Sundar Gurunathan
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT | DATA & ANALYTICS LEADERSHIP
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About
Data & Analytics leader with 20 years of experience spanning enterprise analytics, digital transformation, Identity & Access Management, BFSI, US Mortgage, product development and operational excellence. Currently an Associate Vice President at Citi, combining analytics strategy, executive reporting, risk & controls, product delivery and cross-functional leadership to turn complex operational data into business decisions and measurable outcomes. Proven record of building enterprise dashboards, leading analytics migrations, modernizing reporting, strengthening audit readiness, improving operational visibility and applying predictive analytics to workforce and mortgage decisions.
Experience
Associate Vice President - CITI - Chennai
(2022-05)
- Lead analytics-focused initiatives that enable operational decision-making through executive dashboards, KPI reporting and data-driven insights.
- Designed and delivered 25+ operational dashboards and analytics reports across Tableau, Cognos, SAS, Power BI and Excel, improving visibility into performance and management information.
- Led the Tableau production migration strategy and managed procurement of 150+ licenses, supporting enterprise-scale analytics adoption.
- Built a live operations-volume and KPI dashboard integrating Tableau with SQL databases, giving multiple teams near-real-time visibility into operational performance.
- Led end-to-end data extraction and analysis for Risk & Control / SOX audits, ensuring accurate, complete and timely evidence for audit validation and control testing.
- Developed and enhanced Cognos reporting for audit and control requirements, enabling faster retrieval of control evidence, exception analysis and management reporting.
- Translate complex operational data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders, supporting performance improvement, governance and informed decision-making.
Service Delivery Manager - COGNIZANT - Hyderabad
(2019-02 - 2022-05)
- Product Owner for US Mortgage Product & Pricing and Org Modeler application development in an Agile environment.
- Led multidisciplinary Product Development, QA and Business Analysis teams across product development and change initiatives.
- Managed mortgage product development, modifications and pricing changes, balancing business requirements, delivery timelines, quality and stakeholder expectations.
- Managed IT governance and access-management activities with hands-on exposure to Identity & Access Management controls.
- Partnered with Operations Excellence, HR, Training, Technology and Transport teams to improve process efficiency and resolve workforce-related issues.
- Supported US mortgage originations in a dynamic multi-location environment involving 122 employees; produced business requirements, functional documentation and supported UI testing.
Assistant Manager – Operations - Accenture - Chennai
(2008-09 - 2018-02)
Senior Analyst (Mortgage Underwriter) - Adventity - Chennai
(2008-02 - 2008-09)
Senior Associate (Mortgage Underwriter) - Wipro - Chennai
(2005-12 - 2008-01)
Credit Processing Appraiser - ICICI Home Finance - Chennai
(2003-10 - 2005-12)
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Data Analytics - IIIT-Bangalore & UpGrad (2018-01 - 2019-12)
Master Diploma - Information Technology - Small Industries Service Institute, Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India (2002-01 - 2003-12)
B.A.
- Economics - Pachaiyappan College, University of Madras (2001-01 - 2003-12)
