Nilesh Desai — Operations Associate

Strategic Data Governance Leader & Senior Business Analyst with 15+ years of experience in Banking, Investment, and Wealth Management, specializing in enterprise data strategy, regulatory compliance, and data quality transformation across $35B+ portfolios. I have contributed to and led key initiatives within enterprise governance programs — managing CDE validation, building data lineage frameworks, and delivering regulatory remediation roadmaps that secured 100% audit success for Basel III/RWA mandates and 100% FinCEN/BSA compliance across Wire and ACH transfers. My approach combines deep regulatory expertise with hands-on technical delivery and strong business analysis capabilities — designing governance frameworks, eliciting and documenting business requirements, maintaining enterprise data dictionaries and business glossary definitions in Collibra, and partnering with CDO teams and data stewards to establish data ownership accountability across Tier-1 financial institutions including Citi, U.S. Bank, BNY Mellon, Bank of America, and UBS. CORE COMPETENCIES ◈ Data Governance & Strategy: Enterprise Metadata Management | Data Lineage | CDE Validation | Data Quality Control Frameworks | Data Governance Strategy | Data Stewardship & Ownership Frameworks | Root Cause Analysis (RCA) | Collibra | Snowflake (evaluated) ◈ Banking & Regulatory Domain: Basel III Regulatory Reporting | BCBS 239 Risk Data Aggregation & Reporting | Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA) | AML/BSA Compliance | FinCEN | Wealth Management Operations | Investment Services | Mortgage & Personal Lending ◈ Business Analysis & Agile Delivery: Requirements Elicitation | Stakeholder Interviews | Gap Analysis | User Stories | Product Backlog Management | SAFe 6.0 (POPM) | Agile/Scrum | JIRA & Confluence ◈ Technical & Analytical Toolkit: Advanced SQL (Oracle/MS SQL Server) | Advanced Excel | Power BI | Python | Java/J2EE | Cloud Platforms (AWS) | CI/CD & DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins) Open to connecting with governance professionals, CDO teams, and financial services leaders exploring data strategy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise data quality initiatives. Also open to new opportunities in Data Governance, Senior BA, and regulatory data management roles within financial services.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong data governance and regulatory compliance skills.

Location: East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Experience: 22 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Data Governance
Regulatory Compliance
Product Management
Cloud Computing
Agile Methodologies
Software Development
Java Development

Career Highlights

Achieved 100% compliance with Basel III and federal regulations.
Led data governance initiatives across multiple Tier-1 financial institutions.
Engineered automated frameworks improving data quality and efficiency.

Work Experience

Tata Consultancy Services

Data Governance Lead — Citi Bank (Wealth Lending) (2 yrs 2 mos)

Data Governance Lead / Lead Data Analyst — U.S. Bank (2 yrs 11 mos)

Bank of America

Lead Developer / Product Owner (Strategic Client Engagement) (9 mos)

UBS

Team Lead / Product Owner (Strategic Client Engagement) (7 mos)

Pershing, a BNY Mellon company

Team Lead / Investment Advisory, Java Development (4 yrs 5 mos)

Senior Java Software Developer, Investment Advisory, Weblogic, J2EE (6 yrs 11 mos)

Citigroup

Technical Specialist, Capital Market, Middle Office (2 yrs)

HSBC

Team Lead, Private Banking (4 yrs 4 mos)

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Passed CFA Level I at Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFAI)

B.S. at University of Mumbai

Nilesh Desai

Operations Associate

East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States22 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Achieved 100% compliance with Basel III and federal regulations.
Led data governance initiatives across multiple Tier-1 financial institutions.
Engineered automated frameworks improving data quality and efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong data governance and regulatory compliance skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data GovernanceRegulatory ComplianceProduct ManagementCloud ComputingAgile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentJava Development

Other Skills

Python (Programming Language)Collibra PlatformBCBS 239Data QualityMicrosoft Power BIRisk Weighted Assets (RWA) ReportingBasel IIICDE ValidationData LineageSQLBusiness AnalysisData ManagementSAFeBusiness RequirementsAnti-Money Laundering

About

Experience

22 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Tata consultancy services

2 roles

Data Governance Lead — Citi Bank (Wealth Lending)

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Directed data governance initiatives for Citi's $35B Wealth Lending portfolio, managing Critical Data Elements (CDE) for RWA reporting using Collibra and aligning governance frameworks with BCBS 239 risk data aggregation principles.
Key contributions:
Managed CDE validation and enterprise data dictionary in Collibra — participating in cross-functional business glossary sessions to establish single authoritative definitions for key risk fields
Engineered automated SQL/Excel reconciliation frameworks resolving systemic data quality gaps — boosting efficiency by 40% in support of Basel III compliance
Collaborated with Chief Data Office to establish authoritative business glossary definitions ensuring data lineage and RWA reporting are auditable and Basel III compliant
Achieved 100% compliance with Basel III and federal regulatory mandates across $35B portfolio

