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Abinash Panda

Dayton,NJ

Summary

Strategic and Visionary GRC Implementation Director with over 20 years of proven success in architecting and executing enterprise-wide Governance Risk and Compliance and Business Process Management solutions. Adept at transforming complex regulatory landscapes into streamlines, scalable systems that empower organizations to proactively manage risk, ensure compliance and drive operational excellence. Expert in technology selection, RFI, Vendor Management, Digitization, Automation,Architecture Integration and full life cycle platform deployment


Data driven leader focused on Gen AI for GRC and aligning technology with business strategy to enhance risk resilience and operational Efficiency.




Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Software Engineering

DTCC
09.2018 - Current

Strategic result driven Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) leader with around 7 years of experience driving enterprise-scale GRC technology implementations. Expert in aligning governance, risk and compliance frameworks with business objectives through innovative technology solutions.


Led end to end implementations of GRC tools like RSA Archer, MetricStream, Process Unity, Navex, Compliance Link and Star Compliance


Collaborated with C-suite, Internal Audit, Compliance, Privacy, Model Risk, Operational Risk, Technology Risk Management and Business Continuity


Directed multi-million dollar GRC technology portfolio, ensuring on-time, on budget delivery of complex projects while maximizing ROI


Championed Gen AI for GRC and automation initiatives that reduced manual intervention and increasing operational efficiency and accuracy.


Designed and implemented GRC data warehouse on SnowFlake to build executive dashboards and realtime Intelligence tools.


Managed globally diverse cross functional teams, drive global user adoption programs, led change management to embed a proactive risk culture


Oversaw vendor relationship, contract negotiations and ensured alignment with evolving regulatory landscapes and industry best practices.

Senior Manager GRC

Cognizant Technologies
12.2011 - 09.2018

MetricSteram competency development, presales, grc systems implementation and consulting.


Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing grc projects.


Launched GRC center of excellence and quality assurance practices


Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.

Business Analyst

MetricStream
08.2010 - 12.2010

Business Analyst GRC

Assistant Manager

Wipro Technologies
06.2010 - 08.2010

Operational Efficiency and Business Process Management

Business Analyst

Satyam Computer Services
03.2007 - 06.2010

Business Analyst Pega and IBM BPM

Senior Analyst

Affiliated Computer Services
02.2006 - 03.2007

Business Process outsourcing for financial processes

Assistant Manager

Allergan
08.2005 - 02.2006

Finance Process Optimization

Analyst

Affiliated Computer Services
01.2004 - 07.2005

Financial process transition and outsourcing

Associate

Ocwen Financial
04.2002 - 12.2004

Mortgage Underwirting

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Institute of Finance And International Management
Bangalore
04-2002

BBA -

Utkal University
Bhubaneswar
06-1998

Skills

  • Enterprise GRC Platform Strategy, Integration and Implementations ( RSA Archer, MetricStream, Process Unity, Navex, Compliance Link, Star Compliance, AML, OFAC, Complianceai, 4CRiskaai, IBM BPM, Pega, Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Snowflake, APIs, Python, Sql, Jira, Agile and Sharepoint
  • Partner with diverse business units across the Three Lines of Defense to implement and embed IT GRC Framework
  • Regulatory Change Management, NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication
  • Facilitated GRC core working group and cadence for standardization and Change Management
  • Business intelligence analysis and AI
  • Governance, risk, and compliance digital strategy and workflow automation
  • AI Implementation for GRC Processes
  • Cross functional team leadership and development
  • Program management expertise

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional

Timeline

Director of Software Engineering

DTCC
09.2018 - Current

Senior Manager GRC

Cognizant Technologies
12.2011 - 09.2018

Business Analyst

MetricStream
08.2010 - 12.2010

Assistant Manager

Wipro Technologies
06.2010 - 08.2010

Business Analyst

Satyam Computer Services
03.2007 - 06.2010

Senior Analyst

Affiliated Computer Services
02.2006 - 03.2007

Assistant Manager

Allergan
08.2005 - 02.2006

Analyst

Affiliated Computer Services
01.2004 - 07.2005

Associate

Ocwen Financial
04.2002 - 12.2004

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Institute of Finance And International Management

BBA -

Utkal University