Product Manager Scrum Master

• Product Mgmt. Stakeholder/Risk/Budget & Vendor mgmt.

• Process Desing, Issue Management, Scheduling

• Scrum/XP and Kanban, Iteration and Release planning

• Cost, Scope, Time, Issue & Risk (RAID)

• MS Project UX/CX JIRA Confluence BPMN Human Centric Design

• Office Tools, T24, Tableau, PostgreSQL, BDD, Gherkin, ORACLE

• Design Thinking, Mural, Miro and AWS, Visio, Plant UML

• RESTful, Payments, Swagger, Bonds, Derivatives, Capital Mkts. A techno functional professional with over 20 years of expertise in project delivery to financial institutions. Executed cross-functional projects of up to USD 50 Mil budget. Orchestrated product delivery for digital banking, eTrading, regulatory, compliance and risk reporting. Implemented multi-channel digital solutions on hybrid cloud platform using modern technology stack. I had been on leadership role over a decade stewarding teams, vendors and C-level stakeholders. CAREER SYNOPSIS

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EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

Laxminarayana Goud Thatipamula – Singapore PR (SAFe 5.1 Agile Certified PO PM, SA, SSM, ASM, LPM, SP, PRINCE2P) Product Manager / Delivery Lead / PO-PM / Program Manager CAREER DETAILS

VP/PO

Sr. BA/PO

BA/SM

BA/PM/SM

Bank of America

UBS WM SG

SCB

DBS

Managing Client Lifecycle Mgmt. product lifecycle and backlog for APAC regulatory reporting

Wholesale & Wealth Management Digital banking, Remote Client On-boarding, Contact Management & ID KYC Verification and Client Lifecyle Management.

PB and WM Digital, eTrading, T24 trade management of Equity, FX, OTC, and listed derivatives; SRD-II, MiFID-II, MiFIR Reporting, MAS40,42 and Corporate Actions.

Retail and WM, Credit Cards migration from ANZ to DBS. FATCA for 16 Countries, CDD and KYC, MAS Credit Rules, DBS Vickers Securities, Pre/Post Trade, Settlement, Corporate Actions DVP, FRP, DFP - MT540, MT548 and MT537

BA/PM

BA/CSM

BA/TM

Developer

MUFG

CITCO Hedge Fund

Credit Agricole CIB

Credit Suisse

Elite Technologies

Exalt Systems

Genesis Systems

IFRS9 – Classifications and Measurement; Impairment

OTC Derivatives, Trade Booking, Trade Reconciliation, Trade Capturing

BASEL-III Regulations, Credit Risk – PD, LGD, EAD, MtM, RWA, EPE, VaR, CPY, CPG, CPX

Fixed Income Derivatives, Reference Data Group, Market Data Source, HRIT, FOBOCA

Java Developer for DBS Bank, Harris Bank, Dean Insurance for SG & USA clients

Orb Lending – National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Travelers Life Insurance

Project Mgmt. Certificate from PRINCE2® Practitioner 2028 Agile Professional Certified Scrum Master/Team Coach SAFe® 6.0 SA/LPM/ SP/Product Owner & Product Manager SAFe® 6.0 Scrum Master and Advanced Scrum Master

Gen AI Certified, Kanban System Eng. Six Sigma Data Analyst Master’s Degree - Master of Science in Computers

Axelos.com

Scrumalliance.org

Scaledagile.com

Scaledagile.com

Six Sigma Targeting success.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, India COMPETENCIES/STRENGHTS/SKILLS

Apr 2022 – Current Singapore

Vice President – Engagement Manager - Product Owner/Product Manager

● Managing and driving full LOB Target Operating Models under program management ensuring the needs of customers ROI.

● Creating/maintaining a KPIs & prioritized product backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and clear at program level.

● Active collaboration with Stakeholders, solution architects, scrum masters, product owners, business, and development teams

● Managing MAS, IBF, APRA, AUSTRAC, BNM, HKMA, FSC, FDA, BoT, TFDA, BSMI, RBI, SEBI, EMEA, MiFiD and FACTCA regulations

● As a SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager, Agile Scrum Master, facilitating in all Agile ceremonies, removing blockers, coaching team for PI goals achievement for 15+ projects, including AI-powered applications & responsible AI Principles.

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Singapore PR

Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 Singapore

Agile ART Product Owner and Senior Business Analyst

● Engineered requirements of Digital Client Lifecycle Management of Wealth Management and Wholesale banking products and services through active collaboration with solution architects driving on Data Strategy, Product Design and Development with scrum masters, product owners, business, and development teams.

