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ARCHANA THANIGAIVEL

London

Summary

Experienced product manager with 12 plus years in Banking & Fintech, delivering high-impact projects that enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, & implement critical systems. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision-making, & end-to-end project delivery in complex environments. Expertise includes requirements gathering, functional testing, & driving innovation. Passionate about leveraging business & tech insights to shape product strategy & deliver customer-focused, commercially successful solutions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Common Wealth Bank of Australia -Tata Consultancy
03.2021 - 03.2023
  • Achieved a seamless upgrade of customer experience by enhancing the web portal & upgrading documentation processes
  • Expertise in developing solutions to long-standing customer problems using first principles, challenging industry norms, & driving creative ideation within teams
  • Achieved a 60% improved user experience with phased rollout & continuous improvement through feedbacks
  • Expert in crafting clear, persuasive messages for diverse audiences
  • Engaged in all stages of project delivery in a completely Agile environment
  • Created detailed user stories for system enhancements, leading to improved functionality and user satisfaction.

Senior Business Analyst

Common Wealth Bank of Australia -HCL Technologies
11.2016 - 03.2021
  • Have worked on the complete project deliverables from ideation to post production support, capturing requirements, coordinating with delivery teams, UAT Support, incident management & documentation
  • Adept at working across design, data, user research, marketing, & engineering disciplines to deliver cohesive results
  • Successfully implemented 3 national rollouts with zero defects
  • Systematically worked on incident & reduced incident recording by 40%, increased business & process documentation to avoid repeated process mistakes thus saving time & improving efficiency of the team
  • Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
  • Facilitated requirement gathering workshops, resulting in clear project objectives and deliverables.
  • Conducted gap analyses to identify discrepancies between current and desired states, leading to actionable recommendations.
  • Improved project efficiency by analyzing business processes and identifying areas for improvement.

Senior Business Analyst

Polaris Financial Technologies (now called as Intellect Design Area Ltd)
04.2011 - 08.2014
  • Supported functional testing activities ensuring defects pointed out well in time
  • Managed projects end-to end, from requirements to implementation
  • Supported team from Offshore in preparation of Functional specifications
  • Responsible for preparing user manuals for the complete Lending application
  • Acted as a Liaison between the Customers (RBS), Integration teams & support
  • Focused on user satisfaction while aligning with business goals
  • Responsible for the complete Requirement gathering from the customer, communicated the same to the respective technical teams & ensured smooth delivery of the customer requirements
  • Ensured necessary testing is done for all developments covering both the Functional Requirements & Technical Requirements in full
  • Proficient in leveraging analytics & metrics to assess performance & inform iterative product enhancements

Associate Business Development Manager

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2010 - 04.2011
  • Handled corporate salary accounts opening & portfolio for corporate clients, with an average monthly account opening of 50 personal salaried accounts.
  • Catered to the needs of both employers & employees in the corporate accounts portfolio of 30 clients

Relationship Manager -HNI Client Portfolio

HDFC Bank
04.2008 - 07.2009

Managed a portfolio of Rs.35 crores of High Net-worth Individual (HNI) Customers

  • Increased the portfolio value from 8 Crores to 20 Crores Handled all banking needs from account opening to loan requirements

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management (FINANCE)

ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL
Chennai, India
08.2008

Skills

  • Product Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Functional Testing
  • JIRA & Confluence
  • Digital Banking
  • Metric Focus
  • Cross Functional
  • Project Planning & Road map
  • Market Research
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Team Collaboration
  • Client relationships
  • Requirements gathering
  • Agile methodology
  • User acceptance testing
  • Business process mapping
  • Software development lifecycle
  • Team collaboration
  • Quality assurance
  • Project management

Certification

  • 3-Months Advanced Product Management Course, Young Urban Project
  • Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
  • Product Owner, Scrum Alliance

Accomplishments

  • User Experience Enhancement, Achieved a 60% improvement in user experience after a phased rollout for the personal lending web portal.
  • Zero Defect Rollouts, Implemented 3 national rollouts of an appointment booking system with zero defects.
  • Portfolio Growth, Increased a portfolio value from 8 crores to 20 crores in the retail banking sector.

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Common Wealth Bank of Australia -Tata Consultancy
03.2021 - 03.2023

Senior Business Analyst

Common Wealth Bank of Australia -HCL Technologies
11.2016 - 03.2021

Senior Business Analyst

Polaris Financial Technologies (now called as Intellect Design Area Ltd)
04.2011 - 08.2014

Associate Business Development Manager

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2010 - 04.2011

Relationship Manager -HNI Client Portfolio

HDFC Bank
04.2008 - 07.2009
  • 3-Months Advanced Product Management Course, Young Urban Project
  • Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
  • Product Owner, Scrum Alliance

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management (FINANCE)

ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL
ARCHANA THANIGAIVEL