Vivek YS

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led large teams in financial crime management.
Delivered automation initiatives reducing manual workflows by 90%.
Explored AI integration for personal trading strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with expertise in financial crime risk management and AI integration.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai IntegrationMarket AnalysisAnti-money LaunderingStakeholder EngagementProject ManagementProgram ManagementFinancial Crime Risk ManagementAudit Readiness

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAuditAutomation InitiativesBusiness Process ImprovementChange ManagementConflict ResolutionCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Due Diligence (CDD)Executive ReportingGlobal Stakeholder EngagementLean ManagementMentoringOpen-source LLMsOperations ManagementOperations Process Improvement

Experience

Self-employed

Full Time Equity Trader

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Remote

Equity Trader

Career break

Career transition

Jul 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Taking a planned career break to support family while actively exploring new professional directions at the intersection of finance, technology, and AI.
Engaged in equity trading, analyzing market behavior and building personal trading strategies with a focus on disciplined risk management.
Exploring open-source LLMs (via OLLAMA) including Gemma, Mistral, Phi-4, Neural Chat, and QWQ, for a personal AI integration project.
Learning the architecture and behavior of AI-generated code using tools in .py, .js, .go, TypeScript, .html, .css, .DuckDB, and SQLite.
Although not a hands-on coder, I work with AI-generated code and focus on debugging, refining, enhancing and understanding output to progressively improve personal projects at a steady pace.

Hsbc

5 roles

Vice President – Financial Crime, KYC

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

Stakeholder EngagementOperations Process ImprovementAuditAnti-Money LaunderingCustomer Due Diligence (CDD)Cross-functional Team Leadership+6

Site Lead/Project Manager-Financial Crime

Promoted

Oct 2018 – Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos · On-site

Project ManagementProgram ManagementStrategic PlanningAgile MethodologiesLean ManagementBusiness Process Improvement+1

Project Manager/Financial Crime

Jan 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

Assistant Manager – Client Selection and Exit Management -Financial Crime

Promoted

Apr 2013 – Dec 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos · On-site

Led a large Financial crime team, managing 25 direct reports and overseeing 250+ indirect team members through effective TCS vendor coordination.
Oversaw Client Selection & Exit Management (CSEM) processes and authored global desktop procedures, ensuring standardization, ensuring effective controls to manage Financial Crime Risk.
Successfully delivered automation initiatives, resulting in a 90% reduction in manual workflows.
Served as the primary audit lead for both internal and external audit readiness, ensuring compliance and successful reviews.

Transaction Monitoring Analyst & Sanctions Screening Analyst- Financial Crime

Oct 2009 – Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 6 mos · On-site

Conducted thorough FC (AML) investigations utilizing Norkom, LexisNexis, internal sanctions lists, Google search, and RDC.
Reviewed suspicious transaction alerts and escalated findings to Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) as required, adhering to regulatory guidelines.
Performed meticulous sanctions screening and name matching for cross-border transactions, mitigating financial crime risks.