David Gur
Miami,FL
Summary
Accomplished Team Lead (Product Owner/Product Manager/PM/BA) with extensive experience in both Project Management Office (PMO) leadership and Data Engineering, specializing in building robust data infrastructures and enhancing cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in overseeing complex projects, managing multiple teams, and aligning business objectives with technical solutions. JIRA administration for project management, ensuring efficient task tracking, reporting, and delivery. Hands-on leadership in data engineering, including ML, AI, big data solutions, and data modeling. Proven ability to streamline business intelligence processes, enhance data workflows, and implement scalable solutions across departments. Adept at leading infrastructure migration projects, including the transition to Databricks, and building long-term expertise within internal teams. Seasoned professional with extensive experience in the financial industry as a Product Owner/Manager, Systems/Technical/Business Analyst, andProject Manager with proven ability to coordinate complex projects while working in fast-paced and rapidly changing environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of PMO & Data Engineering Research and Analytics
Getida - An SIB Company / Vendormint, PMO / Data Group
10.2022 - Current
- Lead all hands-on project management activities, ensuring successful project execution and alignment with business objectives.
- Oversee the full project lifecycle, from initiation to completion, including resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
- Manage the PMO, ensuring adherence to best practices in project management. Coordinate business analysis (BA) and project management (PM) functions, using JIRA for task tracking and management.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration, ensuring all project teams are aligned with company goals and deadlines.
- Lead the implementation and maintenance of JIRA for project management and workflow processes.
- Data Engineering and Research & Analytics: Head the team responsible for building and optimizing company data infrastructure, with a strong focus on AI, ML, and big data solutions. Spearheaded the design and implementation of a data model, enhancing cross-departmental collaboration and understanding of data dependencies.
- Enhanced BI processes by integrating Python for data query and analysis, automating and streamlining reporting processes.
- Played a pivotal role in the migration planning of infrastructure to Databricks, ensuring smooth transitions and ongoing support for Spark frameworks.
- Lead cross-departmental reporting efforts to meet deliverables, addressing delays and improving overall operational efficiency.
- Fostered internal knowledge transfer and developed systems for long-term management and optimization of data tools.
Team Lead / Sr. Product Owner
BNY Mellon, Wealth Management Technology
09.2018 - 09.2022
- Responsible for various aspects of Technology Strategy and Software Development of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management while focusing on High/Ultra-High-Net Worth and Family Office clients and building several systems including Salesforce CRM, Workflow and Intelligent Automation, Client Data Management and Client Authentication.
- Enhanced and integrated client on-boarding and KYC reviews utilizing innovative workflow technology and straight through process automation to remarkably boost employee efficiency, reduce risk and improve data quality.
- Developed a Cash Processing Authorization platform for all Wealth Management functions. The system designed to add straight-through processing of cash movement requests to various internal and external systems, significantly simplifying and reducing work for Sales/Front Office team and provided the following benefits:
- Centralized submission and approval workflow for cash movement with automated processing
- Process automation for systemic posting, reconciliation and tracking of payment including ACH, Checks and Wires
- Improved and fully audited authentication and authorization of cash movement requests
Consultant / Sr. Business Analyst
Citigroup, PMO
03.2014 - 08.2018
- Managed and maintained requirements documentation in accordance with baseline releases by utilizing Blueprint Requirements Center. Responsible for development and implementation of Blueprint POCs for KYC (Know-Your-Client) and CARDS projects. Leading a team of collaborators, reviewers, and approvers in requirements & data loading via Import/Export processes.
- Collaborated with several IT groups on development of functional specifications for CCAR FR Y14Q Schedule G (Pre-Provision Net Revenue (PPNR) Axiom Transformation requirements, detailing both Business Line/Segment and Firm Wide specifics metrics). Involved in development of functional requirements for CCAR data management project and RWA reduction (of the available regulatory capital) initiative, aimed to prepare the firm for Basel 3 transition.
- Designated as a point of contact for various stakeholders including business owners, middle office, risk quants, and developers for Dry Run and Dress Rehearsal Monitoring.