● Led the analysis, definition, and optimization of end-to-end digital customer onboarding workflows for key financial services clients, resulting in significant improvements in conversion rates and reduced processing times.

● Spearheaded requirements elicitation and management for new identity verification features, including VideoIdent, AutoIdent, and NFC-based eID solutions, translating complex business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for engineering teams.

● Ensured stringent regulatory compliance across all product enhancements and processes, with in-depth knowledge of eIDAS, GDPR, and AML directives, successfully navigating audits and maintaining high security standards.

● Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, legal counsel, engineering, and sales teams to deliver robust and compliant identity verification solutions that met market demands and client expectations.

● Conducted thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends and technological advancements in identity verification, informing product roadmap decisions and strategic initiatives.

● Implemented process mapping and optimization techniques to identify bottlenecks in existing identity verification flows, leading to streamlined operations and enhanced efficiency.

● Contributed to fraud prevention strategies by analyzing potential vulnerabilities in digital onboarding processes and recommending technical and procedural safeguards.

● Facilitated workshops and stakeholder meetings to align diverse business units on project scope, requirements, and solution design for complex identity verification integrations.

● Minimizing the dependency from cross functional teams by analyzing and defining the risk KPIs.

● Managed full product life cycle, prioritizing product backlog with stakeholders and product owners of ART team.

● Narrated Epics, Features, User stories to build new components and services for each PI in Agile Release Train

● As a SAFe Agile Product Owner, facilitating in all Agile ceremonies, removing blockers, coaching team for PI goals achievement. Apr 2018 – July 2020 Singapore

Lead Scrum Master and BA-PM

● Collaborated with UK/SG/MY/India based teams to build real time FXD Connect Mobile App - FX rates for SCB customers in asset classes FX, Bonds, Equities, Derivatives in T24

● Designed and executed comprehensive test plans and test cases for Bonds, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Options, and Futures trading and risk management systems, ensuring adherence to business requirements and functional specifications.

● Bonds: Developed and executed test cases for bond issuance, coupon payment processing, redemption, and secondary market trading functionalities.

● Validated bond pricing models, yield calculations (YTM, current yield), and accrued interest calculations against market benchmarks.

● Performed data integrity checks for bond master data and trade booking.

● Interest Rate Swaps (RS): Conducted extensive testing of IRS trade capture, valuation (fixed vs. floating leg NPV), and lifecycle events including resets, novations, and early terminations.

● Verified collateral management system functionality for IRS positions and margin calls.

● Tested regulatory reporting outputs for IRS transactions (e.g., UMR, trade repository reporting).

● Options: Executed complex test scenarios for interest rate and bond options, including various strike prices, maturities, and option types (e.g., European, American).

● Validated Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta, Rho) calculations and their sensitivity to underlying market movements.

● Performed regression testing on volatility surface and pricing model updates.

● Futures: Designed tests for futures contract initiation, daily mark-to-market, initial margin, and variation margin calculations.

● Verified the accuracy of daily settlement processes and expiration procedures for interest rate and bond futures.

● Tested connectivity and data flow between trading systems and clearing houses.

● UK, SG, HK Regulatory Reporting MiFID-II, MiFIR, MAS40,42, SRD-II and Corporate Actions

● Helping Product Owner by effective techniques for product goal definition, product backlog refinement for clear and concise product back log items.

● Ensuring quality control of backlogs, story description, acceptance criteria, dependencies, prioritization, and estimation Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 Singapore

Lead Business Analyst and Program Manager

● Owned migration of Retail and Wealth Management projects from ANZ to DBS in Credit Cards systems for SG, TW, and ID counties

● Managed downstream and upstream stakeholders to provide cards reconciliation reports for each country. June 2016 – Aug 2017 Singapore

Program Manager

● Owned end-to-end delivery of regulatory reporting for IFRS9 2 legal entities MAS, HKMA to cater needs of finance controllers and regulators.

● Integrated with Classifications & Measurements, Impairment financial reporting of retail and wealth products.

● Drafted functional specs, UAT, BVT, WBS, Risk Assessment plan, Communication plan, Run Books

● Vendor management with Ernst & Young LLP – EY, Walters Kluwer - WK

● Generated WBS and estimation templates to define consistent time, cost and schedule. Nov 2013 – June 2016 Singapore

Business Analyst and Program Test Manager – DBS PayLah, Order management, Position keeping and Reference data systems.

