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TANAZ PARMAR PILLA

New York,NY

Summary

A passionate, dedicated, visionary leader with >20 years of diverse, global experience in the areas of digital product, risk management and business development. Thrives on the challenge of enabling an organization to recognize its optimal potential and to forge into a new, unknown space or to surpass the constantly moving current state. Sets the strategic growth goal, designs and then implements the path to get there including re-evaluating and redesigning while on that journey.

Believe that there is always a common building block and keeping things simple is the best approach. Constant push for connections & partnerships and undeniable dedication & drive. Mentoring and recruit upcoming talent (at Cornell & NYU) and champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).

Keen for next career chapter in making a difference and changing the world; Port corporate knowledge and expertise into a mission-driven foundation or organization.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Digital Products, Risk Transformation

JPMORGAN CHASE (JPM)
12.2003 - 04.2022

Head of Customer Communications Framework, Head of Digital Account Opening (DAO) Implementation - Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Digital Products

  • Designed and embedded Communication Framework and Evaluation Model partnering with Design, Marketing, Customer Experience, Data Analytics and Intelligence functions - across ~50M active Digital customers
  • Launched financial snapshot product allowing individuals and businesses to visualize their financial health and “Smart” trends leveraging customer behavior data - across ~10M active Digital customers
  • Launched DAO on Chase public page and app using Agile across 32 systems, 85 major processes and 15 Screens; covering >3K story points across 17 functions, 8 locations and 150 people; >20K accounts opened as of YE 2019

Chief Data Officer for Risk & Capital - Corporate, Firmwide Data Management

  • Drove successful creation and adoption of FDM Standards, framework and operating model
  • Established data governance (definitions, ownership and associated metadata) driving prioritization of data quality issues and remediation of business controls over critical data used for Risk and Capital Management

Global Business Integration Lead - Asset Management (AM), CAO

  • Led and presented various BSA/AML and Risk Management topics across program to Firmwide Board of Directors, AM Operating Committee and other senior management committees
  • Drove execution of $80M, 600-person program in AM, supporting Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Consent Order

Global Head of AM Risk Strategy & Structure, Market Risk Business Lead, Credit Risk Transformation Lead - Risk Management, AM Risk, Corporate Market Risk (MR), Investment Banking (IB) Credit Risk (CR)

  • Standardized AM Risk policies across $2.5T AUM and aligned to Corporate for Firmwide Operational Risk
  • Established and managed $15M technology program to improve effectiveness of AM risk management, reporting and governance that enabled assessment of Investment, Counterparty and Operational Risk
  • Led the $18M MR strategic initiative to revamp and enhance reporting & analysis capabilities, which included the $7M MR Strategic Stress program that increased scenario analysis capabilities. Conducted 23 workshops over 6 weeks and >55 ppl to define the end state MR operating model
  • Standardized and institutionalized CR Management governance, structure, business rules, and operating model across IB globally, across 100+ projects, for $45M plan for 120-person team across 3 locations
  • Established $3M organization for global IB Collateral and Legal Documents Management Program

Founder & Various Committees Chair - Women In Risk Exchange (WiRE)
Formed organization to support and increase growth of women by over 200% over 10 years within Risk Organization

Recruiting Champion for Associate/Analyst Programs - New York University Stern & Cornell University
Liaison with university for company sponsored events and recruiting events. Represented school at Firmwide recruiting strategy table

Financial Services, Strategy & Operations Manager

Deloitte Consulting
09.2001 - 12.2003

Program Management Officer - Global Investment Bank (IB) Credit Risk Technology, Global IB Enterprise Technology Services

  • Established and disseminated project management tools, standards, guidelines, policies and procedures for $35M program across 98-person group in New York, Houston, London and new offshore location, Mumbai
  • Oversaw financial and progress reporting to executive management through self-designed scorecards, reports and presentations on financials and overall status of 5-year, $5B technology outsourcing deal

Operating Model Design Lead - Multinational Private Bank (PB)

  • Designed and delivered workshop that addressed lead management to audience including COO, MD of PB Sales, regional heads, lead bankers, and marketing and training division heads

Finance Team Lead - International IB Finance Group

  • Instituted new policy and procedure for budgeting, tracking and procuring IT assets
  • Managed Disaster Recovery IT issues for control across budgeting, funding, tax, compliance and insurance recovery

Operations Team Lead - Global Insurance Provider

  • Facilitated reviews of largest national accounts, that generated >$1B of annual revenues. Results led to account planning decisions during pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) and financial reporting released in line with IPO
  • Proposed plan for $10M budget reduction in Operations through high-level activity-based costing exercise

