Brian Steele Email & Phone Number

Jersey City, NJ, US

New York, New York, US

• Lead a global strategy team focused on business transformation through technology incubation, market structure evolution and regulatory change.
• Lead the regulatory change strategy for the Global Markets division, inclusive of advocacy, business and client engagement strategy, and implementation
• Includes responsibilities for Global Market Solutions team

New York, New York, US

• Lead a global strategy team focused on achieving the goals of the Global Markets Division through market advocacy, client and peer partnerships, technology enablement and investments in early stage and utility structures
• Identify and incubate commercial initiatives that mutualize technology and operational costs and allow for business process transformation
• Seek opportunities to commercialize GS technology investments and produce revenue from differentiated GS services
• Partner with industry utilities, market infrastructure providers and vendors that provide services critical to GS businesses
• Evaluate financial services technology ecosystem to identify opportunities to replace or compliment existing GS-developed software
• Engage the firm’s top clients, counterparties, government and regulatory bodies to advise on the Fintech ecosystem, industry trends and partnership opportunities

New York, New York, US

• Led a global organization of change agents focused on the acquisition, incubation and deployment of intelligent automation capabilities for the purposes of reducing the operational cost base of the firm, improving.
• Example technologies: robotics process automation (RPA), data analytics/visualization, workflow, document digitization & content extraction
• Created and deployed education and training programs aimed at upskilling GS workforce in areas such as data management, solution and process design.
• Enabled the firm’s target operating model through execution of low-code/no-code or configuration-based technologies
• Established center of excellence for intelligent automation solutions which yielded significant operational cost savings
• Included responsibility for Global Markets Solutions teamCommittee Responsibilities:

New York, New York, US

Managed a global strategy team focused on reduction of OpEx through process re-engineering, business process outsourcing, investment in and deployment of third party software, partnerships with utilities and market infrastructure providers, and incubation of cost-mutualized consortium structures.

New York, New York, US

• Managed global team of 250+ professionals across Exchange and Clearing Operations, Client Controls and Client Commissions Management, Position Control, and Structured Products Middle Office teams responsible for.
• Oversaw all trading flows and associated middle office and risk management controls, including trade matching, trade confirmation, position and cash reconciliation, and clearance functions
• Oversaw fraud prevention and detection controls and reporting for Securities Operations, including trade date, T+1 and trend analysis monitoring controls
• Developed and manage annual budget across Operations and respective Technology partners, ensure programs meet targets, and demonstrate financial accountability to Operations leadership
• Managed process efficiency (“industrialization”) programs across organizational, process, technology, risk and industry levers to automate functions and increase scalability
• Managed the implementation of change programs as a result of new regulations and industry initiatives, and oversee regulatory reporting controls and functions

New York, New York, US

Managed global team of 150+ professionals across Trading Operations, Client Controls and Client Commissions Management teams responsible for cash equities and fixed income asset classes across client and trade support functions.

New York, New York, US

Managed global team of 100+ professionals across Trading Operations team responsible for cash equities and fixed income asset classes across client and trade support functions, including investment banking/syndicate activity.

New York, New York, US

• Managed firmwide subsidiary integration initiative across revenue-producing and federation divisions. Worked directly for office of Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Human Capital Management in Americas
• Managed a global team of program managers and responsible for development of the integration strategy
• Partnered with stakeholders to define the integration strategy and identify and manage the supporting programs / initiatives to execute strategy
• Managed the program headcount budget and partner with key stakeholders to prioritize programs across regions and departments
• Implemented standardized global program management reporting process to monitor program status, issues and risks
• Implemented issue management and change management processes, and manage change and facilitate issue resolution across all initiatives

New York, New York, US

• Managed the Syndicates Operations team responsible for equities and fixed income new issuance lifecycle
• Managed all syndicate processes and risk management functions across the deal management lifecycle
• Developed and implemented business plan focused on cross-product integration, new business, risk and control, efficiency, training and people management initiatives
• Developed a platform to measure and report syndicate operations risk, including position breaks, unsecured positions, open fails, open receivables, and regulatory reporting exceptions
• Redesigned regulatory reporting processes and systems for customer confirmations, prospectus delivery, corporate bonds (TRACE) and municipal bonds (MSRB) reporting

New York, New York, US

• Manager for the Americas Equity and Fixed Income Middle Office and Clearing teams
• Responsible for a multi-dimensional role encompassing all aspects of cash equity and bond trading including: trade support, middle office and settlements
• Performed middle office functions in support of trading businesses: reconciling trading accounts, monitoring positions in various system infrastructure, liaising with global trading and operations counterparts.
• Upheld highest level of client experience through addressing a wide range of inquiries from Traders, Sales Traders, Brokers and private wealth client representatives
• Responsible for clearing and exchange reconciliations for US, Canada and Latin American Markets

New York, NY, US

Norwell, MA, US

New York, US

New York, US

London, GB

Rochester, NY, US

• Client service specialist responsible for various human resource products including, Retirement Plans (401k, SIMPLE 401K, IRA, SIMPLE IRA), Section 125 Plans (flexible spending plans, premium only plans), COBRA.
• Led departmental projects, proposals and systems testing
• Training lead for new joiners
• Departmental manager for 20+ service specialists