Sameer Sayed

Background

About Sameer Sayed

Sameer is a Senior Manager with Cognizant Technology Solutions with over 16 years of experience in the Banking and Financial Services (BFS) domain, primarily within Client Onboarding and Account Maintenance, Client Lifecycle Management, Anti-Money Laundering and Reference Data areas. Work Experience- Working on a strategic Client Lifecycle Management engagement at a major Canadian Bank- Working on a strategic Standard Settlements Instructions (SSIs) initiative at a major Canadian Bank- Documenting a detailed Data Dictionary document identifying the source, cascading logic, STP, data attributes and constraints, Regulatory data, etc. thereby for a major Canadian Bank- Integrating the Client and Account Data Repository with downstream Trading and Settlement systems, thereby ensuring a single point of entry for the data and eliminating errors due to manual dual keying, data reconciliation issues, etc. for a major Canadian Bank- Documenting Requirements and User Stories in JIRA - Improving the process and system controls for maintaining cross-references - a common identifier between the Client and Account Data repository and the various trading and settlement systems for a Large Canadian Bank- Implementing the Nice Actimize Transaction Monitoring Tool in a Leading UK Bank to monitor Correspondent Banking Transactions (SWIFT payments)- Improving the efficiency of the correspondent banking AML tool for a leading UK Bank to monitor Collection (or Distribution) Accounts - Improving the efficiency of the retail banking AML tool for a leading UK Bank to monitor Multiple-Deposit / Bound Transactions which are processed over the branch counter - Facilitating the vendor selection process for a leading UK Bank to determine the best strategic fit vendor for implementing an AML solution across multiple lines of business (LOBs)- Streamlining the F2B workflow process for Client Onboarding and Account Maintenance (COBAM) at a Global Investment Bank- Roadmap for Risk reporting automaton for a Leading Financial Services Group- Implementing the Fortent Monitor module (Actimize Product) to monitor Retail Banking transactions for Anti-Money Laundering for a major UK bank. Personal Details- An enthusiastic and quick learner, willing to go beyond the assigned scope in all engagements- Believes in making a positive difference- Holds an M.B.A from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad and a B.E in Information Science from VTU, Belgaum.