Karthik Raj

About Karthik Raj

Regarded as Business Continuity management & Risk Management Expert, I present myself as a qualified professional with an extensive background in providing designing and implementing an overall risk management process for the organization, which includes an analysis of the financial impact on the company when risks occur. A major chunk of my 12+year experience has been at various organizations, where I have acquired expertise in handling the gamut of activities spanning across the Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Continuity Management (BCM), Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Fraud Management, Internal Audit, AML, KYC Due Diligence, CRA, ERP, RCSA, BIA, BCP, ERT and ISO 27001 & ISO 22301 controls and regulations, Suspicious Activity Reports, Information Security, & Management Audits and team building-SKILL SET— Communicating the risk policies and processes through all branches and inter-departments Develop, implement and manage the BCM Program (Emergency Response, Crisis/Incident Management, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery). Conduct comprehensive financial audits, and compliance audits, and perform analytical procedures/analyses to detect unusual financial statement relationships ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Implemented a Risk Mug model -Knowledge journal throughout the region and appreciated by the Head -Risk management Created a new initiative on minimizing the risk among sales forum named “connecting dots” which connects – the sales team and risk manager Appreciated for the reducing mis-selling ratio of the region from 0.11% LY to 0.05% CY Made risk mitigation for all the branches (100%) Completed demonstration of BCM testing -100% of branches As an individual, I am a self-starter with excellent prospecting, relationship building, and presentation skills across a diverse clientele. I am a results-driven professional with a globally immersive experience across multiple cultures and working environments and am comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Furthermore, I also possess excellent verbal/written communications and problem-solving skills; the ability to multi-task prioritizes and manages time effectively in a deadline-driven environment. To know more about me or my work, please drop me a line at k••••••••@yahoo.com

Experience

1. Manager -business Continuity Management Lead

   HCLTech

   Dec 2022 — Present

   Business Continuity Management - Corporate Resilience Coordinator -SME Subject Matter Expert for the EF BCM. Life Cycle implementation of enabling functions - Reviewing the Business Continuity and Crises Management Strategies. Incident Management -Lead Crisis and Business continuity responses. Tracking and Monitoring the Incidents -Responsible for tracking and Monitoring threats /Crisis /Incidents and alert & take proactive steps to mitigate the Risk. Facilitate Business Continuity and Crisis Management for the assigned functions and units.