Core Banking Program Manager

Dear Hiring Manager, hello,

I hope you are doing great it is a pleasure to connect with you here. I am delighted by your keen interest in my profile esp if it matches with my experiences aptly.

I wish to apply for the role that matches my 2-decades of expertise in leading IT Banking, Financial, Digital and FinTech Core Application implementations. With a proven track record of successfully implementing complex IT projects with Data Migrations - covering Treasury - FX/MM/Capital Markets, Bonds, Repos, Customer Admin - CRM, AML, KYC & STR (OFSAA-FCCM & FircoSoft), MDM, Credit Risk, Corporate Banking - Credit App, Loans & Financing, Retail Banking - CASA & Loan Initiation/Fulfilment (LI/LF/LMS) Lending, FinTech - Online & Digital Banking - all channels, Trade Finance - Import, Export LC & Bills, Discounting, LG - Guarantees, MDM, Local & International Payments & Settlement, Audit & Compliance, Finance & GL Reporting - Vendor Management including AP & AR, ERP - Inventory Management, Enterprise Reporting & Customer Communication, I am confident that my skills and experiences align with your organization's mission.

Key Highlights

Core Banking Expertise, CRM, Oracle ERP, Data Warehousing (DWH - Staging) & BI Enterprise Reports- Systems Analyst/SME:12years of Oracle Flexcube,8 years of Temenos T24, and 19 years of FINASTRA Equation Fusion, with a deep understanding of banking products and services.

Program & Project Management & PMO: Proven experience in managing large-scale IT projects, including data migrations, with a strong focus on timelines, budget, and ROI. 8 major Core Banking upgrades across disparate geographies.

Technical Expertise: Skilled in L1 & L2 applications support. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), integration, and API management, with experience in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.

Data Migration Expertise: Skilled in Enterprise Data Migration - Migration Strategy Document, Banking, ERP & Inventory, Financial sector. 10 successful major data-migrations accomplished for large multinational financial banks & organizations - SAMBA, Bank AlJazira, NBK, WARBA BANK, AlRajhi Bank, GIB & Meem and BSP Bank.

Global Experience: Worked with international organizations in the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, and North America. Stakeholders' management and program/project monitoring & reporting for C-Level management.

What I Bring to the Table

IT Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex IT projects to successful completion.

IT Business Systems Analysis & Design: Strong understanding of banking and financial systems, product configurations, fine-tuning and applications support with experience in optimization and regulatory compliance.

Operational & Process Re-Engineering Prowess: Strong understanding of Operational needs coupled with controls in banking and financial systems, with experience in operations optimization and audit requirements.

Systems Delivery, Technical Expertise & Documents: Skilled in IT systems analysis, design, and implementation, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions- underlying documentation of IT Policies & Procedures, BRD, FSD, TSD & QA Strategies- Agile, Waterfall & Hybrid

Recruitment Expertise: In all my earlier engagements, I recruited multiple openings for the Project Team in IT for various levels, including Project Managers, Business Systems Analyst, Applications Support, SME, Security Experts, Vendor Onboarding and Induction.

Application & Integration Systems Testing: Manage QA teams for Test Data for SIT/UAT/Regression and Pen-Testers. Worked as supervisor to QA Testing teams - Maveric, LTIMindTree, Oracle and JMR InfoTech.

IT Dept Admin function, staff KPI, assignment & appraisal, progress monitoring, Asset management: infra-structure & software lic records, mentoring and adherence to organization's policies & procedures. Leading teams of 45 - 65 staff (techno-functional & BSA).

MS Office Suite: 20+ years of using MS-Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Visio - also MS-Project, Citrix & Jira, SQL.. for over 20 years

Why Consider Me?

Canadian Citizen: Based in Toronto GTA, Canada, with the flexibility to relocate if required. Able to relocate onsite if needed.

Proven Track Record: Successfully implemented multiple core banking projects, with a strong focus on delivery management and change management.

I have attached my resume, which highlights my qualifications and relevant career journey. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss how my experiences can benefit your organization. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to your dynamic team.

Should you have concerns or queries then kindly revert back to me. In the meantime, I thank you for your valuable time.

Sincerely,

Khurshid Ahmad

Brampton ON (Toronto GTA) Canada

email: ********.*****@*****.***; Skype: khurshidahmad

Cell: +1-647-***-****; eRoaming: +1-647-***-****

LinkedIn: Khurshid Ahmad LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/syed-ahmad-kzi/)

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