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TAPAS K. CHANDRA

TAPAS K. CHANDRA

Hicksville,NY

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record at MORGAN STANLEY, enhancing wealth management platforms through innovative enterprise solutions and design thinking. Excelled in driving digital transformation and improving client experience, showcasing exceptional team leadership and agile methodology expertise. Achieved significant advancements in product strategy and development, underpinned by a strong focus on risk management and client satisfaction.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP, Product Manager/Owner for Wealth Management (Advisory Platform- Account Inception Tool)

MORGAN STANLEY
New York, USA
02.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: A leading global investment bank and wealth management firm with over $28 billion in revenues
  • Lead the business modernization roadmap, overall vision, strategy, and prioritization for digital product offerings and capabilities for wealth management platform (3D-Account Inception & Update Tool)
  • Defined and designed the build-out of new strategic investment capabilities for traditional, alternative asset management and retirement solutions, for both retail and institutional clients
  • Collaborated with advisors to gain insight, assessed industry needs, and competitors (traditional and non-traditional) to develop next generation solutions supporting seamless and unified client experience
  • Translated product vision into a multi-year roadmap containing well-defined, prioritized features that will realize the product vision and value, while advocating customers voice
  • Orchestrated the development and delivery of Tax Loss Harvesting capability to offset capital gains of UMA (Unified Managed Account), which provided the client with tax saving opportunity
  • Designed and developed capabilities to balance portfolios (Portfolio Rebalancing) of clients in automated fashion within the platform, so that investment remains well-positioned for a potential inflection in markets
  • Implemented Affiliate/Insider trading flag securities restriction for all flavors of accounts, in order to remain compliant with regulations of SEC
  • Provided support throughout the entire platform enhancement of portfolio allocation model page, from initial scope development and requirements documentation through platform testing and launching
  • Drove deeper field engagement to evangelize digital adoption with advisors and investment managers by providing region/market-level metrics to drive actionable outcomes
  • A leading global investment bank and wealth management firm with over $28 billion in revenues

Director, Sr. Product Owner (Digital Advisor Strategy & Wealth Management for Fi360)

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
Edgewood, USA
10.2020 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: A global fintech leader with over $4 billion in revenues, helps clients with communications, data & analytics solutions
  • Shepherded business requirements and assessment sessions with cross-functional teams, to crystalize the capabilities desired in the digital landscape, delivered solutions utilizing traditional and emerging capabilities in technology and data analytics to offer clients a multi-faceted differentiated product experience
  • Set clear vision for product platform (Fi360), developed the product backlog and communicated user stories effectively to the stakeholders and the technology squad supporting the platform
  • Partnered with key business partners to gather, conceptualize, and define requirements which will enhance and streamline the business processes that support Financial Advisors for retail clients and asset managers
  • A global fintech leader with over $4 billion in revenues, helps clients with communications, data & analytics solutions

Lead Project Manager - Consultant (Project Eagle- Conversion Program)

E*TRADE/MORGAN STANLEY
New York, USA
04.2020 - 09.2020
  • Company Overview: Leading online financial services firm that specializes in an experience for the digitally inclined investor and trader
  • Providing project management support, aligned to the road map for product, process and technology conversion to Morgan Stanley's infrastructure
  • Performing side-by-side comparison of business processes, key differentiators, platform capabilities and technological landscape, for multiple workstreams to define the TOM
  • Leading online financial services firm that specializes in an experience for the digitally inclined investor and trader

Program Manager - Consultant (Asset Management- Chief Data Office)

UBS
New York, USA
03.2019 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Leading Swiss multinational financial services company and world's second largest manager of private wealth assets
  • Managed multiple programs, including Global Shareholding Reporting program (GSR), Static Trade data project, by critically evaluating the needs of the regulation(s) and developing the project plan to address the regulatory mandates
  • Participated in PMO activities, project portfolio management, facilitated prioritization workshops
  • Provided architectural oversight for the development of the end-to-end data solution by adhering to principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, inclusive of the necessary data sourcing, validation, data modelling, distribution for Position, Reference/Instrument and Market data
  • Supervised and mentored junior business analyst in developing the end-to-end data flow diagram, reflecting the current and future state for Trading Order Management system
  • Leading Swiss multinational financial services company and world's second largest manager of private wealth assets

Lead Technical Business Analyst/Data Analyst - Consultant (IB Tech - Global Equities Derivatives)

UBS
New York, USA
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Leading Swiss multinational financial services company and world's second largest manager of private wealth assets
  • Gathered business requirements with cross-functional teams of Front Office, Middle office and Traders on valuation and risk, for inclusion of functional features (FRD - Functional Requirements Doc) and enhancing the existing Hydra (Risk and PnL) platform for derivative products (including Listed Options, Vanilla/Exotic Options), in compliance with US CFTC regulation
  • Facilitated decision-making by senior stakeholders by providing risk identification, impact analysis, and solution trade-offs related to different approaches - from both a business and technical perspective
  • Detect discrepancies in process for migration changes from lower to higher environment
  • Leading Swiss multinational financial services company and world's second largest manager of private wealth assets

VP, Product Owner (Capital Market Technology)

