Rajan Vinod
Summary
Results-oriented Payments Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions in the financial services industry. Over 19 years of expertise in driving digital transformation and optimizing payment operations. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and effectively mitigating risks to achieve strategic business objectives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Oracle Financial Services Software
05.2021 - Current
- Successfully led the implementation of a major payments system across India, from contract inception to full deployment
- Collaborated closely with multiple stakeholders to deliver the project on time and within budget
- Leveraging DevOps practices, achieved a seamless zero-downtime deployment and an impressive Straight-Through Processing (STP) rate of 99% with no major incidents reported
- Conducted in-depth analysis of legacy payments system architecture across the APAC region, identifying opportunities for modernization aligned with industry standards (ISO20022, CBPR+, MEPS+, RENTAS) and regulatory mandates (NEFT 24/7, NACH365)
- Performed comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the feasibility of a build vs
- Buy strategy for the modernized payments system, considering associated risks, advantages, and disadvantages
- Presented detailed assessment findings to senior management, securing approval for the next phase of the modernization project
- Collaborated closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and contract terms
- Led technical reviews of the proposed service-oriented architecture (SOA) based on microservices, providing expert guidance and recommendations
- Chaired and facilitated project working groups and steering committees, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, and driving project alignment
- Developed a comprehensive implementation plan for the initial country rollout, focusing on supply chain finance payments and integrating with core banking, AML, pricing, SWIFT, QPH, central bank, and post-transaction screening systems
- Partnered with legal and compliance teams to conduct thorough risk assessments and ensure compliance with data offshoring regulations (RBI guidelines) for domestic payments
- Collaborated with the infrastructure team to define hardware and software requirements, establish necessary environments, and facilitate seamless system integration
- Facilitated test strategy workshops to develop comprehensive test plans, outlining objectives, entry/exit criteria, and stakeholder responsibilities
Project Manager
NCS Pte Ltd
04.2013 - 05.2021
- Oversee multiple software development projects across the entire lifecycle, leveraging strong analytical skills to drive successful outcomes
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to elicit and refine business requirements, assess impacts, and optimize resource allocation for efficient project execution
- Manage third-party vendor relationships, ensuring deliverables align with project objectives and quality standards
- Drive project implementation by meticulously managing schedules, budgets, costs, and quality to achieve project goals
- Monitor project progress, track key milestones, and provide regular, transparent updates to management
- Develop and communicate comprehensive project forecasts, aligning project scope with budget and timeline constraints
- Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders by translating complex information into clear and actionable insights
- Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, escalating issues as needed and effectively communicating to impacted stakeholders
- Client: DBS Bank - Delivery of MVP providing a platform to offer OCR as service for the participants
- Client: Great American Insurance Company - Managed B2B e-portal development team for new enhancements and product launches (eSME, eHome & eMotor)
- Client: NTUC Income Insurance - Managed Income’s DSF (Digital Sales Force) onsite and offshore development team for new enhancements and product launches on monthly basis
- Point of Sale System
- Client: GIC Singapore - Migration of GIC’s Genesis & GWS applications from .net framework 2.0 to 4.5
- Client: Bank of Singapore - Implementation of Single Sign-On (SSO) which serves as the common security authentication and access layer, act as channel for token mapping, transaction signing services for BOS applications
- (iSprint)
Team Lead
NCS Pte Ltd
07.2009 - 03.2013
- Defined and optimized processes to align with Citibank requirements and deliverables
- Managed and resolved VT-related issues escalated by regional technical support
- Established and maintained APAC and client COB frameworks, leading L1 and L2 production support teams
- Drove process improvement initiatives based on stakeholder feedback
- Allocated and oversaw development and testing tasks for team members
- Client: Citi Bank Singapore - Standing Instructions (SI) System is a product whereby Citibank undertakes to make payments/transactions on behalf of a Citibank Customer at fixed intervals for fixed amounts
- Client: Global Interdict (GI) is a text interpretation engine and addresses the needs of interdiction compliance based on regulatory or business needs
- Transactions can be screened against business specific lists
Project Lead
Nucleus Software Solutions Pte Ltd
06.2005 - 06.2009
- Client: Citi Bank Singapore - Electronic Document (EDOCS) preparation system is an intranet system that helps to prepare the trade documents
- Client: Signature Verification System (SVS)
- Client: Fax Intelligent Routing and Management System (FIRM)
Education
M.C.A -
01.2005
B.Sc. - PME
01.2000
Skills
- APIs
- SFTP
- ISO XML
- Message Queues (MQ)
- Kafka
- Shell scripting
- Enterprise Service Buses (ESB)
- Project Management
- Project planning and development
- ASP
- ASPNET
- XML Schema
- Dreamweaver MX
- VB Script
- JAVA
- IIS administration
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Risk Management
- Project estimation and bidding
- Conflict Management
- Azure
- AWS
- MS SQL Server 2008
- MS SQL Server 2016
- Oracle 11g
- Oracle 19c
- MS Project
- JIRA
- WBS Schedule Pro
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Domestic payments processing
- Cross-border payments processing
- Cheque processing
- Inward clearing
- Outward clearing
- Inward returns management
- Global sanction screening solutions
- Interdict
- Cross-functional coordination
Certification
- Advanced Diploma in Data Analytics and Machine Learning SMU (Singapore Management University)
- IOC (Investment Operations Certificate) – CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment)
- PMP – Certified – PMP Number: 1861408
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- PSM I (Professional Scrum Master) – Certified
- Microsoft Certified - Azure Fundamental
- Advanced Certificate in RegTech – SMU (Singapore Management University)
Accomplishments
- Customer Delight Award, 2008, Recognized for exceptional customer service and support on Citibank projects.
- Customer Excellence Award, 2012, Consistently delivered outstanding contributions to Citibank project teams, exceeding customer expectations.
- Customer Excellence Award, 2013, Consistently delivered outstanding contributions to Citibank project teams, exceeding customer expectations.
- Pacesetter Award, 2022, Acknowledged for exceptional performance on the SMBC project, demonstrating outstanding leadership and results.
Domainexpertise - Payments
Proven track record in domestic (APAC region) and cross-border payments processing. In-depth knowledge of cheque processing, including inward and outward clearing, as well as inward returns management. Experienced in implementing global sanction screening solutions using Interdict.
Personal Information
Citizenship: Singapore Citizen
Timeline
Project Manager
Oracle Financial Services Software
05.2021 - Current
Project Manager
NCS Pte Ltd
04.2013 - 05.2021
Team Lead
NCS Pte Ltd
07.2009 - 03.2013
Project Lead
Nucleus Software Solutions Pte Ltd
06.2005 - 06.2009
B.Sc. - PME
M.C.A -
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