PARAS RAKESH MODI
Technical Product Owner | Project Manager | Business Analyst | Scrum Master
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Mumbai
s Team Leadership – Led a 5 person team
SUMMARY
EDUCATION
Experienced Business and Data Analyst with 9+ years; specialized in data-driven
solutions, risk management, and process improvement. Skilled in SQL, data
visualization (Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx), and aligning technology with business
strategy to support compliance and informed decision-making. Passionate about
integrating technology with business strategy to enhance risk management and
decision-making.
MBA (Business Analytics)
WORK EXPERIENCE (2016 - PRESENT)
D.Y. PATIL College
08/2022 - 08/2024
D.Y. Patil
B. E (Information Technology)
Thakur College of Engineering
08/2012 - 07/2016
Mumbai
Senior Product Manager
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Kotak Bank - Kotak Institutional Equities’s Data Lab Team
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07/2023 - Present
Senior Business Analyst
Quantiphi Analytics
02/2021 - 06/2023
• Gathered, analyzed and synthesized business requirements for high-impact
data migration and analytics projects valued at USD 500,000 for a leading
Canadian financial institution
• Prepared detailed BRDs (~5), TDD (~5), RTMs (~2), and use case diagrams (~4)
on scoping of the projects and subsequent resource planning
• Actively led Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and
retrospectives; maintained JIRA boards and tracked deliverables across
concurrent projects
• Partnered with UI/UX designers to translate requirements into user-centric
wireframes, interactive prototypes and user flows that reflect business needs
• Collaborated with product owners and business users to prioritize features and
enhancements based on impact and critical path analysis
• Utilized data-driven insights to optimize processes, achieving a 20% increase in
overall efficiency
• Proactively identified risks, developed mitigation plans, and ensured successful
delivery within scope and timeline
GPA
7.9 / 10
Ace of Initiative Award
Received ‘Ace of Initiative’ award for Data
Transformation – 2024
Project: KITSBOARD - FII/DII Market Flow Analytics Dashboard
• Acted as Product Owner owning the end-to-end product roadmap and aligning
priorities across Research (~10), Back Office & Risk (~8), QA (~5), Traders (~10)
for data requirements
• Defined product vision, strategy, and KPIs in collaboration with stakeholders to
guide data-driven decision-making and product direction
• Communicated with various departments, including investment teams, legal,
compliance, marketing, and technology, to develop and launch new product
features and services thereby increasing product features by 15%
• Represented and worked with vendors such as Bloomberg and Altair to
evaluate, integrate, and enhance analytical tools for financial modeling and
trading insights
• Innovated Risk dashboard solution, empowering stakeholders with real-time
insights & reducing error & ad-hoc reporting by 30% thereby reducing penalties
• Owned and managed the product backlog, facilitated grooming sessions, and
ensured prioritized delivery through regular sprint planning and retrospectives
• Oversaw regulatory compliance and risk mitigation efforts throughout the
product lifecycle
• Led successful automation of core workflows, reducing manual efforts by 40%
and significantly improving operational efficiency
• Facilitated cross-functional communication to drive product initiatives while
mentoring junior team members to foster a product-oriented mindset
GPA
8.4 / 10
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Avengers Award
Appreciated with ‘Avengers’ award - 2022
Star Performer of the Year
Awarded ‘Star Performer of the Year’ for Dec
2020
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Star Performer of the Year
Recognised as ‘Star Performer of the Year’ for
Dec 2019
SKILLS
Project/Product Management Skills
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Backlog
Grooming & Sprint Planning, MVP Definition &
Feature Prioritization, Roadmapping & Release
Planning, Change & Release Management, UAT
Coordination, PMO, Tools: Asana, Zoho Projects,
MS Project, Infopath, Microsoft Office, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Suite
Business Analysis Skills
Business Requirements Gathering, Functional &
Non-Functional Requirement Analysis, BRD / FRD
/ TDD / RTM Creation, RFI & RFP, Stakeholder
Management, Process Modeling (BPMN / UML),
Use Case & User Story Development, Impact &
Gap Analysis, Agile/Scrum Ceremonies (Daily
Stand-up, Sprint Planning), JIRA / Confluence
Data Visualization Skills
Altair Panopticon for real time data, Tableau,
Google Data Studio, Alteryx (ETL workflows),
Power BI, Microsoft Visio, Pivot Tables
WORK EXPERIENCE (2016 - PRESENT)
SKILLS
Application Development Analyst
Technical Skills
Accenture Services
SQL, Alteryx (ETL workflows), Jenkins, Python,
ServiceNow, Artificial Intelligence, Machine
Learning, Linux (Basics), API Understanding, Data
Warehousing, Data Lake, Google Cloud Platform,
DevOps (CI/CD), GitHub, Sharepoint, Qlik
08/2016 - 02/2021
• Bridged the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by
translating functional requirements into technical specifications
• Designed and optimized SQL queries for data retrieval, ensuring accurate
reporting and seamless integration with business applications
• Organized and enhanced dashboards and reports, using Python and SQL to
analyze key business metrics and track performance
• Managed end-to-end data transformation workflows thereby utilizing Alteryx
data analytics tool, reducing manual data prep time by 30%
• Collaborated with the DevOps team to identify bottlenecks and continuously
improve the integration and delivery pipeline
• Work closely with ServiceNow developers and architects to analyze existing
ITSM/ITIL processes (like Incident, Change, Problem, etc.)
• Ensured that business-driven quality standards are maintained, validated and
executed throughout the CI/CD lifecycle
• Managed user acceptance testing (UAT) and reviewed automated test scripts on
Jenkins based on business requirements to ensure the solution met business
goals
DOMAIN EXPERIENCE
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Capital Markets
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Banking & FinTech
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Insurance & Reinsurance
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Healthcare & Life Science
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Hospitality and Tourism
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Media & Entertainment
Soft Skills
Stakeholder Management & Effective
Communication, Cross-Functional Team
Leadership, Engagement, Analytical Thinking &
Decision Making, Conflict Resolution & Problem
Solving, Time Management & Multi-Tasking,
Mentorship & Team Development
CERTIFICATION
Business Analysis & Process Management
University of Colorado
Advanced Agile Product Owner
Udemy
Generative AI for Project Managers
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Project Management Essentials
Howard University
Data Science: Visualization
Harvard University
Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud
Engineer
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
ITIL V4
Simplilearn
PMP (Planned)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
