Dilip Kumar Chandrasekaran
Hoofddorp,NH
Summary
With 17 years of experience in Banking, Finance, and Asset Management, I specialize in Risk & Compliance and Regulatory Reporting. Certified by the International Compliance Association and ACAMS, I have led regulatory initiatives driving digital transformation and operational excellence, focusing on AML, CDD, and Sanctions Monitoring. As a Product Owner, Epic Lead, and Senior Functional Consultant, I excel at translating complex regulatory requirements into innovative solutions that exceed business objectives and enhance customer value. My entrepreneurial mindset drives me to identify market opportunities, shape product vision, and deliver strategic roadmaps while building high-performing teams, fostering stakeholder alignment, and managing risk and budgets in dynamic environments. My regulatory expertise spans frameworks such as WWFT, MAD/MAR II, MIFID II, SFTR, ESG (CSRD, Terra), Credit Risk Loan Tape, Control Room, BCBS 239, COREP, and diverse reporting requirements. Skilled in data mapping for Financial Markets and integrators like Bloomberg and Reuters. Proficient in enhancing product design and implementation through relationship-building, organizational skills, and project management to overcome technical challenges successfully.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Shareholding Disclosure / Substantial Shareholder Reporting: FundApps
- Led comprehensive elicitation sessions to gather and meticulously document both functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring alignment with AO Sphere and APG AM portfolios.
- Conducted in-depth market analysis of ERP solutions to identify tools that meet evolving regulatory and program-specific requirements.
- Orchestrated and managed the end-to-end RFI and RFP processes, effectively engaging stakeholders and vendors to drive optimal solution selection.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to prioritize product features and enhancements and facilitated architectural landscape and design reviews in response to new application integrations.
- Strategically planned and scoped program features and epics, establishing a clear delivery roadmap for the upcoming year.
Sr. Business Analyst & Associate Product Owner
ING Bank
- Led the end-to-end gathering and documentation of both functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring alignment with complex regulatory reporting standards.
- Drove comprehensive data collection from eight distinct banking entities, synthesizing information to generate consolidated client views in accordance with specific banking license mandates.
- Ensured full compliance with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) regulatory requirements. Identified and resolved more than 300K blocking errors within 4 months by applying DAMA data quality principles.
- Rebuilt the SCV DNB rule engine for ING Bank.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, CDO(s) and data delivery teams from various countries and managed delivery timelines.
CDMO - Data Product Management– Enterprise Data Lake
- Orchestrated the collection, mapping, and integration of complex datasets from 27 countries, ensuring alignment with diverse business requirements and regulatory frameworks.
- Advised business and IT stakeholders on the design and architecture of data marts, tailoring solutions to meet specific business needs and optimize data accessibility.
- Oversaw end-to-end delivery management for data initiatives, proactively engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure project milestones and quality standards were met.
- Collaborated with international, cross-functional teams to prioritize and implement critical data features and enhancements, driving continuous improvement in data infrastructure.
- Participated in Steering Committee and Business Architecture meetings, providing expert insights on data management complexities, ETL processes, and business intelligence strategies.
COO - Risk ToM for Compliance: NICE ACTIMIZE: ETL & DWH
- Gathered requirements and documented (functional/non-functional requirements) for FEC dashboard and Control Room initiatives, consolidating data from 27 countries.
- Advised business and IT stakeholders on Data Mart design tailored to FEC and regulatory (DNB & AFM) requirements.
- Ensured full compliance with regulatory data delivery standards.
- Managed product lifecycle using Agile tools (ServiceNow), collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritize FEC features and enhancements.
Director
Disha Financial Holding B.V.
09.2022 - Current
- Providing consultation to organizations for startups and small business
- Advisory consultation on business, strategy, and planning
- Ideations of products and processes.
- Value Proposition, Sale & Pre Sales.
- Startup valuation and advisory.
- Advocating solutions and products
- Business Development Coaching.
- Investments and Fund Management.
- Product life cycle management
Product Owner
ING Bank
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog in close collaboration with business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and maximizing value delivery.
- Ensure the user stories are drafted as per S.M.A.R.T methodology and user stories that meet the Definition of Ready.
- Lead sprint planning sessions by setting priorities and ensuring that user stories are delivered according to the Definition of Done.
- Ensure data exchanges meet the DAMA dimensions-based data quality, aligning with both program and business requirements.
- Oversee the entire product lifecycle using Agile tools such as Azure DevOps.
- Monitor and analyse KPIs and product metrics to assess performance, leveraging insights to inform future product strategy and continuous improvement.
Epic Lead / Sr. Business Analyst
APG Asset Management
01.2023 - 06.2024
- Gather and document functional and non-functional requirements through comprehensive elicitation processes with stakeholders and vendors, for enabling delivery.
