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Ravi Kumar Srivastava

Ravi Kumar Srivastava

Risk Management Executive
Tampa,FL

Summary

Highly successful thought leader in process automation and digital transformation space for top banking companies with 27+ years of experience in Credit Risk & Basel II/III and expertise in WLCR (Wholesale Lending Credit Risk) data analytics and quality tracking. Successfully led global projects to optimize business processes and automate operations, resulting in a high and positive impact of $30 million cost savings. Recipient of Be the Best to our Client award in March 2020 from Citibank.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Risk & Program Management

Citigroup, Inc. - ICG Risk
01.2022 - Current

Global Risk Review (GRR) provides independent, objective, and reliable assurance on the effectiveness of credit, capital and collateral risk management to the Board of Directors and Committees of Citigroup and Citibank, NA, Citigroup Chief Risk Officer (CRO), senior management and regulators. Also, it evaluates the ability of Business and Independent Risk Management to identify, monitor, mitigate and control current and emerging risks

  • As a Head of Global Risk Review Analysts, I'm responsible for supervising a Global Team in NAM, EMEA and APAC, providing portfolio performance analysis and reporting for regional or global Review Entities, Business Monitoring, Review and challenge DRM (Debt Rating Model) and Scorecard used by businesses to derive Obligor Risk Ratings
  • Applied subject matter expertise and industry knowledge to provide independent oversight to review activities including Red Flag Report, Material Risk Rating and Classification change, Issue Trend Analysis by Credit Risk Families
  • Took initiative in formulating a tool that gathers information on Regulatory, Control and Issue Management. The tool provides regulatory obligation with their respective controls' effectiveness and issue management for each assessment units
  • Developed, deployed and enhanced procedures to reduce manual efforts in generating portfolio tables for fundamental credit review entities

Sr Manager, Institutional Credit Risk Management

Citigroup, Inc. - ICG Risk
01.2017 - 01.2022

Institutional Credit Management (ICM) is an in-business risk and control function that provides governance to the Wholesale Credit Risk data life cycle. Responsible for monitoring and controlling the data quality right from it's origination through various data hops until data is at rest for reporting

  • Built a team of four highly skilled risk and technology analysts and established WLCR DQ Council with a clear mandate to aggregate, prioritize and ensure timely remediation of data quality issues impacting lending exposures for ICG Businesses. Received a firm wide recognition as " Be the Best to our Client "
  • Identified critical data elements and established a DQ Scorecard at each data hop to provide actionable intelligence on processes introducing data quality issues
  • Developed and implemented RPA solution (using Automation Anywhere) for automating financial spreading and continuous monitoring of core credit metrics at relationship level
  • Responsible for monthly reporting to executive management on DQ related matter
  • Conceptualized the chatbots CLAIR that is integrated with CitiRisk Credit platform where users can get quick definitions and exposure related info (based on their entitlement)

Manager, Technology & Business Enablement

Citigroup, Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2017

Citi Security and Investigative Services (CSIS) is a full–service security and investigative team that protects the employees, assets, information, integrity and reputation of Citi and its clients

  • Responsible for onboarding a suite of IBM applications (ICM, EIA and IOC) to transform and integrate Citi's internal case management, enterprise analytics and command center
  • Participated in vendor onboarding and statement of work preparation

Sr Project Manager, Software Development

Citigroup Inc
01.2012 - 01.2015

OPTMA is a Wholesale Credit Risk data warehouse for Risk and Basel reporting

  • Managed a team of 28 developers across NAM and APAC regions to accomplish successful delivery of various phases of Data Acquisition from over 30 product processors (Systems of Records)
  • Manage BOW monthly releases for OPTIMA DA and drive technical design for strategic projects
  • Participate in budget planning and forecast for upcoming fiscal year
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.



Software Development Lead

Citigroup Inc
01.2006 - 01.2012

As software development lead for ICG Risk Technology, I was involved in successful implementation of GDRS (Global Default Repository System) that provides central remediation mechanism for worldwide defaults related to wholesale credit risk.

  • Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical strategies aligned to Basel II/III vision, mission and purpose
  • Developed External Feed architecture that is used extensively to transmit various feeds to the downstream systems e.g. STAR, EERS, GDRS, CRI etc


SENIOR ANALYST

CIBER INC
03.2005 - 01.2006

Software development consultant to Citigroup Inc on Global Risk Reporting application

LEAD DEVELOPER

GLOBAL CONSULTANTS INC
01.2003 - 02.2005

Software development consultant to Verizon Inc on their flagship application iVAPP (Integrated Verizon Advanced Provisioning Platform)

PROJECT LEADER

INFOGAIN CORP
01.1999 - 01.2003

Worked as software development consultant to various clients e.g. HP, ACTA, PeopleSoft, Siebel etc

SR. SYSTEM ENGINEER

WIPRO INFOTECH
01.1997 - 01.1999

Software development team member for Delhi Online Trading System (DOTS)

ASSISTANT ENGINEER

SOFTEK LTD
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Development team member for accounting package WinCA (Windows Complete Accounting)


Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College
Allahabad, UP

PMI Certified – Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management

PMI ORG

Competent Communicator -

Toastmasters International

Skills

  • Management & Leadership: Successfully managed various global teams and projects
  • Risk Management Lifecycle and Frameworks : Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) programs
  • Metrics Management & Reporting : Data Quality, Process Risk and Controls & Management
  • Collaboration & Influencing skills : Effective Challenge, Innovative Mindset
  • Inclusive Leadership, Change Driver : DEI Advocate, Corporate Citizen

Accomplishments

  • Supervised Global team of about 100 staff members.
  • Achieved cost saving by automating portfolio table with accuracy and efficiency
  • Developed RPA solution for automating financial spreading
  • Guest Speaker at MMMUT , Gorakhpur. Delivered lecture on "Role of Information Technology in Financial Industries" to MBA students.

Hobbies

In my leisure time I enjoy Golfing and love to travel places to learn about local food and culture

Timeline

Director of Risk & Program Management

Citigroup, Inc. - ICG Risk
01.2022 - Current

Sr Manager, Institutional Credit Risk Management

Citigroup, Inc. - ICG Risk
01.2017 - 01.2022

Manager, Technology & Business Enablement

Citigroup, Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2017

Sr Project Manager, Software Development

Citigroup Inc
01.2012 - 01.2015

Software Development Lead

Citigroup Inc
01.2006 - 01.2012

SENIOR ANALYST

CIBER INC
03.2005 - 01.2006

LEAD DEVELOPER

GLOBAL CONSULTANTS INC
01.2003 - 02.2005

PROJECT LEADER

INFOGAIN CORP
01.1999 - 01.2003

SR. SYSTEM ENGINEER

WIPRO INFOTECH
01.1997 - 01.1999

ASSISTANT ENGINEER

SOFTEK LTD
01.1996 - 01.1997

Master of Computer Applications -

Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College

PMI Certified – Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management

PMI ORG

Competent Communicator -

Toastmasters International
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