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Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya

Summary

Dynamic retail banking and analytics leader with a Master's in Statistics and extensive expertise in credit cards, personal loans, and credit risk analytics. Proven track record in delivering business impact through advanced machine learning models, data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy), and campaign automation tools (Pega, Adobe). Skilled in managing cross-functional, multicultural teams and driving analytics initiatives across banking, insurance, and financial services. Experienced in international markets, including Thailand, Vietnam, and Brunei, as part of a regional analytics team. A persuasive communicator adept at translating complex challenges into actionable strategies, engaging stakeholders across all levels, and achieving organizational KPIs.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Retail Analytics Analytics, Insights and Data Visualization Lead

Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited
09.2014 - Current

Key Achievements & Responsibilities:

Subject Matter Expertise (SME): Led Credit Cards and Personal Loans (CCPL) analytics across Portfolio, Acquisition, Loyalty, Pricing and campaign management as the SME for over 5 years, driving strategy and innovation.

Team Leadership: Supervised and mentored a global team of 6 staff across Singapore and India.

AI & Innovation: Spearheaded the bank's first Generative AI project for frontline staff using GPT-4, enhancing operational efficiency.

Performance Analytics: Designed RM performance dashboards, optimizing payouts and tracking metrics.

Customer Value Management (CVM): Delivered the award-winning Client Lifetime Value (CLTV) Model , achieving SGD 2M+ incremental annual revenue and winning the CEO Service Excellence Award (2024) .

Campaign Analytics: Directed CCPL campaigns, integrating machine learning models for customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth.

Data Visualization: Championed data democratization by implementing dashboards and self-serve data tools on Power BI, Tableau, and MicroStrategy.

Revenue Growth: Boosted unsecured loan cross-sell, contributing SGD 1M incremental revenue annually.

Innovative Solutions: Established real-time decision-making frameworks, segmentation strategies, and analytics models to enhance Credit Card and Personal Loan portfolios.

  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

Manager, Risk Analytics

Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, a subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings
06.2012 - 09.2014

Key Responsibilities:

• Gained significant expertise in leveraging credit bureau data to enhance portfolio risk management and client insights.

• Designed a robust dashboard integrating bureau and internal data, enabling data-driven decision-making.

• Developed Probability of Default (PD) and Loss Given Default (LGD) models for retail and rural loans, ensuring Basel II compliance.

• Created behavior risk scorecards to prioritize recovery strategies, improving recovery rates by 15%.

• Conducted bureau data analysis and simulations to optimize interest rates and penal charges for delinquent accounts.

• Forecasted losses for commercial vehicles using time-series modeling and flow rate analysis.

• Performed profitability analyses for mortgage products, supporting product development and portfolio growth.

• Delivered monthly risk and compliance reports, aiding regulatory adherence and strategic insights.

Associate Manager - Business Intelligence Unit

Barclays Bank PLC
02.2011 - 06.2012
  • Responsibilities:
  • Generate Basel II capital report, regulatory report, and risk report for retail and wholesale portfolio
  • Establish customer acquisition strategies and regularly review credit policies and adjust as needed
  • Conduct due diligence evaluation and TSA of the Credit Card portfolio
  • Key Contributions / Career Highlights:
  • Supported the bank transition into Standard Chartered when Barclay closed the retail business and sold the credit card portfolio to SC; led the due diligence and ensured a seamless transition

Associate Analyst - Marketing Analytics

IMRB International
10.2010 - 02.2011
  • Responsibilities:
  • Analyse product attribute and conjoint analysis through Quantum and SPSS
  • Analyse the factor and discriminant for segregation analysis of attribute
  • Part of the Market Research team to prepare primary data and conduct an initial analysis of variables for future research

Analyst - Risk Management Unit

ICRA Online Limited
07.2010 - 10.2010
  • Responsibilities:
  • Analyse single and multi factors with the selected financial ratios
  • Rate credits for the large corporations and conduct model calibration & validation

Education

Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning

University of Texas At Austin
Texas
04-2021

Certificate in Quantitative Finance - Finance

Fitch Learning
London
07-2020

M.Sc. - Statistics

Ballygunge Science College
01.2010

B.Sc - Statistics

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College
01.2008

12th Standard - undefined

Hare School
01.2004

10th Standard - undefined

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School
01.2002

Skills

  • Credit Risk
  • Data Visualization
  • Credit Cards Analytics
  • Wealth Management Analytics
  • Algorithmic Trading
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning and Generative AI
  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning

  • Machine Learning Operations(MLOps)
  • Marketing Campaign Management and Measurement
  • Retail Banking Products (Credit Card/ Personal Loan) Analytics
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Statistics
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Team Supervision & Development
  • Detail-oriented
  • Effective Communication

Certification

  • Generative AI Pinnacle from Analytics Vidhya WIP
  • Microsoft PowerBI PL-300 certification WIP
  • Winter School on Deep Learning from Indian Statistical Institute2022
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from University of Texas2021
  • Certification in Quantitative Finance, Fitch Learning2020
  • Project on Regression, Indian Statistical Institute2010
  • Certification on Machine Learning A-Z, Udemy / Coursera2020
  • Machine Learning Mastery, Udemy / Coursera2019
  • Certification on Advanced Tableau Dashboard, Udemy2019
  • SAS & Hadoop Training, SAS Institute Singapore2018

Accomplishments

    • Spearheaded the bank's first Generative AI project using GPT-4, enhancing frontline support.

    • Delivered SGD 2M+ annual revenue through real-time analytics and machine learning-driven campaigns.

    • Won the CEO Service Excellence Award (2024) for implementing the Client Lifetime Value (CLTV) model.

    • Developed customer segmentation frameworks, driving SGD 1M incremental annual revenue.

    • Led analytics for Credit Cards and Personal Loans, optimizing campaigns and portfolio profitability.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Bengali
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Director, Retail Analytics Analytics, Insights and Data Visualization Lead

Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited
09.2014 - Current

Manager, Risk Analytics

Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, a subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings
06.2012 - 09.2014

Associate Manager - Business Intelligence Unit

Barclays Bank PLC
02.2011 - 06.2012

Associate Analyst - Marketing Analytics

IMRB International
10.2010 - 02.2011

Analyst - Risk Management Unit

ICRA Online Limited
07.2010 - 10.2010

M.Sc. - Statistics

Ballygunge Science College

B.Sc - Statistics

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College

12th Standard - undefined

Hare School

10th Standard - undefined

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School

Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning

University of Texas At Austin

Certificate in Quantitative Finance - Finance

Fitch Learning
Pallab Bhattacharya