Kalyan Sankar Dawn
@kalyansankardawn
Director-level risk and assurance leader specializing in 2LoD governance and controls.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a director-level risk and assurance leader with 19+ years across global banking and reinsurance. I specialize in enterprise and operational risk, 2nd line of defence (2LoD) oversight and challenge, and internal audit liaison to strengthen governance and outcomes.
In recent roles as Vice President / Chief Controls Office and Assurance lead, I’ve digitized control environments—improving data quality and audit-trail rigor by ~40% and control-change competence by ~35%. I drive RCSA workshops across CIB to standardize assessments and make remediation pathways clearer, while enhancing regulatory compliance across Basel III/IV, Dodd-Frank, and GDPR.
I bring hands-on depth in thematic reviews, conduct risk, operational resilience, and business continuity planning, with scenario analysis and stress-testing to support reinsurance risk management. I also build capability through global risk training (100% participation for 500+ colleagues) and continuously raise risk culture using tools like IBM OpenPage, MetricStream, Tableau, and Microsoft Power BI.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Vice President, Chief Controls Office
Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Strengthened CIB risk governance by directing end-to-end controls with 2nd line challenge and engaging 3rd line audit. Digitised key risk processes and improved regulatory compliance (Basel III/IV, Dodd-Frank, GDPR) through stress-testing and RCSA workshops.
Assistant Vice President, Governance
Barclays Global Service Centre (India)
Apr 2019 - Mar 2023 (3 years 11 months)
Led governance strategy across CCO teams, ensuring consistent control execution. Delivered RCSA and SOX uplift programs, enhanced incident management and RCA, and supported development of a control assurance evidence capture application.
Assistant Vice President, Operational
Nov 2005 - Mar 2019 (13 years 4 months)
Delivered global risk training for 500+ employees and contributed to governance audits and regional risk themes. Designed data quality frameworks across EMEA/APAC and supported technical accounting transformation alongside BCP and crisis-management exercises.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Institute of Risk Management
CMIRM, Risk Management
Earned the CMIRM credential (Membership of the Institute of Risk Management).
IIRM
International Post-Graduate Diploma in Risk Management (IIRM), Risk Management
Completed an International Post-Graduate Diploma in Risk Management.
ICFAI University
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Business Administration
Completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA).
University of Calcutta
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Commerce
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree.
Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma
Earned Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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