lkbala

Senior Business Analyst & Project Manager

I draw upon 20+ years of delivery and consulting experience in leading projects from concept to launch. I excel at managing stakeholders across functions and geographies, defining target operating models and IT solutions for complex business needs.

Most of my experience is in B2B markets in the regulated financial service industry, covering Investment Banking, Commercial & Personal Insurance domains.Ā 

I enjoy the challenges of greenfield projects as well as established products. Iā€™m constantly looking for ways to remove bottlenecks and improve efficiency in process. Inspect and adapt is a core mantra.

I can effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation, from engineers to C-suite. Iā€™m direct, comfortable making difficult decisions and ultimately focused on the delivery of value. I have a keen eye on the bigger picture and enjoy the challenges of problem solving.

I bring grit, valuable execution experience, macro-to-micro versatility and cross-functional collaboration skills.


Experience: 4 years

Yearly salary: $130,000

Hourly rate: $110

Nationality: šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United Kingdom

Residency: šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ United Kingdom


Experience

senior business analyst & project manager
bnb paribas, london uk
2021 - 2024
led the launch of a greenfield solution for collateral management of client clearing & securities lending businesses and migrated existing business, data & processes from vendor application.
senior business analyst
london metal exchange, london uk
2017 - 2021
multiple initiatives
senior business analyst
bnb paribas, london uk
2014 - 2016
played a key role in shaping a collateral management solution that complies with regulatory changes, arising from margin requirements for otc uncleared derivatives as agreed by bcbs & iosco. conceptualised the solution which involved integration with the industry platform built by acadiasoft & tri-optima.
change business analyst
lch clearnet, london uk
2013 - 2014
worked on solutions to address bank of england's requirements for lch ltd to reduce reliance on net interest income and adopt a more sustainable commercial model. the lseg takeover rendered the project defunct and i chose to leave.
senior business analyst
bnb paribas, london uk
2010 - 2013
on-boarded new fund managers onto algo v5, enabling operations to provide third party collateral management service. defined and implemented solution for otc clearing in the wake of dodd-frank & emir regulation, to offer as third-party collateral outsourcing service for fund managers. upgraded algo version in line with vendor release. ran workshops and meetings with project stakeholders to identify requirements and resolve key issues. enhanced and developed downstream feeds to other systems such as tri-resolve and intellimatch. tested and implemented system enhancements into production. ensured adequate training and handover to first and second-line support teams.
business analyst
xchanging, london, uk
2009 - 2010
business consultant
tata consultancy services, chennai india
2003 - 2008

Skills

project-manager
english