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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

An advisory firm specializing in risk management, compliance, and fintech solutions for multinational corporations delivering tailored strategies to navigate complex regulatory environments, mitigate risks, and implement cutting-edge fintech innovations.Selected engagements:• Oversaw the implementation of the Risk Control Self-Assessment across the KYC and AML department. Performed inherent risk assessment of controls and introduced improved controls to reduce residual risk. • Designed and implemented a solution to improve the risk management and workflow of a FATCA tax compliance team. Evaluated multiple solutions, performed a proof-of-concept and presented findings to senior management for final approval and installation.• Implemented a third-party vendor solution to improve the workflow and risk management of a compliance team to meet regulatory deadlines. Evaluated multiple vendors, lead implementation program that transitioned legacy processes to an automated system.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Senior risk manager in the Client Life Cycle Department (300 employees) which is responsible for anti-money laundering, know-your-client, onboarding and regulatory risk management. I led programs to improve the risk management and controls of the bank. Selected accomplishments:• Lead an audit of our risk & control framework across 22 regulations. Oversaw the audit, presented findings to senior management, obtained budget to remedy deficiencies, and worked with key stakeholders to implement solutions. Completed ahead of schedule, and before a critical audit by the Federal Reserve and improved our score in the audit. • Lead business analyst and project manager on a program to design and implement a pre-trade compliance system across all OTC derivatives regulations in the US, UK, Switzerland and EMEA. Regulations included: OTC Derivatives (IOSCO, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, MIFID II, FinfraG, 871m), Securities Financing (SFTR) and Contractual Stay (US, Swiss, UK).• Worked on multiple large programs to implement new regulations into the bank. Responsibilities included working with the front-office on outreach programs to clients, creating and implementing new control reports and training front-office on new compliance procedures.• Business analyst on a program to implement a new client reference data system (Fenergo), an upgraded legal database (Marna-G) and a relationship management system (Salesforce), meanwhile decommissioned the legacy systems.

Singapore

An advisory firm specializing in risk management, compliance, and fintech solutions for multinational corporations delivering tailored strategies to navigate complex regulatory environments, mitigate risks, and implement cutting-edge fintech innovations.Selected engagements:• Implemented a third-party vendor solution (Salesforce) to improve the workflow and risk management of a compliance team to meet regulatory deadlines. Evaluated multiple vendors, lead implementation program that transitioned legacy processes to an automated system.• Designed and implemented a proprietary solution for a Fintech vendor that enabled investment managers to track their equity orders in real-time across a variety of executing brokers improving transaction monitoring compliance and trade performance tracking.• Developed and implemented a cutting-edge fintech solution for a third-party vendor, establishing direct connectivity with a local stock exchange and sell-side brokers, enabling seamless transmission of equity orders directly into the market for execution.

Singapore

Global Data Department Manager with 1K+ employees which is responsible for product development and obtaining, integrating and disseminating all financial data across Bloomberg’s research and trading platforms. Regional Manager with 3 direct reports (team-leaders) and a staff of 25. The department was responsible for product development and obtaining and integrating all real-time trading and reference data from stock and derivative exchanges into the Bloomberg suite of products.This role included: 1. Strategic Planning - Led the development and execution of comprehensive strategic and capital planning initiatives. 2. Program management – led high impact programs to integrate real-time trading data into the Bloomberg suite of products used by 50K+ investment professionals. Worked closely with the information technology teams to integrate this data and build customized product solutions for our clients. 3. Contracts – Headed negotiation of highly technical contracts governing our distribution and revenue sharing rights to sustain favorable terms.4. Relationship Management & Business Development – Initiate and develop senior-level relationships at the exchanges. Perform joint-conferences to improve visibility as a thought-leader in the industry. Improve access to business opportunities for joint ventures and products to increase our position as a leading fintech company in the region. 5. Allocating R&D Resources -Managed the project pipeline and allocated resources by business ROI.6. Team Building - Managed the entire hiring process and oversaw performance management decisions.

Sydney, Australia

Department Manager for the Global Data department (same department as described above) with 15 direct reports who were responsible for product development and acquiring and integrating all financial information on the Bloomberg terminal for Australian and New Zealand markets including Fixed Income, Equities, Mortgages and Corporate Actions.

Sydney, Australia

Product Manager for the Global Data department (same department as described above) with 5 direct reports who were responsible for product development and acquiring and integrating all financial information for the Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Industry on the Bloomberg Professional Service and developing specialized product solutions in the region for investment professionals.

Princeton, New Jersey

Hired to build Mutual Fund / Hedge Fund database product for 4th largest mutual fund market worldwide. Built relationships with investment companies to acquire content for 5000+ mutual funds; handled data analysis, scrubbing, and integration, and refined solution for large volume.

Oaks, Pennsylvania