Mar 2021 – Mar 2026 · 5 yrs · Bengaluru

• Cybersecurity Awareness Leadership:
• I developed and executed comprehensive cybersecurity awareness programs across multiple business units, including phishing simulations, training sessions, and educational initiatives. These programs empowered employees to identify and respond to emerging threats, improving the overall security culture. I also collaborated closely with the Business Risk Management team to ensure security protocols were continuously improved and aligned with internal and regulatory policies.
• Internal IT Audit Operations:
• I managed a team of 13, overseeing the internal audit function for SOX and SOC testing. I focused on reviewing internal controls, ensuring their effectiveness and compliance. I was instrumental in creating control testing methodologies, ensuring timely delivery of audit results and identifying control gaps for immediate remediation.
• Compliance Operations for ITGC KPIs:
• I managed ITGC KPIs related to Segregation of Duties, Sensitive Access, and User Access Management, leading discussions on compliance solutions and conducting gap analyses to enhance compliance processes and improve efficiency.
• SAP GRC & Security Compliance:
• I led the implementation of SAP GRC across 13 system lines, overseeing the SAP Access Control module. I drove the deployment of SAP Security Framework, ensuring compliance with security controls across multiple environments, reducing risks and strengthening SAP systems.
• Transition Project Manager:
• I successfully managed the in-housing of a compliance cell, facilitating effective stakeholder alignment and knowledge transfer to ensure smooth transitions to Business-As-Usual (BAU) operations.
• Vendor & People Management:
• Managed relationships with external vendors and led teams in delivering services like Z-Code assessment and security compliance, ensuring high-quality deliverables and on-time results.

Aug 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru

• Business Owner/ Project Manager:
• o SAP GRC implementation across 13 system lines and 10 different zone. Been the
• business owner for Access Control module and involved into end to end project
• cycle till P2BAU.
• o SAP Security Framework implementation: Managing the system profiler
• deployment with the vendor by aligning them with company specific controls.
• Making sure all the 15 system lines are ready on APP, DB and OS level to
• automate the reporting.
• o Onpasis implementation and operationalization: Impact assessment, AS-IS to be
• Process alignment, Framework definition, framework implementation and
• operationalization
• Transition Project Manager: Project of in housing a compliance cell, involved into creating
• blueprint, shortlisting & hiring the resource, Managing PMO for the project to align
• stakeholders on the project status, working on the KT plan and its efficiency to have a
• successful BAU of the team.

Jul 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru

• ITGC team

Jul 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

• Project Manager for ITGC global compliance framework implementations: Assessment of current state of the operations, automation of KPI reporting, Global SAP security framework and GRC implementation, System code remediation, SOX compliance, Vendor management, SOP creation, PMO for various activity like ruleset change, auditor access management, 5S compliance lead.
• PMO for a transformation project( Banking):Prepared & maintained project management plan, managing end to end implementation of the project, managing stakeholder interactions, created PMO methods and processes ,status reporting, and managing RAID logs. Prepared an end to end milestone plan enriched with key risks, issues, dependencies by actively engaging with all work-stream.
• PMO support in managing and optimizing company's business processes: Designed & implemented MIS dashboards for stakeholders at various levels to provide performance metrics related to incidents, resolution time, and productivity metrics. Performed data analysis to identify root-causes of incidents, process failures, and recommended process improvement steps.
• Risk Management (Risk Management Lead): Facilitated assessment of risks for the portfolio and project level to roll up to organization risks core. Created methodology including assessing legal agreements with client and suppliers, focusing on strategic important project/engagement, Inter department dependencies, criticality of data, level of confidentiality of data and assets. Risk register has been maintained to access the impact of putting mitigation strategies, and have been reported the same to senior management in monthly review meetings.

May 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore

• Process Transformation (Project Manager): Assessed the current state of business units in terms of process maturity level. Performed comparison study with CMMi Level3, identified and documented gaps. Created a future state document detailing steps to be undertaken to ensure business unit sare CMMi level3 compliant. Define level of governance for implementation of project. Conducted process improvement training and assess its efficiency, Define metrics to track and monitor performance on an agreed cadence. Newsletters and modules were created for process area reference.
• Reimplementation of tool(Project Lead-Clarizen cloud based project management tool): Assessed the need, documented the limitations of tool based on the need and dynamics of existing projects. Analyzed gaps, and initiated awareness drive by mailers, roadshow, training sessions. Adherence level have been analyzed and provided visibility to management in weekly meeting, Root cause analysis has been performed as an when required.

Jun 2014 – May 2015 · 11 mos

• o Design experiments and execute it as per plan to complete the scope, within given timeline with assured quality standards and report for any finding.
• o Understand the scientific logic behind the experiment and look for troubleshooting if required.
• o Arrange team meetings and document MoM.
• o Implement new creative ideas to track project and maintain its quality and schedule.
• o Procure all required resources from venders and make sure its availability and keeping a track on all shipment related job.
• o Communicate the project status, suggestions and team activity throughout the team.

Apr 2012 – Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Assisting different projects of research objectives, Doing molecular Biology, Immunology and protein works related to some assays too and working with ownership to do the things on time with aquracy by using my practical and theoretical scientific skills.

Jan 2011 – Jun 2011 · 5 mos · Bangalore

• "Role of Gene in Lipid Metablism"
• “Isolation of plasmid from yeast and transformation in Bacteria and followed by induction of over expression of protein and purification, based upon Bioinformatics data characterize its role in lipid Metabolism by using radio label substrate and TLC technique and Assays”