Vinod Iyer

Enterprise Governance, Risk and Transformation leader with 18+ years of experience leading large-scale strategic programs, building governance capabilities, and driving enterprise-wide transformation across global financial institutions. Demonstrated success in owning enterprise functions, strengthening risk and control frameworks, delivering executive reporting, supporting litigation and regulatory programs, modernizing technology platforms, and enabling AI-driven innovation. Trusted advisor to senior executives, partnering across Business, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to influence strategic decision-making, drive enterprise-wide adoption, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Proven ability to scale organizations, lead high-performing teams, and translate complex regulatory and governance requirements into scalable operating models.

SVP – Data Retention & Information Management, Chief Data Office (CDO) at Citi Corp. Services India Pvt. Ltd (2019-12 – Present)

• Led Citi's global Records & Data Governance program. Established frameworks, ownership, metadata, classification, lifecycle standards, KPIs/KRIs. Developed Power BI dashboards for high-quality data enabling executive decision-making.
• Designed and implemented 20+ Enterprise Data Governance Controls and a three-stage Monitoring Framework to proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate Data Risks throughout the Information Lifecycle.
• Directed 15+ Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and enterprise remediation initiatives, resolving Data Quality, Governance, Control, and Compliance issues while successfully leading multiple 2LOD and 3LOD Governance Audit with no material findings.
• Directed governance for 500+ Legal Hold Matters, partnering with Business Data Owners, Legal, Compliance, Technology, and Operations to protect Critical Business Information and strengthen Enterprise Data Governance.
• Led Data Ownership and Quality checks for 5,000 inventories, ensuring Ownership, Completeness, Accuracy, Classification, and Compliance. Achieved 100% completion.
• Defined requirements, evaluated 20+ vendors via RFP/RFI, managed milestones, risks, dependencies, and roadmaps.
• Led enterprise Records Digitization, enabling compliant transition from physical to digital records and delivering USD 800K in cost avoidance.
• Led Citi's migration from SharePoint On-Premises to Online. Established Cloud Information Governance, Retention, Classification, and Info Lifecycle Controls for secure Data Management.
• Developed Citi's AI Legal Hold Model. Integrated APPIAN, Predictive & Generative AI to automate Business Classification, Data Discovery, Governance Workflows, & Decision Support.
• Scaled the Data Management organization from 6 to 65 professionals while leading a team of 10, influencing senior stakeholders, and partnering with a network of 70 Data Stewards to strengthen enterprise Data Governance, Stewardship, and Ownership.
• Championed enterprise adoption of Records and Data Management by designing and delivering Citi's annual global training program for 5,000+ employees, including Managing Directors, and Data Stewards, with recorded sessions retained as enterprise learning assets.

Assistant Vice President – Finance Risk Shared Services (FRSS) at Citi Corp. Services India Pvt. Ltd (2016-11 – 2019-12)

• Led a USD 0.40M finance transformation program across 48 EMEA countries, strengthening US GAAP reporting, governance, and operational controls through cross-functional leadership.
• Developed Power BI reporting ecosystem, establishing enterprise KPIs and executive dashboards that replaced manual reporting with real-time performance visibility.
• Guided weekly governance forums with finance, operations, technology, and regional stakeholders, driving issue resolution, risk mitigation, and program delivery status.

Associate – SAP Implementation at JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd (2014-10 – 2016-11)

• Executed migration from legacy financial platform to SAP. Ensured data integrity, business continuity, and zero disruption at go-live.
• Guided a team of 10 senior analysts across Mumbai and Bengaluru, partnering with technology and business stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and delivery against enterprise objectives.
• Formulated project plans, monitored dependencies, tracked deliverables, and coordinated cross-functional activities to ensure adherence to project timelines and objectives.

Process Leader – Finance Operations & Process Transition / Migration at AXA Business Services India Pvt. Ltd (2010-08 – 2014-10)

• Led Sub-Ledger transformation across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, and Fixed Assets, driving process standardization and operational efficiency.
• Led on-site process transition and knowledge transfer from Italy and Germany, ensuring seamless migration, stakeholder alignment, and operational readiness.
• Served as Sub-Ledger Domain Expert, partnering with business stakeholders to optimize financial operations, improve controls, and support enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Developed SLAs, KPIs, SOPs, and performance metrics, improving service quality, operational governance, and delivery consistency.
• Managed a team of 25 finance professionals supporting global finance operations.

Process Executive – Operations at Steria India Ltd (2007-12 – 2010-08)

• Established foundation expertise in AP, AR, and Reconciliation within a global BPO where data accuracy disciplines and process governance skills were first developed.

Executive Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence – Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Financial Management – Welingkar Institute of Management

Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – D.Y. Patil College, Pune University