Associate, Strategic EVentures Group

Deutsche Bank
05.2000 - 08.2000
  • Executed investments ranging from $2-25M across 5 dot-com companies based on company valuation, competitive analysis, strategic partnership opportunity and business and technology due diligence
  • Created joint venture firm to provide services to B2B e-Marketplaces. Co-wrote and pitched business plan to several service providers and clients. Coordinated organization and marketing plan for company

Manager, Professional Client Services

WinMill Software
12.1998 - 08.1999
  • Led cross-functional team of 20 people for installation of Oracle data warehouse that reduced time to produce financial tracking reports from 3 days to 10 minutes at Big Five accounting and consulting firm
  • Created and taught training package every quarter to 30-member client class. Topics included advanced software development and application testing. Rational Certified Instructor for Software Quality Assurance

Consultant, Technology Group

Computer Science Corporation, CSC
09.1996 - 12.1998
  • Delivered 5-year strategic plan for largest global children’s books publishing firm. Designed and implemented sales information system that integrated international sales results, prospects and targets
  • Developed application to manage CSC’s $5B training facility resulting in 60% reduction of administration costs

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance and Management

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York, NY
05.2001

Bachelor of Science - Operations Research and Industrial Engineering

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, School of Engineering, Ithaca, NY
05.1996

Skills

    Expertise:

  • Strategic Business Development, Planning & Growth
  • Digital Product Development & Management
  • Business Process Design & Improvement
  • Organizational Structures and Governance
  • Technology Management & Transformation
  • Operational Effectiveness & Efficiencies
  • Governance & Program Management
  • Regulatory & Compliance Management
  • New Business Assessment & Establishment
  • Financial Analysis, Business Cases & Budgeting
  • Risk Management: Digital, Data, Operational, Reputation, Fiduciary, Market, Credit, Enterprise
  • LOBs: Investment Banking, Asset Management, Private Banking, Investment and Fund Management, Business Banking, Retail Banking, Community Banking, and Digital Banking

    External Clients: Institutions, Corporates, Funds, Fund of Funds, Small Business Owners, Regulators (OCC, SEC, Fed), Auditors

    Internal Clients: Board of Directors, Operating Committee, C-suite Executives, Traders, Financial Advisors, Portfolio Managers, Private Bankers, Branch Managers, Risk & Compliance Officers, Auditors

Additional Information

  • Enthusiastic Champion of Education and Gender Equality
  • CHIEF Member, private senior women network to strengthen leadership, cross-pollinate ideas across industries and effect change from the top
  • Inducted into CEOX, connector of nominated C-suite, board-ready senior women leaders
  • Passionate about Travel, Dance, Music, Interior Design, Event Planning
  • Avid Supporter of Theater, Debate, Soccer
  • Fluent in French, Gujarati and Hindi

Affiliations

NERDY GIRL SUCCESS (NGS) - Board Member; Advisory Board, Brand Ambassador; 2021 - current

  • Drive NGS programming into high schools and organizations, that prepares young women of diverse backgrounds to become the decision makers in business, politics, the arts and more
  • Promote awareness and fundraise to support NSG programming

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS - Parent Community Education Council, Parent Advocacy Lead; 2017 - current

  • Liaison for District 2 Department of Education and for Council Woman, Carlina Rivera

P.S. 281, RIVER SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Vice President, Secretary; 2013 - 17

  • Chaired Spring Benefit - raising >$26K in 2017, raising >$14K in 2014

WOMEN’S EDUCATION PROJECT (WEP) - Advisory Board, Strategy and Planning Lead; 2008 - 12

  • Authored 5-year strategic plan to support the expansion of community centers in India
  • Volunteered at the Bangalore Women’s Community Center and contributed to curriculum and programming

LEND-A-HAND INDIA - Advisory Board, Fundraising and Events Chair; 2005 - 07

  • Established partnerships with key sponsors to host events for fund-raising, e.g. Wine & Food Tasting

Timeline

Head of Digital Products, Risk Transformation - JPMORGAN CHASE (JPM)
12.2003 - 04.2022
Financial Services, Strategy & Operations Manager - Deloitte Consulting
09.2001 - 12.2003
Associate, Strategic EVentures Group - Deutsche Bank
05.2000 - 08.2000
Manager, Professional Client Services - WinMill Software
12.1998 - 08.1999
Consultant, Technology Group - Computer Science Corporation, CSC
09.1996 - 12.1998
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Master of Business Administration, Finance and Management
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, School of Engineering - Bachelor of Science, Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
TANAZ PARMAR PILLA