- Configured alert thresholds for multiple complex sanctions scenarios involving Ultra High-Risk, High-risk countries, Countering Terrorist Financing & Organized crime.
- Ensure effective and coverage of global & country specific sanctions such as UNSC, OFAC, FATF, FINCEN.
- Validation of alert generation and quality of alerts. Fine tuning of sanction alert parameters to reduce false positives in consultation with compliance officers and corporate policies team.
- Experience as primary liaison with the compliance team to support them with the alert investigations by providing additional data and supporting evidence.
- Ensure that the user stories are S.M.A.R.T methodology and user stories that meet the Definition of Ready.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize features and enhancements, balancing business value with Compliance team feedback.
Global KYC – FEC: Transaction Monitoring: FCRM and Upgrade
Sr. Business Analyst
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Led the end-to-end implementation and optimization of transaction monitoring systems, including scenario configuration and alert generation, to ensure robust detection of suspicious activities.
- Gathered and documented complex functional and non-functional requirements through comprehensive elicitation with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business needs.
- Configured, fine-tuned, and maintained transaction monitoring scenarios, optimizing alert parameters to significantly reduce false.
- Collaborated closely with compliance officers, providing expert support during investigations and ensuring timely resolution of alerts generated by monitoring systems.
- Oversaw delivery management, stakeholder engagement, and vendor coordination to drive successful project outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.
- Directed and executed software upgrades for transaction monitoring platforms across 8 countries.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to prioritize features and enhancements, considering business value, customer feedback, and compliance requirements throughout the product lifecycle within Agile frameworks (e.g., ServiceNow).
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Qberaa B.V.
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Ideation and development of innovative concepts for a complete FEC solution with ML & AI
- Conduct comprehensive market research and create compelling value propositions
- Drive sales and pre-sales activities
- Deliver engaging demos to potential investors and customers
- Manage relationships with stakeholders, shareholders, vendors, and potential clients & investors
- Lead product and process development initiatives
- Foster business development and team coaching
- Engage with venture capitalists, accelerator programs, and startup fund managers
- Oversee fund and investment management
Business Analyst - Project Manager
Infosys Limited
12.2011 - 06.2017
- Led end-to-end setup and delivery of Hadoop Data Lake for MIFID II compliance, overseeing architecture, design, and onboarding of new business units.
- Chaired architecture and solution design reviews, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to manage the product lifecycle using Agile methodologies and Azure DevOps, maintaining a prioritized backlog with actionable user stories to optimize team productivity.
- Monitored KPIs and metrics to evaluate product performance and inform strategic decisions.
- Directed stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and participated in Steering Committee meetings to drive project success and alignment.
Education
Bachelors - Engineering
Anna University
01.2008
Skills
- COTS software expertise
- Big data analytics
- Proficient in OBIEE and Power BI for data reporting
- Jira project management
- Experience with software development methodologies
Certification
- Dutch Level B2, in progress 2025
- Sanction Compliance Foundation, ACAMS 2022
- AML Foundations, ACAMS 2022
- Certified Transaction Monitoring Associate, ACAMS 2021
- Certified in Anti money Laundering, International Compliance Association 2019
- Dutch Level A2, University of Amsterdam (Certified) 2018
- Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), Self-Study 2017
- Financial Risk Manager Level 1 (GARP), Self-Study 2016
Information about older assignments on request. Below is a summary.
- ABN AMRO: FEC: Trade compliance – MAD/ MAR II: Business Analyst
- ABN AMRO: FEC: ABN Control Room: Business Analyst
- RBS PLC: Finance Risk Statuary &Treasury: Business Analyst
- Cognizant Technology Solutions: Comcast Corporation: Associate May. 2011 to Dec. 2011
- Tech Mahindra: British Telecom: BTGS: Technical Associate May. 2008 to May. 2011
Timeline
Product Owner
ING Bank
06.2024 - 09.2024
Epic Lead / Sr. Business Analyst
APG Asset Management
01.2023 - 06.2024
Director
Disha Financial Holding B.V.
09.2022 - Current
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Qberaa B.V.
07.2019 - 09.2020
Global KYC – FEC: Transaction Monitoring: FCRM and Upgrade
Sr. Business Analyst
07.2017 - 09.2022
Business Analyst - Project Manager
Infosys Limited
12.2011 - 06.2017
Global Shareholding Disclosure / Substantial Shareholder Reporting: FundApps
Sr. Business Analyst & Associate Product Owner
ING Bank
CDMO - Data Product Management– Enterprise Data Lake
COO - Risk ToM for Compliance: NICE ACTIMIZE: ETL & DWH
Bachelors - Engineering
Anna University
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