Sameer Savanur

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom17 yrs 4 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 14 years of experience in Investment Banking.
  • Expert in managing Risk Change projects.
  • Proven track record in leading Agile teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in Market Risk and Regulatory Compliance.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Market RiskProject ManagementFrtbRisk ManagementTrade ReportingRegulatory Compliance

Other Skills

Credit riskData AnalysisXVASA-CVAData InfrastructureRequirements GatheringMarket Risk Change ManagementBasel 2.5SQL QueriesUser Interface DesignFX & Derivatives Trade ReportingClearing and SettlementsRegulatory ReportingDerivativesPortfolio Management

About

I am a seasoned Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Investment Banking and Core Banking. I specialize in managing Risk Change projects for Market Risk Data Migration and UI Migration projects for Basel 2.5, FRTB, SACVA, XVA, HMD, Time Series, Risk Fabric, VaR persistence and Risk reporting. I have worked on Trade Repository, Trading and Settlement platforms, and Regulatory reporting projects. I am proficient in JIRA and Confluence and have experience working in Agile development frameworks. As a Senior Business Analyst, I am skilled in eliciting requirements from various business users, collaborating with technology teams, managing projects, and analyzing data related to SA-CVA risk. I have a proven track record of managing teams and leading Agile Business Analysts in digital transformation projects. I have designed user interface wireframes, analyzed data models, created efficient SQL queries, and established development timelines. I have excellent communication skills and can interact with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, write test cases, and perform UAT. Overall, I am a goal-oriented and dedicated professional who thrives in challenging environments. I am always seeking to learn and expand my skillset.

Experience

17 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Barclays

Vice President

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • As a Vice President and Senior BA at Barclays UK, I lead cross-functional teams in driving success across Fixed Income and Credit Front Office Trading projects. My core responsibilities include:
  • 🚀 Collaborating with Risk Managers, Traders, and stakeholders to gather and prioritize project requirements.
  • 📊 Analyzing data dependencies and crafting comprehensive documentation, including BRD/FRD, JIRA, and project plans.
  • 📈 Managing day-to-day project deliverables, addressing issues, conflicts, and roadblocks to ensure seamless execution.
  • 📘 Creating user guides and documentation for platform onboarding, facilitating a smooth user experience.
  • 🗺️ Developing and maintaining product roadmaps and project artifacts to manage stakeholder expectations effectively.
  • 🛠️ Testing and verifying releases to ensure adherence to requirements and project goals.
Market riskCredit riskRisk ManagementProject ManagementData AnalysisMarket Risk

Brickendon consulting

FRTB Senior Business Analyst at HSBC UK

Sep 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • As a Senior Business Analyst in FRTB SA and XVA Project Team, I have experience in gathering requirements from business users through interviews and use case analysis.
  • I have also collaborated with technology teams to enhance data infrastructure and systems for FRTB, XVA and SA-CVA risk management.
  • Additionally, I have worked with risk managers and other stakeholders to analyze data for the migration of XVA Data Model into new systems and SA-CVA risk analysis.
  • I have also managed a project to develop and test adjustment functionality for XVA modeled data.
FRTBXVASA-CVAData InfrastructureRequirements GatheringRisk Management

Virtusa

3 roles

Product Owner at LLoyds Bank UK

Apr 2022 – Sep 2022 · 5 mos

Agile Business Analyst at Lloyds Bank UK

Aug 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Leading Digital Transformation Projects

Market Risk Business Analyst at Nomura Investment Bank

Oct 2017 – Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Market Risk Change Management, Basel 2.5, FRTB, HMD (Historical Market Data), Time Series, Risk Fabric, VaR data persistence and reporting.
  • As a Lead Business Analyst, I managed a team of 3 members to gather requirements from various business users for Market Risk Change Management projects such as Basel 2.5, FRTB, and HMD-Time Series.
  • I also designed a new user interface for displaying Risk Data at a granular level and ensured the availability of risk data for regulatory reporting.
  • I created wireframes and analyzed the data model to extract data from the database and create efficient SQL queries.
  • I also collaborated with developers and established development timelines with IT, facilitated sprint planning, and conducted sprint retrospective calls at the end of each sprint.
Market Risk Change ManagementBasel 2.5FRTBSQL QueriesUser Interface DesignMarket Risk+1

The clearing corporation of india limited

3 roles

Assistant Manager - FX & Derivatives

Promoted

Jun 2015 – Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • As a Senior Business Analyst, I have managed projects related to FX & Derivatives Trade Reporting, Clearing, and Settlements.
  • Projects handled included VAR Implementation for IRS product, Interest Rate Swap Trading Platform, OTC Derivatives & Forex Reporting Platform, Trade Repository database system, Clearing and Settlement system, Data Warehouse for MIS and Dashboard, and Regulatory reporting in DTCC.
  • Also developed regulatory reporting data structures to comply with foreign regulations requirement like Dodd-Frank, ESMA, HKMA, ASIC, etc.
FX & Derivatives Trade ReportingClearing and SettlementsRegulatory ReportingTrade ReportingRegulatory Compliance

Senior Executive Officer - FX & Derivatives

Promoted

Oct 2012 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Business Analyst Managing projects related to FX & Derivatives Trade Reporting, Clearing and Settlements

Executive Officer - FX & Derivatives

Apr 2012 – Oct 2012 · 6 mos

Cognizant

Senior Process Executive

Nov 2011 – Apr 2012 · 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • 1. Migration of the new process of Mutual Funds from Stamford UBS wealth management
  • 2. Training other employees to perform UAT test cases
  • 3. Understanding and performing operations of End to End process of Mutual Funds Transactions

Rbs international

Credit Derivative Analyst

Jan 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • 1. Credit Derivative DTCC Confirmations & Credit derivative Non CLS Settltments
  • 2. This role supports the end to end Testing of Confirmations & Settlement systems of OTC derivatives products and Matching of trades in DTCC system. Constant dialog with the Risk Management Middle Office, Accounting & Control, Marketing/Sales Support teams, and Clients.
  • 3. Manage a portfolio of clients, monitored trade population in DTCC and ensured all eligible trades are uploaded and confirmed in the system. Including but not limited to new trade transactions, post trade transactions, assignments and exits.

A.p. moller - maersk

Officer

Nov 2008 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Job Responsibilities:-
  • 1. Handling all the systems related to shipping process
  • 2. Communicating with people around the glob
  • 3. Handling all the document process related to containers in the shipping business
  • Achievements during my job:-
  • 4. Got an “AWARD OF EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE FOR 2009” by MAERSK GSC.
  • 5. And also presented a trophy for being role model
  • to the other colleagues.

Education

National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)

Post Graduate Programme in Financial Engineering and Risk Management — Risk Management

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

K.J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce

Bcom(B & I) — Commerce

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008

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