Balaji Gopalrathnam
London
Summary
Director in Risk & Advisory Consulting with 15+ years’ experience advising Tier-1 banks on regulatory transformation, risk management, and technology-enabled change. Proven track record of building and scaling teams (150 → 200), delivering £10–12M annual revenues with 15% year-on-year growth. Established and led a Regulatory Centre of Excellence driving solution development, industry white papers, roundtables, and podcasts. Recognised for fostering inclusive, diverse, and high-performing teams, and for embedding risk-aware, solution-led advisory outcomes across complex client programmes.
Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Risk & Advisory Consulting
Genpact
London
03.2014 - Current
- Lead a £10–12M consulting portfolio across Tier-1 banks, achieving sustained 15% annual growth through proactive business development and client engagement.
- Built and scaled a 200-person global team consulting practice, fostering inclusivity, diversity, and capability development across UK, India and US.
- Founded and managed a Regulatory Centre of Excellence, responsible for solution innovation, industry thought leadership, and client engagement platforms.
- Oversaw end-to-end advisory lifecycle from RFP responses, pre-sales, pricing, and deal structuring through to execution and client delivery.
- Delivered complex regulatory programmes across transaction reporting, control frameworks, issue management, and regulatory compliance.
- Built strategic partnerships with fintech and technology providers (Alteryx, KOR Financials, Broadridge, Databricks), enhancing advisory offerings, enabling data-driven compliance solutions, and accelerating delivery for banking clients.
Risk Analytics & Reporting (Exempt Non-Officer)
Credit Suisse
London
11.2011 - 03.2014
Specialist, FX Global Operations
Goldman Sachs
London
06.2011 - 10.2011
Team Member, Futures & Options (Global Account Profiling)
JP Morgan Chase
London
04.2009 - 06.2011
Team Member, Global Loan Operations
HSBC
London
06.2007 - 03.2009
Education
PGDM - Banking & Finance
Symbiosis Institute of Distance Learning
01.2014
Skills
Advisory consulting expertise
Regulatory compliance expertise
Business development strategy
Regulatory center of excellence development
Effective relationship management
Accomplishments
- Grew advisory revenues to £12M, achieving 15% CAGR, by leading business development, pre-sales, and solution design.
- Scaled and led a 200-strong consulting team, embedding inclusivity, diversity, and succession planning to drive long-term performance.
- Founded a Regulatory Centre of Excellence (CoE), delivering market-shaping solutions, white papers, client roundtables, and industry podcasts.
- Directed full lifecycle of advisory engagements — from RFP strategy to client negotiations and delivery assurance.
- Delivered major regulatory change initiatives (MiFID, EMIR, SFTR, BCBS239), embedding front-to-back control frameworks, issue management, and governance Framework
- Pioneered AI- and RegTech-driven automation for risk and compliance, reducing manual effort, improving monitoring, and enhancing client readiness.
Timeline
Director, Risk & Advisory Consulting
Genpact
03.2014 - Current
Risk Analytics & Reporting (Exempt Non-Officer)
Credit Suisse
11.2011 - 03.2014
Specialist, FX Global Operations
Goldman Sachs
06.2011 - 10.2011
Team Member, Futures & Options (Global Account Profiling)
JP Morgan Chase
04.2009 - 06.2011
Team Member, Global Loan Operations
HSBC
06.2007 - 03.2009
PGDM - Banking & Finance
Symbiosis Institute of Distance Learning