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Veena Pandey, CAMS

Director of Engineering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India16 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Citi's KYC program with a focus on compliance.
  • Optimized accounts approval process for enhanced client due diligence.
  • Fostered communication channels to improve operational efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Fintech with expertise in compliance and risk management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Anti Money LaunderingKycComplianceClient Due Diligence

Other Skills

Financial Risk ManagementRegulatory InterpretationOperational RiskQuality ControlStakeholder EngagementStakeholder LiaisonTrainingProcess ImprovementCorporate Customer Due DiligenceCompliance ReportingBanking OperationCapital MarketsBankingAML Risks and ComplianceBusiness Due-Diligence

About

At the helm of Citi's KYC program, my role as Director intertwines stringent anti-money laundering practices with comprehensive financial risk management. Our team's dedication to excellence ensures that global and regional initiatives align with the highest standards of regulatory compliance. The stewardship over critical policy committee and governance meetings reflects my commitment to robust client due diligence. By fostering clear communication channels, we have optimized the accounts approval process, reinforcing Citi's reputation as a bastion of trust and integrity in the financial landscape.

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
14 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Citi

7 roles

Director

Promoted

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos

Anti Money LaunderingKYCFinancial Risk Management

Senior Vice President

Jul 2022Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Vice President

Promoted

Jan 2019Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Veena is responsible for supporting global CCB AML KYC program office in all global and regional initiatives. Liaising with Compliance and other SMEs on standards and regulatory interpretation and business capabilities, to support the sustainability of the KYC program for CCB. Represent CCB business on various policy committee and Governance meetings to ensure CCB is adequately represented on the all the key KYC and regulatory discussion, further ensuring Regional heads, Global CCB KYC program office and Global CCB head are updated in timely manner of all the discussion and items requiring their attention. Reviewing FRD and BRD requirements for the programs and ensuring applicability to CCB’s different regional structures, systems and requirements. Embedding AML/KYC into CCB’s broader operational risk framework including Manager Control Assessment (MCA) and Key Operational Risk (KOR)/Key Risk Indicator (KRI) development. Assisting in the management of internal audits and control processes
KYCComplianceRegulatory InterpretationOperational Risk

Assistant Vice President

Jan 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Veena is responsible for conducting quality control reviews across CCB clientele. The program will engage stakeholders and provide formalized defect reporting and feedback with continuous training and communications on a monthly basis to senior management/stakeholders involved in the accounts approval process lifecycle with the objective of improving overall client due diligence accounts approval process quality & reduce lifecycle processing time.
Quality ControlClient Due DiligenceStakeholder Engagement

Manager – Anti-Money Laundering Operations for Corporate Clients

Jan 2015Dec 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Veena led a team of 8 members to renew KYC records of corporate clients and also contributed individually as a checker of the records. She liaised with stakeholders of business-side from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand for updating them with new policies, resolving pending issues and getting feedback to improve a process. She worked with Global/Local Compliance teams to resolve KYC policy related queries and imparts relevant training to her team. She was part of core groups of Citi's KYC process improvement initiatives.
KYCStakeholder LiaisonTraining

Assistant Manager – Anti-Money Laundering Operations for Corporate Clients

Promoted

Jan 2013Dec 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Veena led a team of 10 members to renew KYC records of corporate clients and also contributed individually as a checker of records. She liaised with stakeholders of business-side from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand for updating them with new policies, resolving pending issues and getting feedback to improve a process. She represented Asia KYC team in the Citi's new KYC system launch process. She has contributed to several Citi's strategic initiatives.
KYCStakeholder LiaisonProcess Improvement

Assistant Manager - Anti-Money Laundering Operations for Corporate Clients

Feb 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Veena created and updated KYC records for corporates and managed corporate customer due-diligence process for high-risk countries such as India and Bangladesh. She also contributed in piloting new KYC teams.
KYCCorporate Customer Due Diligence

Consortium securities private limtied

2 roles

Compliance Executive

Jan 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Veena conducted KYC due diligence for stock open trading accounts and DP accounts as per SEBI guidelines. She prepared and submitted annual compliance report, annual return reports and net worth report to NSE, BSE, NCDEX, MCX and MCX-SX
KYCCompliance Reporting

Management Trainee

Oct 2007Dec 2007 · 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Veena verified all documents to open trading and DP Accounts Trading and per SEBI guidelines. She received pre-placement offer from Consortium

Education

IISE - Business Management

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Finance

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Bachelor's Degree — Commerce

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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