Senior Project Manager - Banking & Treasury Transformation

VANDANA TOMAR

Senior Project Manager SAP & Treasury Transformation Regulatory & Finance Programs

Sydney, Australia Australian Permanent Resident

+61-452****** ️ ***************@*****.*** LinkedIn: Vandana Tomar

PROFILE SUMMARY

Senior Project Manager with over 20 years of experience delivering large-scale banking, treasury, risk, finance, and regulatory transformation initiatives within global financial institutions. Proven expertise in end-to-end project delivery, PMO governance, Agile and hybrid delivery models, and executive stakeholder engagement. Strong track record of driving sustainable business outcomes, cost optimization, and regulatory compliance across multi-country environments.

CORE CAPABILITIES

Banking & Financial Services Transformation

Digital Banking data center transformation to AWS cloud

Risk & Compliance (MAS, PRA, HKMAS, APRA prudential standards alignment)

API-Led Platform Integration End-to-End Project & Program Management

PMO Governance, RAID & Executive Reporting

Agile / Scrum / Hybrid Delivery Models

Business / Technology Stakeholder Alignment& Vendor Management

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Optimization

Production Readiness & Operational Resilience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Project Manager – Technology, Liquidity & Treasury

Standard Chartered Bank Sep 2021 – April 2026

Led end-to-end delivery of SAP liquidity management system (LMS) including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and go-live support. Technologies: SAP LMS, AWS, APIs

Delivered 25 million budget Nostro / Vostro/Securities & local currency accounts forecasting solutions across (UK, US, APAC, Europe) initiatives resulting in USD 50 M + annual P&L saving and optimization

Managed SWIFT, ISO20022 payment upgrades. Technologies: SWIFT, ISO20022

Led migration of on-premise data centers to cloud infrastructure, enhancing resilience, improving security controls, and mitigating technology risks for liquidity space Technologies: AWS, Azure

Owned integration scope, timelines, dependencies, and risks, ensuring alignment with broader program milestones and business priorities.

Govern Agile delivery across multiple squads, acting as Scrum Master and delivery lead partnering with product owner reducing sprint cycles and improved sprint velocity

Led Program Increment (PI) Planning and release planning across multiple squads and streams, aligning delivery roadmaps with business and program objectives.

Coached teams to improve Agile maturity by embedding Scrum best practices, enhancing backlog refinement, sprint predictability, and continuous improvement.

Standardised delivery artefacts, governance processes, and reporting metrics across programs, improving consistency, transparency, and executive decision-making.

Provided delivery leadership across multiple squads and streams, managing cross-team dependencies, risks, and coordination to ensure successful program outcomes.

Established PMO governance including portfolio planning, RAID management, executive dashboards, and Steering Committee reporting.

Partner with senior stakeholders across Treasury, Risk, Finance, Technology, and Compliance to ensure regulatory and audit alignment.

Developed and maintained project dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level reports

Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, budget, and resources

Partnered closely with Service Management, Production Support, and Operations teams to ensure smooth transition to BAU

Manage and govern application releases using Azure DevOps (ADO) Release Pipelines by planning, scheduling, and coordinating deployments across Dev, Test, UAT, and Production environments. Ensure releases comply with change management and CAB requirements by creating, maintaining, and optimizing ADO pipelines, approvals, while validating deployment readiness including artifacts, configurations, and environment variables. Technologies: Azure DevOps (ADO), CI/CD

Senior Project Manager – Tax & Finance Program

Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Mar 2016 – Sep 2021

Led multi-country tax and finance transformation programs across Corporate, Institutional, and Retail Banking segments resulting in banks adherence to country regulations

Directed and led 15 million budget Oracle Global Tax Engine (GTE) implementation, ensuring compliance with GST and VAT regulations across India, UAE, Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. Technologies: Oracle GTE

Managed project scope, budget, schedule, risks, and dependencies across concurrent regulatory initiatives.

Performed detailed data analysis and business requirement prioritization for system migrations and enhancements.

Established clear handover to BAU and support teams, including documentation, runbooks, and operational readiness checks.

Partnered with PMO and Steering Committees to provide accurate executive reporting and delivery assurance.

Championed process improvements aligned with ITIL, Agile, and PRINCE2 standards.

Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders - including Data, Cyber Security, Architects and PSS (Production Support) for identifying gaps and implementing enhancement

Senior Project Manager – PSS Transformation Program

Standard Chartered Bank India Nov 2014 – Mar 2016

Led service transformation initiatives reducing reactive incident workload by 35% across production support services.

Implemented enterprise monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Splunk, and Kibana. Technologies: Splunk, Grafana, Kibana

Improved system stability and reduced incident resolution times through proactive monitoring.

Established governance and delivery controls aligned with Agile and PRINCE2 methodologies.

Collaborated with business, operations, and technology teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of project milestones.

Built and managed monitoring dashboards to provide real-time visibility into application health, infrastructure performance, and service availability.

Project Manager – Infrastructure Service Operations & Delivery

Standard Chartered Bank India Aug 2010 – Nov 2014

Led global migration of Remedy ARS from version 7.3 to 8.1, standardising service management processes.

Delivered workflow automation initiatives improving productivity and service turnaround times.

Managed cross-functional stakeholders and vendors across global locations.

Ensured compliance with internal risk, audit, and governance standards.

Tech Lead – Request Management System

Standard Chartered Bank India Nov 2006 – Aug 2010

Led rollout of Request Management System across 70+ countries, replacing legacy platforms.

Managed requirements gathering, solution delivery, UAT, and global user training.

Led teams of up to 12 members and acted as primary liaison for global stakeholders.

Engaged in stakeholder management to ensure seamless communication and delivery of enhanced customer service outcomes.

Senior Executive – Customer care executive

Standard Chartered Bank India July 2002 – Nov 2006

Managed the transition of Airtel’s Customer Satisfaction and Contact Centre operations from Megus Customer Dialogue Pvt Ltd to HTMT Pvt Ltd.

Defined and documented business requirements for system migration; facilitated development of functional and technical specifications.

Coordinated with Head Office to align with project plans and ensured timely approvals for project initiation. Monitored project progress to ensure on-time completion of deliverables in accordance with the plan.

Reviewed completed service requests and generated performance reports to track service turnaround and team effectiveness.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA)- Alagappa university

Bachelor of Science (Physics)-University of Madras

CERTIFICATIONS

PMP – Project Management Professional

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Scrum Master Certification

Agile Product Ownership

ITIL Foundation & Intermediate

Business Analysis Foundation

Advance python programming

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