- Work within a Credit Risk Technology team tasked with RWA reduction initiative aimed to efficiently prepare the firm for Basel 3 transition.
- Write functional and technical specifications detailing data migration activities to be carried out to extract, transform, and load static data and transactional information. These include data migration requirements & scope; mapping and transformation rules; data gap remediation solutions; cleansing/enrichment activities; and reconciliation approach.
Consultant / Sr. Business Analyst
BNP Paribas, IHC Control
06.2009 - 02.2014
- Collaborated with key business and technology SMEs on delivery of end-to-end data management and FR Y-14A/Q’s report submissions for Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) implementation on behalf of BancWest (Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank) and Corporate & Investment Banking divisions.
- Bridged various business and technology teams in cross-functional process flow visualization (ABACUS) for CCAR, Liquidity Risk, Credit RWA, General/Specific Market RWA, and Counterparty Risk reporting projects.
- Involved in US IHC CCAR blueprint for credit and counterparty RWA forecasting documentation consisting of credit risk-based measures for credit, equity, and securitization.
- Created and modulated FRDs and Technical Specification for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Hyperion Planning (HP) for regulatory, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
- Involved in building several Master Data sections, developed reports based on the internal financial and 3rd party data, while enriching the above from FACETS repository by utilizing SAS EG/PC and PL SQL.
- Led consolidated Data Governance group for collecting centralized inventory of data validations and reconciliations across all functional work-streams. Responsible for maintaining cross-streams usage, interpretation, and data dictionaries for financial reconciliation as well as functional and technical control reports.
- Managed functional and technical specification changes, detailing data migration activities to be carried out via ETL processes such as data migration requirements, mapping and transformation rules, data gap remediation, cleansing / enrichment activities, and reconciliation and control approach.
Project Manager / Business Analyst
United Nations, UNFPA
05.2005 - 05.2009
- Contributed to the data migration processes from the concept phase through realization. Worked on user cases, process diagrams, data flow diagrams, data maps, data profiling results, and all other functional elements required to successfully deploy and support data migration initiatives. The scope of work included data analysis activities such as data assessment, data profiling, data cleansing, data gap remediation; data extract, transformation and load; data reconciliation, conceptual modeling utilizing both Business Objects Data Services.
- Managed implementation of data governance strategy and policies for ERP system integration across multiple business-function areas of the United Nations with an aim of achieving an improved controllership and operational efficiency. Ownership of numerous intranet-based applications for HQ, Regional Offices, and Country Offices; Enhancements of the existing applications to meet the needs of newly formed Regional and Sub-Regional offices as well as dashboard applications to reflect the new organizational structure.
Sr. Software Developer
Tokio Marine & Nichido Co.
02.1999 - 04.2005
Education
CIS / Business, Management & Finance - CIS / Business, Management & Finance
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY06.2001
Skills
- Azure
- Dell Boomi
- Looker
- Postman
- Tableau
- Blueprint
- SAS DataFlux
- SAP BI/BO
Salesforce
- SQL
- PL/SQL
- SAS EG
- HTML
- XML
- Oracle
- MS SQL Server
- Sybase
- MySQL
Accomplishments
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Client relationship building
- Complex Problem-solving
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Process improvement
- Documentation and reporting
- Data analysis
- Budget oversight
- Performance metrics analysis
- Operations management
Timeline
VP of PMO & Data Engineering Research and Analytics
Getida - An SIB Company / Vendormint, PMO / Data Group
10.2022 - Current
Team Lead / Sr. Product Owner
BNY Mellon, Wealth Management Technology
09.2018 - 09.2022
Consultant / Sr. Business Analyst
Citigroup, PMO
03.2014 - 08.2018
Consultant / Sr. Business Analyst
BNP Paribas, IHC Control
06.2009 - 02.2014
Project Manager / Business Analyst
United Nations, UNFPA
05.2005 - 05.2009
Sr. Software Developer
Tokio Marine & Nichido Co.
02.1999 - 04.2005
CIS / Business, Management & Finance - CIS / Business, Management & Finance
Brooklyn College
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