● Digital Payments – DBS PayLah: Led complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical production incidents, resolving intricate issues related to transaction processing, wallet management, and payment gateway integrations.

● Collaborated closely with Product Owners to translate high-level business requirements into detailed technical specifications and user stories for new PayLah features.

● Guided the implementation of key regulatory compliance updates on AML, KYC, Data privacy standards within PayLah platform, ensuring adherence to MAS guidelines and contributing to successful internal and external audits.

● Optimized system performance and reliability by identifying bottlenecks and proposing architectural enhancements for high- volume transaction processing.

● Acted as a key liaison between technical teams, business units, and external partners.

● Developed and maintained comprehensive technical documentation on core modules, improving team efficiency and reducing reliance on individual expertise.

● Managed End2End delivery of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax and Compliance Act) for regional and cross-border regulatory projects

● Managed complete SIT, UAT and BVT testing for FATCA 15 countries branches/Entities of DBS bank.

● End2End validation of Client Due Diligence and KYC for Retail and Wealth banking

● Defined testing and migration strategy for MAS Revised Credit Rules for Secured and Unsecured Loans in CBG division.

● Optimized reconciliation and reporting process for DBS Vickers Securities at Pre-Trade, Post Trade, Contracting, Settlement Securities and Corporate Actions settlements DVP, RFP, DFP – MT540, MT548 and MT537 Dec 2012 – Nov 2013 Singapore

Business Analyst and QA Consultant

● Business analysis on AEXeo CITCO Fund service system, which provides full front to back-office service using STP process.

● Analyzed Generic Trade Loader, to create, replace and cancel trades electronically in AExeo system.

● Validated Generic Price Loader, to update instrument prices for trades booked electronically in AExeo system.

● Creating and updating non-listed securities in Generic Instrument Loader, by Data Mapping and Normalized Data Container Aug 2009 - Aug 2012 Singapore

Senior Business Analyst & Head of BA CoE

● Project Management and Business Analysis for BASEL-III implementation for Credit Risk applications in 32 countries

● Gap analysis for PHIDIAS, EURECCA, Research BMA for BASEL II and III parameters: Probability of Default (PD), LGD, EAD, RWA, VaR, Credit Value Adjustment (CVA)

● Prepared detailed and synthesis analysis reports on reconciliation reports for SG and FR countries.

● Managed end to end project deliverables across SG and FR regions.

● Facilitated communication at program level to create consensus on design decisions and implementation decisions. June 2006 – Apr 2009 Singapore

Business Analyst and Project Manager

● Worked as a customer proxy by facilitating the communication among the technical and functional teams of Reference Data Group, Market Data Source and Fixed Income Derivatives projects.

● Ensure functional specification meet business requirements, smoothing out ambiguity and simplifying technical information making it business friendly.

● Implemented QA standards to help Credit Suisse users to cater the data from Securities Data Group, Customer Data and Market Data Groups.

Dec 2005 – June 2006 Singapore

Lead Quality Analyst and BA

● Lead Analyst for Corporate Actions module in Network Custody and Clearing System (NCS-DBS) projects.

● Managed business analysis and quality control for Corporate Actions (BANCS) and SWIFT MT564, MT565, MT567, MT568

● Performed End2End testing for NCS – STP interface systems like MERVA and SWIFT messaging, Cash Systems, Corporate Actions, Foreign Currency, General Ledger systems and Bloomberg for Market price, FXR – Foreign Exchange

● Categorized the issues based on the severity and interacted with stakeholders.

● Provided functional expertise and support for issues related to the system. Elite Technologies Pvt Ltd Nov 2003 – Nov 2005 India Senior Consultant as a Java Developer

● Development Lead for Harris Bank – USA, Dean Insurance – USA projects

● Developed functional specification documents and technical documents.

● Code development and deployment as per release plan and project schedules Exalt Systems Pvt Ltd Apr 2002 – Oct 2003 India

Associate Consultant as a Developer

● Managed project development tasks for National Bank of Abu Dhabi (Orb Lending) projects

● Code enhancement and defect fixing for each release of Orb Lending and in-house developed projects. Genesis Info Systems Pvt Ltd Oct 2000 – Mar 2002 India Software Developer

● Software developer for the project “traveler Life Insurance”

● Prepared End2End functional analytics flow diagram for Travel Life Insurance products

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