Mani Janakiraman
A passionate Product, Operations, Cyber, Data & Risk leader with a global outlook architecting innovative solutions on Data, Privacy, Governance, Risk, Regulation, Compliance (GRC) and Cyber Security projects in the Financial services, Public Utilities and Non-profit sectors.
Mani Janakiraman is also a regular keynote speaker in conferences around the world where he is invited to speak on topics around Digital, Cyber and AI. Mani has a proven ability to think and act strategically, translating strategies into prioritised work plans working in complex and challenging environments, his specialism being Digital Transformation through Scrum (Agile) Framework, Crisis Management, Product Management, Business Analysis et al.,
Previous experience includes senior Global project roles with Swiss Banks UBS & Credit Suisse, German IB Deutsche Bank, Investment Management firms State Street Global Advisors (ssga), Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL) along with Irish Banking entity Bank of Ireland. He has ongoing volunteer roles at various Non-profits - Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Prince's Trust, Homelessness charity Centrepoint and World Child Cancer et al.,
Mani has a strong grasp on Corporate Strategy and how it plays a role in transforming organisations having completed a course ‘Strategy in the age of Digital disruption’ with INSEAD Business School. He has a good grasp of Corporate Governance through a yearlong ‘Professional Diploma in Corporate Governance’ completed at UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School, Dublin, Ireland and of ‘CyberSecurity’ through a specialist ‘Business Leaders’ course with Said Business School, University of Oxford. He also has a MBA in Systems and Finance along with an Engineering Degree in Electrical & Electronics, apart from several Industry certifications like Diploma in Investment Compliance from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) both from Scrum Alliance & Business Analyst Certification from British Computer Society.
He has a rich multicultural (multinational) work experience across 3 Continents - Europe (UK, Germany, Poland, Switzerland & Ireland), Asia (India, China, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Australia) and North America - United States.