Pradeep Shetty

About Pradeep Shetty

As a Business Manager within the IT – Chief Information Security Office (CISO) at Nomura, I support global business operations across Security Strategy, Operations, Architecture, Identity & Access Management, and Technology Risk. I work closely with global CISO leadership, regional teams, and shared services to manage financials, headcount, and strategic reporting.Key Responsibilities: • Drive monthly financial and headcount forecasts, and support annual budgeting cycles across the global CISO organization. • Prepare monthly financial reports with variance analysis and capitalisation/P&L tracking for department heads. • Ensure accurate month-end financials through reviews of accruals, prepayments, and general ledger postings. • Review spend and purchase requests to ensure compliance with approved budgets. • Maintain and review project cost allocation models, ensuring proper financial distribution and business sign-offs. • Provide support for regional budget reviews and identify opportunities for cost optimization. • Monitor hiring pipeline and align with approved headcount targets. • Manage onboarding and offboarding processes for employees and vendors, including coordination with HR and updates to forecasts and workforce records. • Track sourcing progress and flag delays that may impact delivery or project commitments. • Maintain organizational data including HR records, occupancy plans, and org charts. • Ensure compliance with firmwide mandates such as mandatory training, appraisals, and timesheets. • Create executive-level reports and presentations for the Global CISO, BU leads, and regional stakeholders. • Support CISO technology teams with ad hoc operational needs and data requests. • Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement within the business management function. • Liaise with regional technology and business teams across time zones to ensure global consistency in operations.Skills & Tools:Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Headcount Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Cost Optimization, MS Excel (Advanced), PowerPoint, MS Project, Apptio/TCO, Power Query, Pivot Tables, Process Improvement, Reporting & Governance

Experience

1. Associate Business Manager

   Nomura

   May 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   As a Business Manager within the IT – Chief Information Security Office (CISO) at Nomura, I support global business operations across Security Strategy, Operations, Architecture, Identity & Access Management, and Technology Risk. I work closely with global CISO leadership, regional teams, and shared services to manage financials, headcount, and strategic reporting.Key Responsibilities: • Drive monthly financial and headcount forecasts, and support annual budgeting cycles across the global CISO organization. • Prepare monthly financial reports with variance analysis and capitalisation/P&L tracking for department heads. • Ensure accurate month-end financials through reviews of accruals, prepayments, and general ledger postings. • Review spend and purchase requests to ensure compliance with approved budgets. • Maintain and review project cost allocation models, ensuring proper financial distribution and business sign-offs. • Provide support for regional budget reviews and identify opportunities for cost optimization. • Monitor hiring pipeline and align with approved headcount targets. • Manage onboarding and offboarding processes for employees and vendors, including coordination with HR and updates to forecasts and workforce records. • Track sourcing progress and flag delays that may impact delivery or project commitments. • Maintain organizational data including HR records, occupancy plans, and org charts. • Ensure compliance with firmwide mandates such as mandatory training, appraisals, and timesheets. • Create executive-level reports and presentations for the Global CISO, BU leads, and regional stakeholders. • Support CISO technology teams with ad hoc operational needs and data requests. • Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement within the business management function. • Liaise with regional technology and business teams across time zones to ensure global consistency in operations.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Commerce, General