Pooja Karira
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Certified product owner and agile business analyst with 13 years of experience in investment banking and payments industry. Proven expertise in stakeholder management and effective requirements documentation. Focused on solving complex business challenges through thorough needs analysis and enhancing client experience. Thrives in fast-paced environments with strong multitasking abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Consultant, Business Systems Analyst
CIBC
Toronto, Ontario
05.2025 - Current
- Delivered new technical event-based framework within xTrader for managing Product and Transactions.
- Developed adaptable framework for use across all supporting groups, including Risk and Finance.
- Identified and resolved operational inefficiencies shared across multiple departments.
- Addressed key mis-reporting themes related to product classification and trade lifecycle events.
- Clarified reporting requirements to eliminate downstream necessity for inferring information.
Associate Consultant
Tata consultancy services
Toronto, Ontario
08.2022 - 05.2025
- Collaborated with upstream and regulatory teams to define reporting requirements for end-of-day reconciliations.
- Implemented over 100 reconciliations for multiple upstream systems integrated into Olympus data warehouse.
- Managed cross-border teams to coordinate data feeds for various Capital Market products across finance and risk groups.
Business Analyst
Credit Suisse services
Pune, Maharashra
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Executed migration of source data feeds to strategic cloud platform from legacy network storage.
- Identified causes of data leakages and implemented effective remediation strategies.
- Analyzed gaps between legacy and proposed solutions to ensure compliance with upstream and downstream systems.
Product Owner
Deutsche Bank
Pune, Maharashtra
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Implemented user functionality for in-house credit risk application to enhance usability.
- Collaborated with front office traders, product managers, and technical teams to define product backlogs.
- Prioritized feature delivery based on comprehensive requirements analysis and stakeholder input.
- Negotiated scope and delivery timelines to align with project objectives and resources.
Education
Bachelor Of Engineering (BE) - Information Technology
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India06-2012
Skills
- Regulatory reporting expertise (CFTC, MAS, ASIC, CSA, EMIR, HKMA, MiFID, SFTR)
- Capital markets knowledge
- Agile framework proficiency
- Client onboarding and KYC
- Trade lifecycle management
- Payment processing (debit and credit cards)
- Business requirements documentation
- SQL and XML programming
- API and microservices understanding
- Azure cloud platform and DevOps knowledge
Certification
Certified scrum product owner - Scrum Alliance, September 2024
Timeline
Consultant, Business Systems Analyst
CIBC
05.2025 - Current
Associate Consultant
Tata consultancy services
08.2022 - 05.2025
Business Analyst
Credit Suisse services
04.2021 - 08.2022
Product Owner
Deutsche Bank
08.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor Of Engineering (BE) - Information Technology
University of Mumbai