WELLS FARGO & CO.
New York, USA
07.2017 - 02.2019
  • Company Overview: Leading diversified and community-based financial services company with $2.0T in asset
  • Led Global Regulatory Equity Aggregation project by building the next generation technology platform for aggregating securities across the enterprise to support the end-to-end Target Operating Model (TOM), in compliance with Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA) and UK Takeover Panel Act (UKTOP)
  • Built solution consensus between business partners (and with Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Legal and Technology) to manage project / support regulatory mandates, developed Proof of Concept (PoC), designed application solutions, defined alternative solutions and associated risks, provided recommendations, determined implementation strategy (build versus buy decision), prioritized deliverables and coordinated assignment of resources in developing cutting-edge technology solutions in WF Securities space
  • Identified the authoritative source (single source of truth) for Transactional as well as Reference/static data
  • Crafted the business requirements document (BRD) and other requirements modelling artifact, including User Interface design (UI) and workflow modeling in web/client-server environment
  • Conducted need assessment and gap analysis by identifying existing process and technological capabilities, created and documented the end-user's As-Is business process and To-Be business processes
  • Leading diversified and community-based financial services company with $2.0T in asset

VP, Lead Data Architect (Global Technology - Engineering & Architecture)

J P MORGAN CHASE & CO.
Brooklyn, USA
11.2015 - 04.2017
  • Company Overview: Leading global financial services firm with assets of $18T and operations in more than 70 countries
  • Spearheaded the data transformations project for the applications portfolio for Corporate Investment Banking for strategic alignment
  • Facilitated and coordinated the Business Capability Taxonomy (BCT) revisions and updates to source of record (SOR) of applications inventory
  • Provided the architectural oversight of projects and ensured requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap/framework
  • Drove operating and economic efficiencies and reduced the inventory of applications and maintenance cost by serving as key resource in the simplification and standardization Application Rationalization program
  • Leading global financial services firm with assets of $18T and operations in more than 70 countries

VP, Lead Technical Business Analyst (Global Consumer Risk Technology)

CITI BANK
New York, USA
05.2015 - 10.2015
  • Company Overview: Leading global financial services firm with loan portfolio of $45B and operations in more than 700 cities worldwide
  • Delivered a new technology platform using 'big data' (Hadoop) for Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) reporting (FR Y14-A/Q/M) and in compliance with Basel III regulations for consumer distributed rule-based aggregated data (as per BCBS 239)
  • Managed the requirements for the global platform, including formulation and design of system scope based on user needs, acting as surrogate product owner (Agile/Scrum methodology), and sound understanding of business processes
  • Leading global financial services firm with loan portfolio of $45B and operations in more than 700 cities worldwide

Lead Systems Analyst - Business Analysis & Integration (Mortgage Liquidations & DSCR Technology)

BANK OF AMERICA
New York, USA
04.2012 - 04.2015
  • Company Overview: Leading global financial services firm serving more than 50M consumers
  • Headed the business requirements and needs assessment sessions with cross-functional teams
  • Interpreted and translated business requirements(BRD) into Functional/Technical specifications (HLD/LLD)
  • Participated in design, development, testing, and implementation for numerous projects
  • Ensured stakeholder business needs were modeled into unambiguous software requirements by developing end-to-end design requirements and detailing functional specifications for enterprise-wide applications
  • Automated end-to-end flow of appeals for loan modifications, complying with Consumers Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and RESPA by serving as key resource to architect the technological landscape
  • Leading global financial services firm serving more than 50M consumers

Senior Business Systems Analyst (Global Technology Infrastructure)

J P MORGAN CHASE & CO.
Jersey City, USA
01.2011 - 03.2012
  • Company Overview: Leading global financial services firm with assets of $2T and operations in more than 60 countries
  • Chaired project teams in all facets of requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation; specification development; quality testing; and solution delivery
  • Evaluated existing systems/practices to design effective new process road maps in collaboration with various business disciplines
  • Leading global financial services firm with assets of $2T and operations in more than 60 countries

Education

MBA - Finance

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

MS - Information Systems

Long Island University Post
Brookville, NY

Skills

  • Enterprise Solutions
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Design Thinking
  • Risk Management
  • Capital markets
  • Wealth Management
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Agile methodology
  • Systems Analysis
  • User Design and Experience (UI/UX)
  • Client Experience (CX)
  • Business Process Management
  • Business and Solution Architecture
  • Digital Agility
  • Team Leadership

Certification

  • CBAP, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).
  • CPOA, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).
  • CSPO, Scrum Alliance.

Timeline

VP, Product Manager/Owner for Wealth Management (Advisory Platform- Account Inception Tool)

MORGAN STANLEY
02.2022 - Current

Director, Sr. Product Owner (Digital Advisor Strategy & Wealth Management for Fi360)

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
10.2020 - 01.2022

Lead Project Manager - Consultant (Project Eagle- Conversion Program)

E*TRADE/MORGAN STANLEY
04.2020 - 09.2020

Program Manager - Consultant (Asset Management- Chief Data Office)

UBS
03.2019 - 01.2020

Lead Technical Business Analyst/Data Analyst - Consultant (IB Tech - Global Equities Derivatives)

UBS
01.2019 - 01.2020

VP, Product Owner (Capital Market Technology)

WELLS FARGO & CO.
07.2017 - 02.2019

VP, Lead Data Architect (Global Technology - Engineering & Architecture)

J P MORGAN CHASE & CO.
11.2015 - 04.2017

VP, Lead Technical Business Analyst (Global Consumer Risk Technology)

CITI BANK
05.2015 - 10.2015

Lead Systems Analyst - Business Analysis & Integration (Mortgage Liquidations & DSCR Technology)

BANK OF AMERICA
04.2012 - 04.2015

Senior Business Systems Analyst (Global Technology Infrastructure)

J P MORGAN CHASE & CO.
01.2011 - 03.2012

MBA - Finance

Stony Brook University

MS - Information Systems

Long Island University Post

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