Deepthi Vijayan
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Strategic GRC Consultant specialising in Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, and Regulatory Compliance. Delivers effective solutions in IT Risk Management and Third Party Risk through expertise in RSA Archer and Cyber Incident Management. Experienced in Audit, Policy, and Privacy Management, with skills in Solution Design and Project Management. Enhances organisational resilience by implementing robust Issue Management and Cybersecurity strategies.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior GRC Consultant | Functional Lead | Project Manager
Paramount Computer Systems
Dubai, UAE
2019.01 - 2026.07
- Lead end-to-end delivery of RSA Archer implementation and enhancement projects from project initiation through post-production support.
- Lead the successful delivery of enterprise RSA Archer implementations for government entities, financial institutions, insurance organizations and enterprise customers across the Middle East.
- Perform Project Manager, Functional Lead and Solution Consultant responsibilities across multiple concurrent customer engagements.
- Lead project planning, risk management, delivery governance and stakeholder communication.
- Manage cross-functional teams including Archer consultants, QA engineers, developers and integration specialists.
- Facilitated business workshops with risk, compliance, information security, internal audit, privacy and business stakeholders to gather requirements and align project objectives.
- Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable Archer solutions.
- Develop Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specifications, Solution Design Documents and implementation documentation.
- Defined integration requirements, reviewed interface designs, validated business mappings, and coordinated user acceptance testing to ensure solution alignment with client needs.
- Delivered executive demonstrations, provided administrator training, and conducted knowledge transfer sessions to enhance client understanding and usage of RSA Archer solutions.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to proposal preparation and solution estimations.
- Key Responsibilities
Senior Associate – People Operations,
Paramount Computer Systems
Dubai, UAE
2015.01 - 2019.01
Executed the complete recruitment cycle, including sourcing, pre-screening, conducting personal interviews, coordinating managerial interviews, and negotiating compensation.
Completed reference checks and administered Behavioural Assessment tests to shortlisted candidates.
Facilitated offer letter process for new hires, ensuring timely confirmation of joining date and seamless onboarding documentation.
Orchestrated a well-organised onboarding process.
Organised and conducted comprehensive employee induction programmes and on-the-job training to enhance new hire integration and engagement
· Administer and execute employee promotions, transfers
· Process all the personnel paperwork such as promotions, transfers, data changes, training, registration, performance reviews and terminations, confirmation letters, transfer letters, relieving & experience letters etc.
· Administer payroll on time
Took complete ownership of the performance management process.
· Single point of contact for all HR related queries
· Conduct Exit Interview & clearance update in the HRMS
Compiled and presented Management Information System reports to provide actionable insights for senior management decision-making
· Work closely with PRO for employee visas, labour cards and emirates IDs
· Updating all new staff details in HRMS (Human Resource Management System)
· Maintaining Employee Database safely to ensure Confidentiality
· Administration of Group Mediclaim & Life Insurance for all employees
Education
Master of Business Administration - Master of Business Administration in Human Resource (Major) and Operations Management
• Responsible for complete recruitment cycle, which includes
India 2011.08 - 2013.05
Skills
GRC Consulting
Regulatory Compliance
Enterprise Risk Management
IT Risk Management
Third Party Risk
Business Continuity Management
Cyber Incident Management
Audit Management
Policy Management
Privacy Management
Issue Management
RSA Archer
Advanced Workflow
Dashboards & Reports
Reporting analytics
Data Mapping
SQL (Working Knowledge)
Solution Design
Integration Requirement Definition
REST API Coordination
Project Management
Management consulting
Business Analysis
Requirements analysis
Stakeholder Management
Consulting delivery
Client Workshops
Executive Presentations
UAT Management
User Training
Team Leadership
Notifications
Packaging
Certification
- RSA Archer Certified Expert
- RSA Archer Certified Administrator
- RSA Archer Certified Professional
- OneTrust Certified Privacy Professional
- OneTrust Certified Assessment Automation Expert
- OneTrust Certified Vendor Risk Management Expert
- OneTrust Certified Incident Response Expert
- OneTrust Certified Data Mapping Expert
- OneTrust Certified Data Discovery Expert
- OneTrust Certified Targeted Data Discovery Expert
- OneTrust Certified DSAR Expert
- OneTrust Certified Website Scanning & Cookie Consent
- OneTrust Certified Consent & Preference Management Expert
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
- ISO 22301 Lead Auditor
- ISO 31000 Risk Management Training
- GDPR Data Protection Officer Skills Training
- Secured Cloud Computing Practitioner (SCCP)
- PMP Training
Languages
English
Upper intermediate
Hindi
Upper intermediate
Malayalam
Upper intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Key Project Experience
Government Authority – UAE,
Role: Project Manager | Functional Lead
Module: Business Continuity Management
Team Size: 2
Responsibilities: Led end-to-end implementation of Archer BCM., Managed project planning, stakeholder communication and delivery., Designed executive dashboards and reporting using custom development before equivalent native Archer capabilities became available., Successfully delivered the implementation with a lean consulting team.,
Key Achievement: Delivered innovative executive dashboards that significantly enhanced business visibility and received formal client appreciation.,
Industry: Bank (UAE),
Role: Functional Lead, Modules, Risk & Control Self Assessment (RCSA), Findings Management, Control Assurance, Key Risk Indicators,
Team Size: 3
Responsibilities: Led requirements gathering workshops, Designed complex workflow automation, Managed solution design and supported implementation activities, Coordinated testing and production deployment.
Key Achievement: Successfully delivered a complex workflow implementation within tight timelines while maintaining high-quality standards and receiving client appreciation.,
Industry: Bank (UAE),
Role: Project Manager | Functional Lead
Modules: Business Continuity Management, Regulatory Compliance,
Team Size: 1
Responsibilities: Managed complete project delivery., Introduced structured BCM processes and governance., Automated manual activities through Archer., Improved reporting and operational efficiency.
Key Achievement: Successfully transformed an evolving BCM process into a sustainable operational framework without increasing team size.
Industry: Bank
Role: Functional Lead
Modules: Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management
Team Size: 4
Responsibilities: Designed a flexible enterprise risk solution supporting multiple regional methodologies., Led business workshops across multiple business units., Redesigned an implementation containing over 2,000 existing risk records., Planned migration with minimal downtime and no disruption to production operations.
Key Achievement: Designed a configurable solution that minimized future customization requirements and received repeated client recognition for delivery excellence.,
Industry: Insurance (Saudi Arabia)
Role: Project Manager | Functional Lead
Modules: Issue Management, IT Risk, Control Assurance, Key Risk Indicators, Policy Management, Cyber Incident & Breach Management
Team Size: 4
Responsibilities: Managed project delivery across multiple Archer modules., Led functional workshops and solution design., Coordinated Archer integration requirements with the Tenable platform., Managed testing, deployment and client training.,
Key Achievement: Successfully delivered the project ahead of schedule while enabling integration with Tenable to improve cyber risk visibility.
Timeline
Senior GRC Consultant | Functional Lead | Project Manager
Paramount Computer Systems
2019.01 - 2026.07
Senior Associate – People Operations,
Paramount Computer Systems
2015.01 - 2019.01
Master of Business Administration - Master of Business Administration in Human Resource (Major) and Operations Management
• Responsible for complete recruitment cycle, which includes
2011.08 - 2013.05