Taranjeet Singh

Edinburgh,United Kingdom

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in operational efficiency, risk and governance, and global leadership. Proven track record in process re-engineering, resource optimisation, and managing multi-jurisdictional teams. Skilled in strategic cost reduction, regulatory compliance, and influential negotiating. Adept at using business intelligence tools to drive cross-LOB transformation and enhance C-Suite reporting. Committed to coaching and developing staff while engaging in leadership mentoring to foster growth.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work history

Executive Director - CORE, Risk Events and Data Reporting Lead

JP Morgan – Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB)

2017.07 - 2026.03

Risk & Control Architecture: Architected risk and control framework implementation across CIB businesses; shifted the function from reactive cost center to proactive risk-mitigation engine.
Operational Risk Events Management: Manage the firmwide Operational Risk Events framework execution; improved data accuracy and reporting timeliness, easing regulatory scrutiny.
Executive Analytics & Decision Support: Trusted advisor to the CIB Chief Control Manager; leverage advanced analytics for decision-making, thematic remediation, and investment allocation.
Regulatory MRA Delivery: Successfully delivered MRAs related to data quality associated with Capital reporting; prevented potential financial penalties and reputational risk.
Governance Testing Optimization: Redesigned governance test scripts and standardized methodologies; significantly reduced the annual substantiation cycle time and freed capacity for priority initiatives.
Strategic Advisory & Location Strategy: Advise senior leaders and C-suite stakeholders on global location strategy; optimize control footprints for cost efficiency and high-quality regulatory oversight.
Data-Driven Efficiency: Led review of control representations; eliminated redundancies and reduced operational overhead while maintaining 100% firmwide compliance

Grade 6 Manager

Royal Bank of Scotland

2015.04 - 2017.06

Global Operations Risk & Control Framework: Developed, governed, and continuously enhanced a firmwide first-line risk and control framework across the FX/MM trade lifecycle, embedding key controls, incident management, and compliance processes aligned to regulatory reporting standards and internal policies.
Regulatory Reporting Controls Oversight: Regulatory Control Execution: Coordinated trade and transaction reporting controls (e.g., EMIR, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank) with a focus on completeness, accuracy, and timeliness; ensured robust evidence management, issue tracking, and audit-ready documentation.
Reporting Quality & Timeliness Improvements: Reduced regulatory reporting rejections by circa 41% through pre-/post-submission validations and automated reconciliations; which also improved on-time submissions.
Control Design Strengthening & Issue Remediation: Enhanced control design coverage of FX/MM processes and closed a number of audit/issue action plans on time with sustainable fixes.

Team Lead

Blackrock India Pvt. Ltd.

2013.07 - 2015.04

Trade Operations & Platform Governance: Managed trade matching, confirmations, and settlement activities across multiple products on Aladdin and Omgeo; ensured adherence to control frameworks and audit requirements; and coordinated with global counterparties and internal traders through recurring governance meetings
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence: Led ongoing optimization of resource planning and process efficiency; implemented best practices and control enhancements; and fostered innovation via quality initiatives, structured brainstorming, and continuous improvement workshops.

Team Developer

Bank of America

2008.12 - 2013.06

Trade life-cycle and Operational Integrity: Execute timely, accurate trade lifecycle processes across multiple products by managing confirmations, settlements, payment processing, and adherence to currency cut-offs.
Automation, Cross-Training & Stakeholder Coordination: Enhanced team performance and process efficiency by partnering with IT on automation initiatives, driving cross-training and backup coverage, and coordinating closely with Middle Office and onshore teams for rapid, effective issue resolution.

Sr. Process Associate

WNS Global Services

2007.05 - 2008.11

Verifying the ATM disputes by the client to determine whether to pay provisional credit or not
Chargeback the merchant on Star station and VISA for the false debit in client's account.
Dealing with the representments of the merchants

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Christ Church College, Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJM)

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Skills

Operational Efficiency: Process Re-engineering, Re-design, and Resource Optimization
Risk & Governance: CORE /RCSA Framework, Pre-emptive Regulatory Management, and Thematic Risk Mitigation
Global Leadership: Managing multi-jurisdictional teams and driving cross-LOB transformation
Strategic: Cost Reduction, C-Suite Reporting, and Regulatory Engagement
Business intelligence tools

Coaching and developing staff
Product lifecycle knowledge
Leadership mentoring
Influential negotiating
Regulatory compliance

Timeline