Chand Zk

Director @Merrill Lynch

Senior IT Manager with 15 years experience leading and delivering full life-cycle enterprise technology programs. Hands-on experience in using various project management methodologies and tools. Strong track record of bootstrapping & delivering large scale infrastructure projects such as global desktop & network transformation as well as executing specific technology platform strategies for the capital markets business such as cross-product electronic trading and institutional client portals. Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with key decision makers & stake holders through effective communication, collaborative style and strong influence management skills. Assertive champion of building transparent, metrics based culture of project management. Resourceful, adaptive, creative, out of the box thinker with broad experience in delivering complex projects within the Global Markets domain.As part of the Bank of America - Merrill Lynch integration, I planned and executed the migration of over Merrill Lynch desktops across all global locations for the Global Markets business. This transformation program involved the remediation & testing of over 500 sales and trading applications, taking 2 years and $22M to complete. Strong partnership with Enterprise Infrastructure & the Global Markets technology teams was a critical success factor.Presently, I manage a portfolio of projects contributing to the build out of the next generation Institutional Client Portal (“Mercury”) for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Specific deliverables are:Multi Product Online Trading (“Mercury Trading”): FX Options, FX Algorithmic Trading/DMA, Municipal Bonds, Short Term (CD, CP) bond offeringsFX and Rates analytics: Full suite of tools for FX and Rates volatility analysis and trade finders, Inflation analytics, Swaps, Swaptions, US govt bonds & futures.