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Kavya S.

Operations Associate

Gurugram, Haryana, India2 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Recipient of 'SVP Star Award' for exceptional performance.
  • First-ever female topper at IIT Roorkee.
  • Constructed a COVID-friendly scheduling model reducing cycle time by 25%.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Risk Management and Operational Analyst with a focus on Healthcare and Financial Services.

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BacktestingBig Data AnalyticsConfluenceControl ManagementCredit AnalysisCredit Risk ManagementCross-functional CollaborationsEnterprise Risk ManagementFraud DetectionFraud PreventionIssue ManagementJiraLean Six SigmaMicrosoft Power BIOperational Risk Management

About

Kavya Saxena is an Operational Risk & Controls Analyst at American Express, wherein she has led & implemented Risk & Controls Self Assessment (RCSA) across enterprise functions. She has also served as a Product Manager/Owner for Credit & Fraud Risk Management & Strategy wherein she has managed E2E ownership & development of a Risk Model Onboarding AI solution. She had been the recipient of 'SVP Star Award' by US Global Mgmt for exceeding levels of leadership, ownership & performance (<3% colleagues annually). An alumna of IIT Roorkee, she is the recipient of 'The President's Gold Medal' for being the Best Outgoing Student among the 2000+ graduating. Additionally, she was the 'Department Gold Medalist' for being the Best Academic Performer, emerging as the first-ever Female Topper of the Dept. She was also the recipient of 'Best BTech Thesis' during Convocation 2023.

Experience

American express

2 roles

Associate - Operational Risk & Control Management

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Associate - Credit & Fraud Risk Management

Jul 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Wilfrid laurier university

MITACS Globalink Research Intern

May 2022Jul 2022 · 2 mos · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · On-site

  • Conducted survey across 150+ research papers on
  • ‘Shift Scheduling during Pandemics’ and compiled into a review article
  • Constructed a COVID friendly scheduling model in a mfg. unit, reducing cycle time by 25% using multi-objective optimization
  • Presented paper at International Conference of Society of Operations Management, IIM Shillong (2023)

Upraised

Embark Fellow 2021

Oct 2021Mar 2022 · 5 mos

Bharat heavy electricals limited

Summer Trainee

Feb 2021Apr 2021 · 2 mos · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Evaluated the value stream of supply-delivery chain at Materials Management & Logistics departments
  • Recommended implementation of IT Tools to reduce lead time by 20%, leading to customers delight & saving on delays

Mediport

Strategy Intern

Sep 2020Nov 2020 · 2 mos · Remote

  • Conducted primary research across 50+ pathology labs & 100+ patients in tier-2/3 cities for an early healthcare startup
  • Recommended product improvisation features and Go-To-Market Strategy by analyzing market & customer sentiments

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Jan 2019Jan 2023

ShARE - Growing a new generation of leaders

A Leadership Program for Excellence — Organizational Leadership

Jan 2020Jan 2022

Gyan Ganga International Academy

CBSE 2019 — High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Sanskaar Valley

Jan 2007Jan 2017

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