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Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Experienced Program Manager with a proven background implementing and managing strategic Fixed Income platforms and applications. In-depth front to back Fixed Income Cash and Financing processing knowledge and SME level product knowledge for Fixed Income products. Strong ability to lead, influence and partner with Front Office Sales/Trading, corporate stakeholders and technology organizations to implement cost-efficient solutions that align with internal processes and business objectives. Excellent communicator and leader with demonstrated talent instructing development teams, training end users and promoting company-wide cooperation and change management.• Oversight of the front to back technology stack for the Fixed Income Financing Desk including: Sales and Trade Capture, Position Management, Settlements, Pricing, Reporting, Margin / Collateral Management, Risk, Finance, P&L, Counterparty Onboarding, Reconciliations, Market and Reference Data• Manage a global team of 15 Business Analysts, Developers and Production Support Specialist located in New York, Toronto and Singapore• Successfully delivered a global (Toronto, New York, London and Singapore), multi-year project to onboard the Fixed Income Financing business to the ION Trading Platform including delivery of critical system enhancements on-time and on-budget. Achievements: Consolidation of the business onto a single global repo platform / reduction of legacy trading platforms / yearly saving of 500K per annum• Ownership of the ION vendor relationship and responsible for ongoing contract negotiations and the change management process• Organize, lead and present to the Senior Management Steering Committee. Influence and partner with executives on the development of the strategic roadmap for both the business and technology• Ensure continuous partnership and collaboration with Fixed Income Trading Desk and Settlements Operations on both

Tokyo, Jp

Project Manager / Sr. Business Analyst - Fixed Income • Manager for team of 10 Business Analysts, Developers and Support Team• Provide senior management with weekly project plan, scorecard and project status updates• Perform BA functions – Conduct business user requirement gathering sessions to prepare detailed written specification documents for technical specifications and cost estimates

New York, Ny, Us

Global Custody Product Delivery Lead – Western Hemisphere• Development and Implementation of the Custody Strategic Roadmap as it related to Regulatory, Industry and Client driven needs. Work included: Dodd Frank Repeal of Regulatory Q; efficiency projects, such as, the implementation of SunGard Intrader, Migration/Decommission of Legacy systems and Client Requests related to Class Action Suit remediation• Created, owned and managed the Roadmap Change Management process for the Custody business• Implemented ‘best practice’ procedures to ensure the documentation of high-quality business and technical requirements• Identified process improvements and re-engineered strategies• Defined and implemented the governance structure and management of the key senior stakeholdersNorth America Rates Technology Application Development / Program Manager • Managed Fixed Income Finance project assignments for Business Analysts and Developers both on and offshore• Ownership of the ION vendor relationship, change management process and vendor negotiations• Global senior business management communications including strategic planning sessions and steering committee meetings• Owned the end to end on boarding of the New York and Sydney Finance Desk onto the global suite of finance applications inclusive of Trade Capture, Settlement, internal Risk/PnL applications, Reconciliations, Sales Credit/Client Value Engine and Business Objects ReportingPrime Brokerage Technology Program Manager for Prime Brokerage Technology – Fixed Income Division• Managed a team of 5 Business Analysts and Developers• Provided senior management with weekly project plan, scorecard and project status updates• Vendor Management

New York, New York, Us

Assistant Vice President / Business Analyst, Institutional Technology Chosen by this leading provider of investment products and services with $452 billion in assets under management and 3,000 employees in 25 countries to gather and analyze user requirements, document specifications, create and execute project plans, act as the liaison to the development team, perform QA and user acceptance testing and conduct post-implementation surveys.

New York, Ny, Us

Associate / Business Analyst, Technical InfrastructureFacilitated the development and support of trading systems by conducting user interviews to determine business needs, performing gap analysis between requirements and system capabilities and translating functional requirements to developers. Supplied day-to-day technical support to 25 Fixed Income repo traders and middle office personnel. Developed and ran test cases, scripts and scenarios for system enhancements.

Senior Accountant, Financial Trade Support Fixed Income Trader’s Assistant, Fixed Income Repo Trading

Mba, Finance

Ba, Political Science