Global GRC Solution Delivery & Program Leadership

KUMAR MANIKANTAN RAMACHANDRAN

Summary

Senior Software executive with 30+ years of experience delivering enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance programs, digital transformation initiatives, and regulatory compliance across Banking, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, and Technology industries. Expertise includes ServiceNow GRC, IBM OpenPages, MetricStream, Operational Risk, RCSA, Audit, Cyber Risk, Policy Management, Third-Party Risk, and AI-enabled GRC automation.

Skills

Enterprise GRC ERM Operational Risk Regulatory Compliance Internal Audit RCSA Issue Management Policy Management Vendor & Third-Party Risk Cybersecurity Governance ServiceNow GRC IBM OpenPages MetricStream GRC Program/Project Management Stakeholder Management Team Leadership Delivery Management Customer Management MetricStream ServiceNow GRC IBM OpenPages Oracle SQL Server Banking & Financial Services Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Technology Insurance Education

B.Sc., Physics, Mathematics & Electronics 1994

Experience

Founder/Director Mar 2024

Founded and lead a GRC consulting organization.

Implement Compliance Management and Document Management solutions. Advise clients on enterprise GRC strategy and platform selection. Senior Associate Sep 2023 - Mar 2024

Gathered and analyzed business requirements.

Prepared user stories; supported UAT, demos, and stakeholder approvals. Senior Business Analyst May 2022 - May 2023

Configured MetricStream GRC modules.

Performed gap analysis and solution validation.

Conducted train-the-trainer sessions.

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Compaas Software Solutions

Jeevan Technologies (Client: Deloitte)

VividEdge Corporation

Head, Governance Risk & Compliance Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 Established the enterprise GRC practice.

Led ServiceNow GRC implementations.

Supported pre-sales and strategic customer engagements. Previous Leadership Roles 1996 - 2021

Held leadership and consulting roles across enterprise GRC, ERP, and audit transformation programs. Managed customer engagements across Banking, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail, and Technology sectors. Led cross-functional teams and delivered large-scale implementations. Accomplishments

20+ years of enterprise GRC consulting and Delivery experience. 10+ years of Software Delivery and Software Test Management experience. Led multiple ServiceNow and MetricStream implementations. Expert in Compliance Management and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). Experience across global customer consulting engagements. Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Certifications

Professional Diploma in Software Technology & Systems Management Oracle Database Administration

Rational Team Test

Conneqt Business Solutions

SumTotal, Ebisu, Clonect, Coextrix, HighQ, MetricStream, Evolus

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