About Sai Kartheek Mahankali
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About me
I am a dedicated and results-driven Data Science graduate student at the University at Buffalo, with over 6 years of accomplished experience in Capital Markets. My expertise lies in Post-Trade Management, Client Services, and client conversions. As a Certified Scrum Master, I bring a strong background in technical and product-level analysis, effective stakeholder communication, and end-user training.
Professional Journey:
In my role as a Technical Business Analyst at Broadridge, I have excelled in managing data integration, user acceptance testing, and conversion streams. My close collaboration with design and development teams ensures seamless delivery and exceptional user support. My expertise spans various middle and back-office functions, including trade settlement, netting, corporate actions, and exception management, with experience in Asian and European markets.
Demonstrated Excellence:
I have delivered numerous product demonstrations to Tier 1/2/3 firms’ large operations groups, showcasing my ability to effectively communicate complex concepts. My international experience includes working in London and Singapore as part of onsite implementation teams. I played a pivotal role in creating design and approach documents and providing onsite support for system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and migration.
Client Onboarding Success:
As the main point of contact for the conversions team, I have successfully onboarded prestigious clients such as Barclays Bank PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Société Générale, and Standard Chartered Bank.
Skills & Tools:
My skill set includes expertise in business analysis, requirement gathering, client education, and product demonstration. I am proficient in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and MS Office, with hands-on experience in SQL, Sybase DB, XML, Unix, C, and Python. Additionally, I have a strong foundation in data science, utilizing Python, R, MATLAB, Tableau, and PowerBI for data analysis and visualization.
Education
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2023 - 2023
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Master of Science: Data Science
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- 2016
GITAM University
Bachelor of Technology: Electronics and Communication Engineering
Experience
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2021 - 2022
Standard Chartered Bank, India
Technical Business Analyst
• Gathered and documented required changes necessary for facilitating SCB’s transition from SWIFT MT formats to ISO 20022 compliant
messages (MX formats) as part of the industry-wide initiative.
• Effectively translated complex business requirements into detailed and clear functional requirements, collaborating closely with technical
teams to confirm feasibility. This collaboration led to a 20% improvement in project alignment with initial business goals.
• Collaborated on cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize four data-driven Global Post Trade Management (GPTM) solutions.
• Achieved a 30% improvement in meeting deadlines through change management with JIRA. -
2016 - 2022
Broadridge Financial Solutions, India
Senior Product Analyst
• Led a successful reference data migration to GLOSS/GPTM during a 6-month secondment at a Tier 1 firm in London, demonstrating
adaptability and project management skills.
• Managed the end-to-end migration of trades and settlements, including overseeing user acceptance testing, during a 9-month secondment
at a Tier 1 firm in Singapore, showcasing expertise in trade operations and settlement processes.
• Reduced resolution time by 50% through ownership of incident and request processes.
• Improved issue turnaround time by triaging 1000+ technical and functional queries with SQL.• Performed weekly exploratory data analysis on GPTM transaction datasets utilizing SQL, delivering critical insights to support informed
decision-making.
• Delivered more than 50 product capability demonstrations and actively collaborated on over 100 enhancements, contributing to the
continuous improvement of product features and client satisfaction.
• Initiated and automated monitoring and key insights reporting for 20+ client environments deploying ITRS Geneos, resulting in increased
efficiency by 50%.