Sougata Pal

Sougata Pal

With over 22 years of experience in credit risk management, this professional specializes in analytics and strategy development for retail and wholesale portfolios. They have successfully established analytics infrastructure and operationalized large teams within both captive and consulting environments. Their core competency lies in credit risk modeling and the implementation of robust risk strategies.

Work Experience:

22 years 3 months Years

Industry:

Business Development, Consulting & Strategy, Data Science & Analytics, Finance, General Management, Investments

Function:

Technology | Banking Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) | Consulting | Government & PSUs

Work Experience

HSBC Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd. 02/2017 – Present Kolkata, India 
Digital Transformation
• Leading Digital transformation for HSBC Model Risk Evaluation
• Python based automated monitoring infrastructure development
• Technology change initiatives and implementation for Global Risk Analytics

Change Management
• Adopting regulatory landscape (ECB, PRA) to transform model monitoring methodology
• Active part of organization structure change initiatives for Global Risk Analytics

Regulatory Reporting
• Pillar III disclosure for wholesale portfolio CR9 and C8.05
• ECB, PRA Risk Rating System article submission and self-attestation

Internal Rating Based Model and IFRS9 Validation – First Line of Defense
• Leading IRB model risk evaluation and oversight from offshore
• PD, EAD, LGD monitoring standards and performance metrics design
• Leading IFRS9 model risk management including PiT CPD, PiT LGD models
• Audit support for SoX compliance

Financial Crime Detection (Feb’17 to Sep’18)
• Case, Alerts volume trend analysis by system, region
• Trend analysis on Cases to Alerts conversion, SAR to Case closed 
• Dashboard design for monitoring Events, Alerts, SARs
• Threshold tuning exercise to avoid Front Running activities by employees under Market Conduct
Recruitment, Mentoring and Performance management 
• Hiring, and training
• Managing university collaboration for internship

Research and development
• Collaboration with universities for scoping research projects

Genpact India Pvt. Ltd. (Sr. Manager) 03/2013 – 02/2017 Kolkata, India
Responsibilities
• Led US based consumer finance stakeholder account operating in subprime lending
• Managing client expectation and scoping of projects, managing delivery
• Client development – Involved starting from pre-sales stage and won additional project for organization
• Lead organization level drive (Risk Academy) for university tie up in Kolkata for training final year students in college and recruit later 
AMEX Saudi Arabia (Manager) 10/2012 - 03/2013 Riyadh, SA
• Acquisition model development for cards 
• Pilot project on utilizing third party data for better risk quantification

Emirates Islamic Bank (AM) 4/2011 - 05/2012 Dubai, UAE
• Modeling framework implementation for retail products
• Policy assessment for underwriting and credit authorization
• Origination model for approval decision making for cards portfolio


HSBC Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd. (Manager) 12/2007 - 03/2011 Kolkata, India
• Risk based segmentation using decision tree
• Acquisition model development for consumer finance and cards portfolio
• Behavioral PD model development for personal loans to determine top-up strategy 
• Behavioral model-based line management strategy for cards portfolio
AbsolutData Research & Analytics (AM) 11/2005 - 11/2007 Delhi, India
• Successful process migration and establishment of BI reporting projects 
• Direct mainlining campaign model development
Projects and Development India Ltd (Asst. Engineer) 07/2004 - 11/2005 Delhi, India
• Instrument specification development for plants 
Team lease India Pvt. Ltd (Asst. Engineer) 10/2003 - 06/2004 Delhi, India
• Maintenance of SCADA based automation system installed in IOCL filling station

Accomplishments
  • Received several business awards from organizations worked
Education
  • MBA (Business Analytics), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024–26
  • B.Tech (Instrumentation & Control Engineering), National Institute of Technology Delhi, 2003
Certification

• Foundation certificate: Programming and Decision Science, IIT Chennai, 2023
• FRM, GARP, 2012

Extra-curricular

Student of Indian Classical Music