Farhan Naushad is an accomplished strategist and product manager with over a decade of experience in building and leading high-performing teams across global locations. His expertise spans identity and access management, data quality initiatives, and process optimization, underscoring his commitment to enhancing organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Since June 2016, Farhan has been serving as the Product Manager for Access Management at IHS Markit Ltd. In this role, he leads the development of the provisioning system for a new Identity and Access Management system. By gathering requirements from multiple stakeholders, he has created a comprehensive roadmap to develop the provisioning solution through an iterative agile process. His leadership ensures that the system aligns with organizational needs and industry best practices.
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Prior to this, Farhan held several key positions at IHS Markit Ltd. From March to May 2016, as Senior Manager of Delivery Technical, he facilitated the Capabilities Project of IHS Energy products restructuring by managing multiple data migrations. He expanded the team by adding offshore Data Analysts to initiate a data quality project and successfully transitioned responsibilities to the new manager of Delivery Technical. As Manager of Delivery Technical from March 2015 to February 2016, Farhan created multiple workflow verticals to optimize talent resources and improve morale through manageable burn-downs. He implemented a reporting function to support stakeholders’ decision-making processes and built capacity by training team members in technical and soft skills, fostering an autonomous team with a strong leadership pipeline.
From April 2014 to February 2015, Farhan served as a Business Systems Analyst at IHS Markit Ltd. He revised process documentation to reduce waste and established a centralized repository for the scattered knowledge base, improving consistency across the organization. He also developed a long-term systems strategy and organized the requirements-gathering process to accommodate evolving business needs.
Before his tenure at IHS Markit Ltd., Farhan worked at SNL Financial LC, where he held various roles that showcased his leadership and analytical skills. As a Quality Control Expert from July 2012 to February 2014, he managed the Quality Control team in India and implemented a decision support system, introducing several data quality initiatives that surpassed targets for five consecutive quarters. He also trained Quality Control specialists in Pakistan, demonstrating his commitment to knowledge sharing and capacity building.
In earlier roles at SNL Financial LC, Farhan served as Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Senior Corporate Data Analyst, Team Lead for Banks & Thrifts Accounting, and Financial Analyst. In these positions, he implemented automated performance measurement systems, developed leadership pipelines, streamlined document translation functions, and led content system enhancements. Notably, as Team Lead, he trained over 400 new hires, contributing to the company’s rapid expansion from 16 to over 500 employees in one year.
Farhan’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Agriculture in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he graduated with a CGPA of 3.85. His academic achievements laid a strong foundation for his professional pursuits.
