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Ekta Singh

Ekta Singh

Kuala Lumpur

Summary

At Pos Malaysia Berhad, as Team Leader in Program Management honed my expertise in transforming customer experiences and simplifying processes. Equipped with robust analytical skills and a strategic mindset, I recommend, implement organizational design solutions that foster continuous improvement.

My tenure at Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd. as Senior Manager Client Relations & Product Development was marked by managing client portfolio over USD 900 Million and developing tailored investment strategies. Our team successfully addressed complex client issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders, enhancing service quality and fostering client trust.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Team Leader - Program Management

Pos Malaysia Berhad
12.2023 - Current

Product Strategy and Roadmap Execution

  • Drive product strategy by gathering client requirements and translating them into actionable product and business needs.
  • Own the product roadmap, prioritizing features based on client impact, market trends, and business objectives.
  • Manage high-value clients, aligning their needs with product development to deliver value-driven solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution and delivery of product initiatives.
  • Spearhead digital transformation efforts, enhancing platform capabilities and user experience.

Change Management and Implementation

  • Lead organization-wide change initiatives, ensuring minimal disruption and stakeholder alignment.
  • Managed the successful migration of 800+ API clients to a new API Gateway Portal within 4 months.
  • Implemented process automation, reducing client onboarding time from 7 days to 1 working day.
  • Running Scrum cycles, establish KPIs to track adoption, ensuring continuous implementation.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Engage with Sales, Operations, and Digital teams to align product development with business goals.
  • Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams to ensure clear communication and execution.
  • Provide regular product updates to senior leadership, ensuring transparency and alignment.

Data-Driven Optimization

  • Utilize analytics to identify trends, enhance product features, and improve user experience.
  • Optimized B2B platform processes, boosting client engagement by 15% and daily transactions by 10%.
  • Improved team collaboration by 40% and reduced process bottlenecks by 35%.

Leadership and Development

  • Lead and mentor a team of product managers, driving innovation and accountability.
  • Implemented upskilling programs, improving team efficiency and accelerating delivery by 15%.

Senior Manager Client Relations & Product Development

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2018 - 03.2022
  • Managed over 30+ institutional clients with a portfolio of over $900 million. This involves making investment decisions, portfolio analysis, and ensuring that the investments align with the clients' goals and risk tolerance.
  • Client Relationship Management: Acted as a service partner, collaborating with Relationship Managers (RMs), Product Sales, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to address client issues and identify opportunities for enhancing the overall service experience.
  • Documentation Support: Provided quality support and advice to RMs in all lending units regarding documentation matters, including the origination of documentation for customers when necessary.
  • Client Support: Offered service and advice to Corporate and Retail clients on pre-transactional inquiries, setup, training, and other investment-related issues to enhance their experience
  • Client Onboarding and Compliance: Ensured regulatory compliance by creating Customer Due Diligence (CDD) for new clients and reviewing CDD for existing clients, including activities related to FATCA and CRS compliance 5.Portfolio Analysis: Reviewed client investments and conducted portfolio analysis on a daily/weekly basis, generating reports on debt markets to inform investment decisions.
  • Product Lifecycle Management: Owned and managed product lifecycles, including gathering requirements, projecting roadmaps, tracking development, testing, documentation, and planning product launches
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including Business, Marketing, Technology, and other stakeholders, to develop requirements and prioritize projects effectively
  • Project Leadership: Led a project to build an integrated platform for investors, enabling them to transact, manage portfolios, and access research reports, which can significantly enhance client engagement and satisfaction

Manager Client Relations & Product Development

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for providing operational support to institutional clients for investments in mutual funds.
  • Review client investments and do a portfolio analysis on a daily or weekly basis.
    Making various other debt markets reports
  • Manages around 25 institutional clients having portfolio of around 90 Crores +.
  • Giving end to end services to client from documents to advisory and accounting.
  • Coordinating with various AMC to get the investment done for the client.
  • Working on the brokerage reports. Calculation of brokerages.
  • Working on various debt analysis reports for e.g. credit reports that tells the credit quality of the portfolio etc.
    Proficiency in Bloomberg.

Assistant Manager

Wall Street Finance Limited
07.2014 - 11.2014
  • Coordinated and conducted distributor / direct client
    presentations
  • Handling corporate clients for foreign exchange business
  • Servicing existing clients for requirement of foreign currency
    and addition of new corporate.

Assistant Manager

Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co Ltd
12.2013 - 07.2014
  • Key account client servicing and acquisition of new clients
    both retail and Key
  • Handling of distributor and preparing monthly stock closing
    statement.

RELATIONSHIP EXECUTIVE-BANKING RELATIONS

DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund
06.2012 - 12.2013
  • Handling large public sector banks and private banks for sale of Mutual Funds
  • Handling operations for team of 7 which includes
    operations for distribution process- purchase, redemption,
  • SIP/SWP/STP, switch & NFO
  • Preparing of MIS reports of monthly sales and redemption

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing -

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
India
12.2019

Skills

  • Product Management
  • Customer Retention
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Development
  • Project Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Customer Relations
  • Client onboarding
  • Cross Team Collaboration
  • Team Leadership & Development

Certification

  • NISM Certified
  • YALE Certified – Financial Markets

Languages

Hindi
English

Timeline

Team Leader - Program Management

Pos Malaysia Berhad
12.2023 - Current

Senior Manager Client Relations & Product Development

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2018 - 03.2022

Manager Client Relations & Product Development

Batlivala & Karani Securities India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 10.2018

Assistant Manager

Wall Street Finance Limited
07.2014 - 11.2014

Assistant Manager

Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co Ltd
12.2013 - 07.2014

RELATIONSHIP EXECUTIVE-BANKING RELATIONS

DSP BlackRock Mutual Fund
06.2012 - 12.2013

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing -

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Ekta Singh