed issue tracker, and provided weekly updates to ensure timely resolution of issues.
- implemented change management processes in compliance with established change policy.
- vapt assessment for online trading platform website and executable exposed to internet.
Asst. Manager
Standard Chartered Securities India Ltd
04.2008 - 07.2013
- Provided IT production support for system implementations.
- Managed trading desk operations for derivatives and equities, ensuring effective risk management.
- National customer care support and Management of Aspect and Talisma(emailing solution).
- Maintained and managed server inventory for optimal performance.
- Handled requirements and bugs reported by the business team with vendor support.
- DR synchronization and testing environment to provide to business for testing every half-yearly.
- Maintaining and Managing the Server inventory.
- Hands on SQL Database (Backup, restoration, Query analyzer).
Executive
Asian CERC Information Technology Ltd
06.2005 - 03.2008
- Handling Trading Desk (Derivatives & Equities) Front Office and Back-Office related application.
- Managed trading desk applications for derivatives and equities in front office and back office.
- Configured TAP and IML, monitored lease line and Vsat status to ensure connectivity.
- Hands on SQL 2005 Database (Backup, restoration, Query analyzer), etc.
- Traveled to client locations in Mumbai and surrounding areas for software installation and commissioning.
Associate
Netpro Infotech Services
03.2004 - 05.2005
- Service Delivery Engineer-IMS
- Managed IT services and software management for Cisco switches, routers, D-link modems, and HP and IBM servers.
- Worked on IT services, Outsourcing and Software management, Cisco Switches and Routers, D-link Modems, HP and IBM Servers.
- Operated Trading Desk for ODIN platform, facilitating trades in equities and derivatives.
- Installation of peripherals like Server 2000 & Windows 2003 Server.
- Provided technical support for LAN and WAN networks to ensure connectivity.
Education
MBAITSM - ITSM
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Mumbai, India01-2024
Bachelor of Arts -
Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Comm.
Mumbai, India01-2003
H.S.C -
Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Comm.
Mumbai, India01-1998
S.S.C -
AFAC English School
Mumbai, India01-1995
Skills
Project management expertise
Business requirements analysis
Agile and Waterfall proficiency
Risk management
Regulatory compliance oversight
IT governance
ServiceNow and Jira proficiency
Data analysis proficiency
Facilitating cross-functional collaboration
Effective stakeholder communication
Release management
Accomplishments
- Addressed a challenging situation where reconciliation delivery was overdue in team on every quarter by deep diving in the issue, identifying the gap & designing an innovative tracker along with initiating awards activities to motivate the team.
- All Quarterly reconciliation was completed within a short span of 10 months and further streamlined to meet delivery timeline.
- Integration of Razor Pay UPI fund transfer and Payment gateway replacing Bill Desk.
- LAS product for HSL DP customers.
- MF Pool Account Discontinuation.
- Intersegment fund transfer for Equity and Commodity segment.
- Margin Pledge for obtaining collateral benefit for the customers using CDSL api.
- Deep linking integration for third party products like Life Insurance, General Insurance and Health Insurance with Liberty, HDFC Life and Manipal Signa.
- Introduction of BSE CDS in Tick Pro Mobile app and Website.
- GTC/GTD for Cash Segment.
- UPI Intent calling for Mobile platform.
- Migration of Trading platforms from XML to Rest api technology.
- Complete revamp and enhancement of Tick Pro mobile app like Trade through notifications with CTA, Scrip alert with CTA, Revamp of the Hamburger menus, Introducing Finger print access for secure login Etc.
Certification
MBA from NMIMS university 2022 – 2024 with specialization in ITSM.
Timeline
Senior Manager
HDFC Securities Ltd.
05.2021 - Current
Manager
Reliance Securities Ltd.
11.2018 - 04.2021
Deputy Manager
India Infoline Ltd
10.2017 - 11.2018
Asst. Manager
Edelweiss Securities Ltd
08.2013 - 09.2017
Asst. Manager
Standard Chartered Securities India Ltd
04.2008 - 07.2013
Executive
Asian CERC Information Technology Ltd
06.2005 - 03.2008
Associate
Netpro Infotech Services
03.2004 - 05.2005
MBAITSM - ITSM
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Bachelor of Arts -
Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Comm.
H.S.C -
Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Comm.
S.S.C -
AFAC English School
Certificate of Recognition
Received “Best team of the Year” award for year 2011/2012 for “Standard Chartered Securities (India) Limited”., Received “On the Spot Bravo award” for introducing Bank Nifty Weekly trading contract in 4 different trading platforms at Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
Personal Details
- Name: Zaheer Mohd.Ali Bharde
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Date of Birth: 15th November 1979.
- Passport Details: Passport No. W4826754, Place of Issue: Mumbai, Date of Issue: 2022-09-21, Date of Expiry: 2032-09-20
Listening Music, Watching Movies and Gym
Enjoy listening Old bollywood music and watching movies. Regular going to Gym for basic exercise.