Python (Programming Language)Collibra PlatformBCBS 239Data QualityMicrosoft Power BIRisk Weighted Assets (RWA) Reporting+7

Data Governance Lead / Lead Data Analyst — U.S. Bank

Mar 2021 – Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Led data governance and regulatory compliance initiatives across U.S. Bank's credit card and mortgage portfolios — establishing enterprise data lineage frameworks and ensuring 100% regulatory alignment.
Established enterprise Data Lineage & Metadata Governance framework — conducting current-state assessment and delivering remediation roadmap that reduced data inaccuracies by 30%
Led regulatory data quality assessment across Wire and ACH transfers achieving 100% FinCEN/BSA alignment
Partnered with CDO team and data stewards to define data ownership accountabilities and stewardship responsibilities across credit card and mortgage portfolios
Bridged technical and business requirements translating stakeholder needs into actionable user stories within Scrum/Agile framework using JIRA

Data ManagementAgile MethodologiesData QualitySAFeRegulatory ComplianceBusiness Requirements+6

Bank of america

Lead Developer / Product Owner (Strategic Client Engagement)

Mar 2020 – Dec 2020 · 9 mos · New Jersey, United States · Remote

Contract engagement through TekSystems | March 2020 – December 2020
Led modernization of the Home Loan Reverification platform — delivering an automated regulatory validation framework that improved compliance testing efficiency by 35% and eliminated manual review cycles.
Delivered automated Validate/Reject compliance workflows using Java 8 APIs and Spring Boot on Oracle DB — enabling straight-through regulatory reporting
Engineered AWS-integrated web services for secure loan approval document processing and cloud-based storage
Managed globally distributed development teams using Agile/Scrum via JIRA through full product delivery lifecycle

JiraAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)User Story MappingRegulatory ComplianceProduct Backlog+6

Ubs

Team Lead / Product Owner (Strategic Client Engagement)

Jul 2019 – Feb 2020 · 7 mos · Weehawken, New Jersey, United States · On-site

Contract engagement through IRIS Software Inc. | July 2019 – February 2020
Directed migration of Microservices-based Data APIs to AWS Cloud for UBS Global Wealth Management platform — delivering 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and ensuring 99.99% system availability.
Managed end-to-end product delivery lifecycle — defining epics, authoring user stories, and establishing acceptance criteria to ensure quality releases
Acted as primary bridge between Product Owners and development team to align product goals and address technical dependencies before releases
Managed globally distributed teams ensuring cohesive delivery across multiple time zones

JiraAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)DockerRequirements GatheringProduct Feature Prioritization+7

Pershing, a bny mellon company

2 roles

Team Lead / Investment Advisory, Java Development

Promoted

Aug 2014 – Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States · Hybrid

Directed modernization of RIA Platform — migrating legacy Management Advisory system to private cloud environment
Maintained 97% stakeholder satisfaction score bridging executive leadership and engineering teams to deliver actionable product roadmaps
Spearheaded Agile transformation leading backlog grooming and Scrum ceremonies for large scale EPIC initiatives
Translated customer requirements into actionable user stories working cross-functionally with marketing and executive teams

JiraAgile MethodologiesProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentRequirements GatheringTeam Leadership+6

Senior Java Software Developer, Investment Advisory, Weblogic, J2EE

Aug 2007 – Jul 2014 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States · Hybrid

Architected enterprise Managed Account solutions for custodial clients using multithreaded Java/J2EE architecture on WebLogic servers
Developed full stack web solutions leveraging Core Java, Spring MVC, and SQL Server with CI/CD integration via Jenkins
Managed offshore teams ensuring 24/7 support for Management Advisory Platform

Agile MethodologiesJavaJava / J2EEDynatraceSpring MVCSoftware Development+7

Citigroup

Technical Specialist, Capital Market, Middle Office

Aug 2005 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs · NJ · On-site

Achieved development of Cross Product Trade Capture Platform for Fixed Income and Derivative Products which includes Corporate, Treasuries, Mortgages, Government Bonds, Futures, Options, and Securitized products using Java, J2EE, Spring, JSP, Java Servlet, Hibernate, HTML, Sybase.

Hsbc

Team Lead, Private Banking

Apr 2001 – Aug 2005 · 4 yrs 4 mos · NJ · On-site

Technical Foundation: Delivered the development and integration of the HSBC.com portal and a specialized Private Banking web application. Engineered scalable, Java/J2EE-based solutions using Spring, WebLogic, and IBM WebSphere on Unix platforms to support global client banking needs and private banking operations.