CV2 Sukriti Bhargava 61920455
CV2 Sukriti Bhargava 61920455
CV2 Sukriti Bhargava 61920455
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EDUCATION
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Indian School of Business | Intended Majors: Marketing and Strategy Apr’19 – Present
• Consulting Project (Pro-Bono), Mantra4Change, NGO focused on improving quality of education for low-income households (Ongoing)
- Increasing outreach of pilot program by 20% by creating partnership strategy for 50+ collaborators; designed 7 key evaluation metrics
• Events Coordinator, Alumni Affairs Council
- Launched first ever Alum-Cohort Networking Mixer with footfall of 300+ to increase alum engagement; coordinated with 6 social clubs
• Team Owner, Nizams, ISB Super League – Managed budget of ~₹10L, 100+ players, 10+ sports and devised team player strategy
• Campus Finalist (10/255+ teams), Accenture B-School Campus Challenge – Designed a revenue-growth strategy for a department store
• Campus Finalist (25/180+ teams), Aditya Birla Group Stratos – Devised a strategy for ABG Capital to acquire 10M customers digitally
Kirorimal College, University of Delhi | B.A. Economics (H) (Secured 83%, 6/139 in College, Top 5% in Delhi University) Jul’13 – Jul’16
• Co-Editor, Economics Department Journal – Launched 1st edition of journal; grew readership to 2,000+ students across 55 colleges
St. Mary’s Convent Inter College, Allahabad | ICSE Class X, ISC Class XII Science Stream Apr’11 – May’13
• Class XII: 95.5% (School Rank 1, Allahabad City Rank 4), Class X: 95.8% (School Rank 1, Allahabad City Rank 2)
WORK EXPERIENCE
D. E. Shaw and Co. India Hyderabad | Analyst, Financial Data Management Sep’16 – Mar’19
Managed data acquisition strategy for better investment decisions; responsible for budget of $42M covering 350+ vendors & stock exchanges
Key Achievements:
• Earned Fast-track promotion (2/15) in 20 months (vs 30-month average);
• Consistently rated “Exceeds Expectations” in 3/3 appraisal cycles awarded to top 10% of the firm
• Recognized by Managing Directors at New York and Hyderabad for highest cumulative cost savings of ~$1.7M by an Analyst
• Helped set-up Shanghai office for Futures trading desk by handling on-boarding of China-specific trading requirements
Key Projects and Initiatives:
Strategic Initiatives:
• Increased AUM by 3.25% for Futures and Equities Portfolio (total book size $17B) by assisting in creation of new trading strategies
- Recommended unconventional datasets that were adopted for trading for the 1 st time to Portfolio Managers in New York, London & Asia
• Achieved cost savings of $95K/year by discovering more cost-effective datasets & phasing out expensive datasets that were in use
- Analyzed offerings of existing vendors to identify datasets that fit into the specific use cases for quantitative & qualitative trading desks
- Improved data discovery initiatives by successfully engaging with 20+ new data providers identified through extensive research
• Achieved cost savings of ~$55K/month through automation of invoice processing infrastructure and identification of invoice discrepancies
- Reduction of 18 man-hours/week (average process time 55 man-hours/week) by designing & testing automated invoice system
• Reduced invoice processing error rate by 80% by developing an innovative proprietary model to flag disputed invoices
• Improved efficiency in database management by reduction of 22 man-hours/week by leading migration to new management system
Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation:
• Built & leveraged network of 350+ (vs peer average 220) financial data vendors to obtain key account status for special discounts
• Achieved cost savings of $355K by negotiating discounts & favorable terms with leading global data vendors and boutique data providers
• Decreased cost/user by 35% of data services from market leader by negotiating enterprise-wide coverage (vs 1 office location previously)
• Optimized cost effectiveness of data purchases with respect to business needs by collaborating with legal team to formulate contracts
Stakeholder Management:
• Key link between internal and external stakeholders across 12 geographies for implementation of data-driven trading strategies
• Re-designed traders’ workflow (reduced request lead time by 25%) by revamping internal ticketing networks between key stakeholders
• Achieved cost savings of $400K through identification of discrepancies in Exchange Audit liabilities & negotiating preferential treatment
- Gathered substantive proof of compliance to challenge audit penalties by analyzing firm’s internal usage vs legal terms
• Prevented potential audit with liabilities of ~$1M imposed by largest European stock exchange by collaborating with Head of Compliance
• Ensured 100% compliance with statutory reporting guidelines by monitoring utilization of Market Data Feeds from global stock exchanges
- Handpicked by senior management to develop internal reporting process; implemented firmwide within 2 days of recommendation
Organization Development:
• Only Analyst (1/35 Analysts) to manage & train 2 recruits who led contract negotiations within 2 months of joining (vs 6-month average)
• Increased on-boarding process efficiency by 66% by restructuring program for future recruits; youngest in firm to lead such an initiative
KPMG India | Analyst, Risk Consulting Jun’16 – Aug’16
• Identified potential cost savings of ₹8L/store for a Fortune 500 fast food giant by auditing 6 functions to diagnose key risk areas
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS & EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Leadership Positions:
• Team Leader, AIESEC Delhi University – Led a team of 9 students from colleges across Delhi University for Project ICAN:Cancer Awareness
- Managed 60+ International interns representing over 15+ countries and charted development plans for their personal growth in India
• Lead Coordinator, June Local Congress, AIESEC Delhi University – Led team of 20 students to organize conference for 150 delegates
• Event Head, Economics Fest, Kirorimal College – Obtained sponsorship of ₹ 1.25L & organized 1st international paper presentation event
• International Press, Model United Nations – Represented Kirorimal college at 4 MUN conferences; won “Special Mention” (1/13) award
Social Initiatives:
• Collaborated with 3 Cancer-related NGOs to identify their strategic human resource needs & fill requirements with international interns
- Impacted 150+ cancer-affected children from lower income families by providing supplemental education through the project
• Cheer Catalyst, A Mental Health Initiative, ISB 2019 – Trained by ISB counsellors to become a peer-counsellor impacting 600 peers