Chimaroke Nwankwo
Bound Brook,NJ
Summary
Strategic Data & Analytics Leader with over 17 years of experience translating complex data into actionable recommendations that drive business growth and enterprise optimization. Expert in advanced SQL analysis, BI reporting frameworks, and comprehensive data governance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Strategic Business Analyst
DISCOVER/CAPITAL ONE
05.2025 - Current
- Partner directly with senior leadership and data engineers to transform complex origination and transactional data into scalable data pipelines and actionable executive insights.
- Architected and optimized scalable data pipelines within Snowflake, ingesting massive datasets from diverse payment platforms (FIS, Atlas, PULSE) to accelerate executive reporting and complex origination analytics.
- Govern the strategic execution of ATM, Debit, and Payments controls, writing complex SQL queries and data transformations to validate reporting, troubleshoot workflow issues, and ensure stringent data quality.
- Contribute to overarching process automation and scripting efforts utilizing Python and Power Automate, successfully reducing manual analytical workloads by 75%.
- Support the design and deployment of sophisticated reporting workflows in Power BI, significantly enhancing transparency across overarching financial operations.
IT Business Analyst Supervisor
AMBOY BANK
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Directed end-to-end enterprise software implementation projects, including the strategic rollout of Zendesk, Notifi, and FISERV, acting as the critical technical bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams.
- Leveraged Jira to manage Agile implementation sprints, translating complex operational needs into scalable technical solutions and data products that drove a 40% reduction in manual tasks through automated workflow deployments.
- Engineered and documented robust business requirements, API integrations, and data workflow logic for newly implemented platforms, ensuring strict architectural alignment across developers, data engineers, and non-technical stakeholders.
Senior Business Data Analyst
FISERV
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Executed primary analysis using SQL and advanced Excel (VBA) to validate data models, translating technical findings into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
- Analyzed business data to identify trends and insights for strategic decision-making.
- Developed reports and dashboards using visualization tools for stakeholder presentations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and validate data requirements.
- Enforced data governance and compliance protocols across consumer datasets, ensuring data integrity and regulatory adherence during enterprise migrations.
Senior Business Systems Analyst
JP MORGAN CHASE
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Acted as a critical technical leader during the massive systems implementation and data migration of First Republic Bank into JP Morgan Chase infrastructure, bridging business stakeholders and data engineering teams.
- Integrated diverse financial data sources via REST APIs and engineered centralized data warehousing solutions in Snowflake, consolidating fragmented legacy architectures to ensure a zero-defect migration of First Republic data.
- Engineered comprehensive data dictionaries and complex mapping specifications to support the integration of disparate data sources across the newly merged enterprise.
- Supported the design of scalable data pipelines and architectural workflows, writing advanced SQL queries to validate data transformations and maintain stringent data quality throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Developed real-time operational dashboards utilizing BI tools to empower senior leadership to monitor newly integrated banking systems, track performance drivers, and ensure immediate post-migration stability.
Senior Business Systems Analyst
FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Drove the end-to-end systems implementation and enterprise-wide core banking migration from FISERV DNA to FIS IBS, translating complex operational needs into highly scalable technical solutions.
- Executed deep SQL data mapping, rigorous requirements elicitation, and Snowflake data modeling to ensure critical banking workflows and origination pipelines were accurately replicated and optimized in the new target environment.
- Collaborated daily with developers and project managers to troubleshoot data workflow issues, define system architectures, and ensure high delivery velocity during critical phases of the migration.
- Authored comprehensive technical documentation, including data definitions, workflow logic, and UAT test scripts, to ensure strict alignment across all technical and non-technical stakeholders during the systems integration.
Compliance Operations Manager
ZSUITE TECHNOLOGIES
02.2021 - 09.2021
- Analyzed complex regulatory datasets to uncover systemic trends and operational bottlenecks, deploying actionable process improvements that optimized overarching data governance and plummeted non-compliance incidents by 80%.
- Architected and implemented compliance programs to mitigate customer onboarding risks, leveraging risk analytics to identify vulnerabilities and safeguard organizational integrity while facilitating business growth.
- Partnered with business units, led cross-functional training that translated complex risk data into actionable strategies, improving internal enterprise audit scores by 25%.
Branch Operations Manager
ROSELLE BANK
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Led branch operations team, overseeing daily financial activities such as cash balancing, vault management, and card reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Analyzed localized performance data from suspense accounts and daily transactions, delivering operational reports to executive teams to inform strategic business growth initiatives.
- Collaborated with retail leadership to identify operational bottlenecks and implement process improvements, strengthening data governance and enhancing branch performance.
Business Operations Analyst
INVESTORS BANK
06.2015 - 12.2019
- Led the strategic enterprise migration to FISERV DNA, executing advanced data mapping and managing complex Agile data sprints via Jira to ensure flawless delivery.
- Acted as a strategic partner during a comprehensive Salesforce implementation, spearheading the ingestion of legacy core data into Snowflake environments to build customized origination and deal pipeline reporting frameworks.
- Pioneered the Proof of Deposit (POD) department, utilizing advanced data models to track performance drivers and successfully process over 2,000 monthly financial transactions.
Senior Deposit Operations Analyst
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Conducted operational analysis to resolve complex daily General Ledger (GL), Federal Reserve, and customer account exceptions, identifying trends that drove process improvements.
- Designed and delivered structured training frameworks for item-processing, fostering analytical skill development across the team and contributing to a 25% reduction in operational errors and 35% decline in compliance incidents.
- Partnered in commercial account onboarding and maintenance, consolidating diverse data sources to ensure high-quality inputs and strict data governance for high-value clients.
Education
B.A. - Economics
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Piscataway, NJ11-2010
Skills
- Data Consolidation
- Dashboard Optimization
- Trend Analysis
- Data governance
- Process Improvement
- Workflow Optimization
- SQL
- MS SQL Server 2019
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Excel VBA
- Data Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity Review
- Analysis modeling
Certification
- TestOut IT Pro
- Microsoft SQL 2019
Timeline
Strategic Business Analyst
DISCOVER/CAPITAL ONE
05.2025 - Current
IT Business Analyst Supervisor
AMBOY BANK
10.2024 - 07.2025
Senior Business Data Analyst
FISERV
07.2024 - 09.2024
Senior Business Systems Analyst
JP MORGAN CHASE
07.2023 - 07.2024
Senior Business Systems Analyst
FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
09.2021 - 07.2023
Compliance Operations Manager
ZSUITE TECHNOLOGIES
02.2021 - 09.2021
Branch Operations Manager
ROSELLE BANK
12.2019 - 03.2020
Business Operations Analyst
INVESTORS BANK
06.2015 - 12.2019
Senior Deposit Operations Analyst
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
09.2013 - 06.2015
B.A. - Economics
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY