Poonam Sharma
About Poonam Sharma
Poonam Sharma is a Risk Modeling and Analytics Specialist at UBS, where she has worked since 2020 in Mumbai, India. She leads the IFRS9 ECL Analytics and Control IB stream, collaborating with key stakeholders and managing various supporting streams in risk and finance.
Work at UBS
Poonam Sharma has been employed at UBS since 2020, currently serving as a Risk Modeling and Analytics Specialist in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In this role, she leads the IFRS9 ECL Analytics and Control IB stream, providing services to key stakeholders, including the Finance ECL control unit and senior management. Her responsibilities include developing monthly risk reports in collaboration with the Finance control team for presentation to Chief Risk Officers (CROs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). Prior to her current position, she worked as a Risk Analyst and briefly as a Quality Analyst at UBS in Zürich, Switzerland.
Previous Experience at Infosys
Before joining UBS, Poonam Sharma worked at Infosys for a total of ten years. She served as a Senior System Engineer from 2010 to 2014 in Chandigarh, India, and later as a Technology Analyst from 2014 to 2020 in Zürich, Switzerland. Her roles involved various responsibilities that contributed to her expertise in risk modeling and analytics. This extensive experience at Infosys laid the foundation for her subsequent roles in risk analysis and management.
Education and Expertise
Poonam Sharma earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from Chandigarh College of Engineering & Technology, Sector-26, from 2006 to 2010. This educational background provided her with a strong foundation in technology and analytical skills, which she has applied throughout her career in risk modeling and analytics. Her expertise includes conceptualizing changes for the IFRS9 program and managing various supporting streams related to risk and finance.
Achievements in Risk Management
In her current role at UBS, Poonam Sharma played a key role in the successful go-live of the IFRS9 program. She contributed by defining mitigation approaches for implementation gaps and actively managing supporting streams, including risk and finance business analysts and credit methodology model owners. Her efforts in developing monthly risk reports and collaborating with the Finance control team demonstrate her commitment to effective risk management practices.