Gio Kevanishvili
Business Analyst
Experience
Jul 2022 - May 2023
11 months Frankfurt, Germany
Business Analyst
Large UK Bank Frankfurt Sub
As a Business Analyst, I assisted a subsidiary of a leading UK Bank in developing and executing new processes and an IT platform to streamline Customer Onboarding and Due Diligence procedures incl. Customer Risk Rating model with the objective of creating an IT platform that could automate customer onboarding and related processes in a post-Brexit world.
- Conducted a comprehensive Technical Gap Analysis
- Created multiple BRDs and Functional Specifications
- Conducted Process Analysis, created new process landscapes
- Performed Regulatory Gap Analysis
- Coordinated between Business and IT Teams
- Conducted and led User Acceptance Testing
- Provided Go-Live support e.g. User Training, User Guide
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
6 months Germany
Requirements Engineer
German Insurance Intermediary/Wealth Advisor
As a Requirements Engineer for a German Wealth Advisor / Insurance Intermediary, my responsibilities include writing Functional Specifications, assigning User Stories to Developers, estimating User Story scope, and conducting business testing.
- Write Functional Specifications and User Stories for a Wealth Management and CRM Platform
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Release Managers, Developers, and other REs
- Assign User Stories to Developers and estimate User Story scope
- Conduct business perspective testing of implemented stories
- Focus on enhancing the platform's user-friendliness and performance
- Address technology improvement requests in regards with regulatory concerns such as MiFiD II - Taping, Telephone Recording, Suitability Checks, Advisory Checks, and ESG (Environmental Social Governance) for Funds, correct selection of sustainable funds for ESG compliance
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
4 months Netherlands
Consultant
Large Dutch Bank
As part of the Financial Crime Compliance Governance and Controls, my role was to ensure that Key Controls such as Transactions Screening, Transactions Monitoring, Name Screening, etc. were in fact implemented and executed by the 2 Line of Defence of the Bank as it was described in the KYC Policy and Internal Control Framework.
- Organised Workshops with key stakeholders such as Control Owners and Control Executors and interviewed them according to a predetermined template
- Researched internal policies, procedures, guidelines and work instructions related and each and every control in scope
- Documented findings of the workshops regarding control existence, its implementation and effectiveness
- Written recommendations about filling existing gaps or newly identified gaps in the controls or their effectiveness
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
7 months Germany
External Business Consultant
Large German Bank
In this project, I assisted the bank's Anti-Financial Crime Risk Modelling Unit under Chief Risk Office (CRO) in setting up a new annual report on the non-financial risk typologies impacting the bank and their coverage assessments.
- Identification of Relevant Money Laundering Red Flags. Identifying critical products/services, rating them according to CRR Methodology and mapping them against RFs
- Aggregating these Red Flags into higher groups/families so called Risk Themes
- Mapping these risk themes by measure of applicability to bank's products and services across 20+ locations, 5+ business divisions and 50+ source systems
- Mapping these risk themes also to Transaction Monitoring and Screening Tools (e.g. Smaragd, Mantas, Prime, TFI, AMS, etc.) as well as Alert Scenarios
- Identifying Gaps and producing recommendations on their coverage
Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
1 year 1 month Munich, Germany
Lead Business Consultant
Start-up from Munich
Project: Solution Engineering for AI Based Transactions Monitoring and Customer Risk Rating Tools
- Advising on the AI-based Screening algorithms as well as User Interface
- Writing concepts for Customer Risk Rating
- Mapping of the Detection Scenarios with ML Red Flags and Gap Analysis
- Pre-Sales Workshop Coordination with clients
- Advising on the integration of HAWK-AI tool with other legacy ML monitoring tools
May 2020 - Sep 2021
1 year 5 months Germany
Stream Lead and Functional Consultant
Large German Wealth Manager
Project: Digitization Compliance / Trading Surveillance Tool Implementation
- Impact and Risk Analysis MADII/MAR
- Requirements Engineering Trade Surveillance Tool
- Collaboration with Vendor Team
- Coordination of Project
- User Acceptance Testing
- User Training and Internal Guidelines
- Leading Workshops/Daily Stand-Ups
Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
7 months France
Business Process Enhancement Financial Crime External Consultant
Large French Banking Group
Project: Enhancement of AML Business Processes
- Improve AML Transactions Monitoring Alert Clearing Process
- Design New Customer Onboarding Process
- Automate KYC Matrix Update Process
- Digitalize Procedure Management
- Re-Define AML Customer Risk Calculator
Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
4 months Germany
Software Implementation External Business & Process Analyst / Sub-Stream Lead
German Stock Exchange
Project: Corporate Customer On-Boarding and Maintenance
- Business Analysis and Testing for Corporate Customer On-Boarding Sub-Stream Implementation involving SAP Fiori/SAP CRM and KYC Review Project Implementation involving SAP Fiori / Cellent/Wipro S/Monitor & Targens SMARAGD TCM tools
- Integrating Corp. Customer Risk Rating into ONB App
May 2018 - Jun 2019
1 year 2 months Germany
Software Implementation Project Lead/Consultant/Business Analyst
Large German Retail Bank
- Business Process Analysis and Requirements Engineering
- Testing, Test Management
- Moderation of Workshops
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Training of Staff
Dec 2017 - Feb 2018
3 months Germany
Independent Consultant/Co-Lead Special Taskforce Paradise Papers
Large German Bank
- Project Coordination of Special Taskforce Members
- Data / Visual Link Analysis
- C-Level Management Reporting of Findings
Oct 2016 - May 2018
1 year 8 months Germany
Project Business Lead/Business Analyst/Product Owner
2nd Largest German Bank
- Business Process Analysis
- Requirements Engineering AML/KYC Tool
- Embedding CRR into Name Screening Tool
- GDPR
- Testing, Test Management
- Moderation of Workshops
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Training of Staff
- C-Level Management Reporting of Remediation Program
May 2016 - Sep 2016
5 months Denmark
Business Analyst / Data Mapping Stream Lead
Large Danish Bank
- Project Coordination
- Data Analysis
- Data mapping and Data Validation
- Elicitation of Data Requirements
Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
9 months Netherlands
Business Analyst / Project Business Lead
Large Dutch Bank
- Business Process Analysis
- Requirements Engineering MADII/MAR
- Testing, Test Management
- Training of Staff
- C-Level Management Reporting
Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
1 year Germany
Project Sub-Stream Lead
Large French Bank's German Subsidiary
- Project Planning
- Business Process Analysis
- Requirements Engineering MADII/MAR
- Testing, Test Management
- Moderation of Workshops
Apr 2014 - Mar 2016
2 yearsBusiness Analyst
Software Firm from USA/Israel
- Business Analysis and Requirements Management AML/KYC
- MADII/MAR/MiFiDII
- Fraud/Employee Fraud Projects
Oct 2013 - Apr 2014
7 months Germany
Business Analyst / Consultant
Large German Banking Union
- Business Analysis and Requirements Management UCITS/AIFMD/KIIDs
- SimCorp Dimensions Implementation project
Dec 2011 - Feb 2013
1 year 3 months Germany
Trader FX & Derivate
German Online Broker/Bank
- Trading in: FX/CFDs/Futures/Stocks
- Transaction/Trader Profiling
Summary
Advisory in RegTech/FinTech IT and Business Implementation or Interim Consulting projects For Banks, Asset Managers and Insurances with a focus on Compliance.
Languages
English
Native
German
Advanced
Russian
Advanced
Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2011
Magdeburg (OVGU)
M.Sc. · International Applied Finance · Magdeburg, Germany
Oct 2008 - Jun 2008