Gill Kanwaljeet

I am results-driven Senior Lead Business Analyst with 12+ years of expertise in investment banking and capital markets, specialising in Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending, Equity Finance, Derivatives, and full Trade Lifecycle management. Proven track record of delivering complex regulatory and automation programs across global trading environments — including MiFID-2 compliance, reconciliation automation (reducing headcount across APAC and EMEA), and end-to-end system transformation. Adept at bridging business and technology teams, translating complex financial requirements into actionable solutions.

Experienced across Agile and Waterfall methodologies with a strong record of senior stakeholder engagement in tier-1 banking institutions including BNP Paribas and ICICI Bank.

Senior Specialist Lead Business Analyst - LTM - Pune

(2024-07)

• Leading requirement gathering and documentation for an accounting application covering complex trade finance products: IRS, CDS, Total Return Swaps, Exotic Swaps, Bonds, Equity Derivatives, and Plain Vanilla Options.
• Owning the end-to-end reconciliation project: facilitating stakeholder workshops, writing Confluence epics, creating detailed user stories, use cases, and managing test scenarios positive/Negative for UAT sign-off.
• Designing upstream/downstream data flow rules and integration workflows to connect trading systems, accounting engines, and reporting layers — enabling accurate P&L reconciliation and downstream reporting.
• Driving sprint planning, backlog management, and delivery tracking in an Agile environment, ensuring on-time delivery against project milestones.

Senior Lead Business Analyst (Agile) - Birlasoft - Pune

(2021-11 - 2024-07)

• Led a team of 9 Business Analysts across a large-scale CRM transformation program, acting in a dual BA/PM capacity, overseeing delivery planning, resource allocation, and quality assurance.
• Managed end-to-end customer and supplier onboarding onto the organisation's CRM platform, streamlining touchpoints and improving data quality across sales and operations.
• Defined and documented business requirements, process flows, and acceptance criteria; facilitated sprint ceremonies and coordinated with development and QA teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Lead Business Analyst (Agile) - IBM - Pune

(2021-07 - 2021-11)

• Delivered requirements and functional design for a mortgage mobile application (NBS), covering interest rate configuration, document processing workflows, and loan approval logic.
• Collaborated with product owners and UI/UX teams to translate mortgage product rules into user stories and acceptance criteria, enabling rapid development sprints.

Senior Business Analyst (Agile) - BNP Paribas - Mumbai

(2016-10 - 2021-07)

Key Achievements

• Designed and implemented an automated confirmation matching system, eliminating manual intervention across APAC and Lisbon operations, significantly reducing headcount costs and improving STP rates — recognised with a Bravo Award in 2019. Automated Trade Confirmation Matching (BA Innovation Project)
• Led delivery of MiFID-2 granularity-level regulatory requirements into the trade confirmation and reporting processes, coordinating across front office, compliance, and IT teams to meet regulatory deadlines across EMEA. MiFID-2 Regulatory Implementation.
• Built the workflow and system logic for equity derivatives (EQD) settlement notices sent to end clients for reconciliation, improving client communication and reducing settlement failures. Equity Settlement Notice System.
• Designed and implemented a netting document platform enabling back-office users to consolidate and dispatch FX deal summaries to clients in a single transaction, reducing manual effort and improving client transparency. FX Netting Document System.
• Delivered cross-regional Prime Brokerage and Equity Finance initiatives, covering trade capture, lifecycle management, margin workflows, and collateral reporting, improving operational efficiency and regulatory compliance in collaboration with APAC and EMEA teams.

Business Analyst (Waterfall) - ICICI Bank - Mumbai

(2013-08 - 2016-10)

• Introduced Reserve Bank of India's MCLR rate framework into the SME loan origination system, enabling dynamic repo-linked interest rate adjustments and improving loan pricing accuracy for clients. MCLR-Based Loan Calculator (Basel-III):
• Delivered an in-branch forex platform enabling customers to view live FX rates and complete currency exchange transactions in real time, improving customer experience and branch efficiency. FX Solution – Live Forex Trading Portal:
• Implemented a fixed deposit booking facility for HNI clients (portfolio value INR 2 Cr+), digitising the process and reducing manual paperwork for relationship managers. Online Deal Booking System (ODBS):
• Built a client profiling and net-worth tracking system to support relationship managers in delivering targeted product recommendations, improving cross-sell conversion rates. Client Tracking System (CTS):

Post-Graduate Diploma - Finance - Manipal University, Bengaluru (2012-01 - 2013-12)

B. Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering - Lovely Professional University (2007-01 - 2011-12)