Vishrant Shah
Troy,MI
Summary
Dedicated and result oriented with 15 years of experience in Financial Technology & Services, aiming to apply comprehensive expertise in team leadership, business consulting, and process optimization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Transformation Facilitator, Strategist, Architect
Fidelity National Information Services, FIS
01.2022 - Current
- From architect to advisor and leader of Capital Markets Service Delivery Acceleration programs; finding the balance between doing delivery acceleration at scale and addressing the specific context and challenges of each of our key lines of business, products and delivery teams; all with one key objective: reducing the cost and risk exposure in client projects delivery by 15 to 30% while increasing FIS value proposition and market reach.
- Led entire project lifecycles for Quantum and Intellimatch Pods within the Transformation and Activation process, while supervising a dynamic team of 18 contributors across the globe
- Facilitated accelerated incubator model (AIM) program with an anticipated goal of 20% increase in implementation speed, 15 to 20% augmentation in profit margin, and elevated revenue growth through early realization for Quantum and Intellimatch Pods
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align best practice objectives
- Established and monitored cost benefit analysis and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress & ensure targets are met
- Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
- Effectively managed and strategically planned tasks, including resource allocation, balancing contributors' shared capacity for billable and AIM deliverable assignments, resulting in a 0% attrition rate within the POD
- Established relationships through clear and effective communication, fostering collaboration with individuals and teams across all organizational levels, including senior leadership & management
- Implemented hybrid of traditional and agile project management methodologies to plan, execute, and monitor AIM activities for Quantum and Intellimatch pods.
- Delivered high-quality training sessions, ensuring participants developed a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
- Enhanced program effectiveness by collaborating with colleagues to review and revise curriculum content regularly.
- Contributed to improved team performance by facilitating workshops on communication, collaboration, and problem-solving techniques.
Lead Treasury Consultant | Sr. Treasury Consultant | Treasury Consultant
Fidelity National information services
04.2014 - 12.2021
- Specialized as a Treasury & Risk Consultant for Quantum Treasury Management System & Sierra, possessing comprehensive expertise in Cash & Risk Management modules
- Implemented high-profile projects for clients such as Caterpillar, GE, Amazon, General Atlantic etc
- Ensuring consistent on-time delivery and adherence to budget constraints
- Conducted thorough needs assessments, developed customized solutions, and presented recommendations to clients
- Mentored and trained junior consultants, contributing to their professional growth and development
- Jointly worked with Business Users, Product Managers & Team Members across the globe to gather requirements & deliver timely solutions to the clients
- And generated significant revenue for product stream by offering new features & enhancements to clients
- Collaborated with the Sales team to assess and comprehend functional requirements, prepare demos, respond to client RFPs, and develop business scenarios for POCs and presentation slides
- Facilitated the creation of essential business solution documents, including Statement of Work (SOW), Validation of Scope (VOS), and operational documents for data collection, implementation, and seamless handovers to both clients and support teams.
Senior Business Analyst (Assistant Vice President)
Barclays Capital
06.2013 - 03.2014
- Conducted thorough gap analysis and gathered requirements to enhance functionalities of the in-house FX Risk Management system, with the ultimate goal of phasing out the vendor system
- Led UAT coordination, conducted risk analysis, PnL explanations, and ensured precise execution of test cases for FX Cash and Option product migration
- Designed algorithm for benchmark submission of USDHKD and USDCNH fixing spot rates to Reuters
- Developed excel-based solution for the FX option trading desk to facilitate FX Volatility benchmark submission to FEDAI
- This solution streamlined the process, enabling traders to submit volatilities and supervisory reports with a single 'Click and Send' button, resulting in increased efficiency and transparency
- Designed & automated Supervisory and Regulatory reports to meet MAS Singapore trading protocol
- Supported all users (traders, controllers & supervisors) queries for risk management & booking system, regulatory reporting, and benchmark submission
- Involved in planning and prioritization of projects.
Business Analyst
Credit Suisse
07.2010 - 06.2013
- WALLSTREET and TARSAN (Trade and Risk Analytics) system BA for APAC
- Stream lead for ‘Spend to Save' project which had a target saving of 2.5 million USD dollars
- Specialized in handling STP processes and have migrated existing flows from vendor system to TARSAN which is to-be strategic FX Cash and Options booking system
- Worked jointly with onshore/offshore BAs and developers to deliver a Greenfield project for Sales Order Entry and Markup
- The complete system was designed, developed, and delivered following agile model in 12 months
- Created and delivered SAFE and JFSA regulatory reports in stipulated time to meet trading protocol
- It required co-ordination with Operations & Risk team
- Designed and executed real time MIS reporting system for decision making by senior business managers
- The system was nominated as a ‘Best use of CRM technology' by Financial Sector Technology, Europe
- Coordinated UATs and rendered support to SMEs, Bas, and PMs to decommission department wide redundant and vendor systems
- Created ad-hoc user and compliance specific reports for supervision and analysis.
Analyst (FX & Derivatives)
FinIQ Consulting
12.2007 - 06.2010
- Jointly worked with qualified financial engineers/quant analyst to maintain and develop C++ pricing libraries
- Built C++ pricing library to price first and second-generation options using standard Black-Scholes & Binomial tree models
- Additional feature of reverse (back) solve was also incorporated
- Developed C++ library for constructing implied volatility surface that calculates volatility by interpolating along delta and time axis
- Developed bulk publisher to calculate Dual Currency Deposit enhanced yield for an array of tenors and strikes.
Education
Finance & Strategy
Oakland University
Rochester, MI04.2024
Master of Scientific Computer Application -
Pune University
06.2007
Bachelor Of Computer Science -
Pune University
04.2004
Skills
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Coaching and mentoring
- Process Optimization
- Client Relationship Management
- Project Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Change Management
- Hands-On VBA programming and PowerPoint presentation
- Familiar with Excel, JIRA, and Project Planning tools
Other Experiences
- Examiner for project evaluation for Pune university exams for M.Sc. Semester I & Semester II
- Had set FX IT Booth in Credit Suisse IT Expo 2011 to promote FX IT department in Singapore.
- Captain of Cricket team for inter-collegiate tournament 2003/04.
- Represented school at state level in Table-Tennis 1998/99.
- Played Pickleball at a competitive level in Michigan & Ohio tournaments.
Hobbies and Interests
- Passionate about good vegetarian food and Indian music
- Like reading, playing pickleball and travelling places.
- Physical fitness.
Timeline
Transformation Facilitator, Strategist, Architect
Fidelity National Information Services, FIS
01.2022 - Current
Lead Treasury Consultant | Sr. Treasury Consultant | Treasury Consultant
Fidelity National information services
04.2014 - 12.2021
Senior Business Analyst (Assistant Vice President)
Barclays Capital
06.2013 - 03.2014
Business Analyst
Credit Suisse
07.2010 - 06.2013
Analyst (FX & Derivatives)
FinIQ Consulting
12.2007 - 06.2010
Finance & Strategy
Oakland University
Master of Scientific Computer Application -
Pune University
Bachelor Of Computer Science -
Pune University
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