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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

A key member of the Core Crew tasked with devising, building and delivering a market-leading, competitor-disrupting uplift to the CommSec International Shares offering.Managed, inspired, motivated and provided direction to the CommSec Squads tasked with this momentous objective. The underlying goal being to surprise and delight the current and prospective cohort of Australian customers looking to diversify their share portfolios, with the benefit of competitive brokerage, a fully… Show more A key member of the Core Crew tasked with devising, building and delivering a market-leading, competitor-disrupting uplift to the CommSec International Shares offering.Managed, inspired, motivated and provided direction to the CommSec Squads tasked with this momentous objective. The underlying goal being to surprise and delight the current and prospective cohort of Australian customers looking to diversify their share portfolios, with the benefit of competitive brokerage, a fully online set of functions including origination, W8-BEN tax lodgement, cash movements, trading and post trade services - all from an intuitive, easy-to-use website and app. Show less

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

With proven people management, local market expertise and system migration experience, I was sought out by the CEO to take on the role of Head of Operations for OpenMarkets as it transitioned through IPO and undertook the consequent major software and infrastructure change. This involved:· Migration from NRI’s IGV™ platform to GBST Shares™. This migration touched every part of the business. This migration and the associated structural and regulatory and compliance uplift was completed… Show more With proven people management, local market expertise and system migration experience, I was sought out by the CEO to take on the role of Head of Operations for OpenMarkets as it transitioned through IPO and undertook the consequent major software and infrastructure change. This involved:· Migration from NRI’s IGV™ platform to GBST Shares™. This migration touched every part of the business. This migration and the associated structural and regulatory and compliance uplift was completed in the minimum time within expected budget· Design, approval and implementation of the new operations teams across the organisation, covering DTRs, Cash Settlement, Scrip Settlement, Corporate Actions, Holdings Management (transfers and conversion) and Client Services· Worked closely with all business areas to devise and effect operational efficiencies and streamlined services to clients, in line with best market practices. These business areas included but weren’t limited to Application Support and Development, Legal and Compliance, People and Culture, Cyber Security, Finance, Product and Project teams, Risk and Reconciliations teams. Show less

Sydney, Australia

After transforming the Operations teams to enable them to be ready to handle the largest HIN migration in the history of the ASX, I then managed the people, processes, relationships and interfaces critical to the stream, company, related institutional third parties and clients. The focus shifted to working with CMC’s strategists to then devise and implement new or improved offerings that would streamline the market interaction for clients, staff and regulators. On a quest for continuous… Show more After transforming the Operations teams to enable them to be ready to handle the largest HIN migration in the history of the ASX, I then managed the people, processes, relationships and interfaces critical to the stream, company, related institutional third parties and clients. The focus shifted to working with CMC’s strategists to then devise and implement new or improved offerings that would streamline the market interaction for clients, staff and regulators. On a quest for continuous improvement, my time at CMC redirected the focus to being future-ready, compliant to regulatory demands and attractive to clients wishing to invest through a refreshed online, discount broking house with a competitive price point and offering. Show less

Sydney, Australia

This was a contract position primarily responsible for determining opportunities to improve the operational excellence of the existing Operations team, and to implement changes to the structure, personnel and procedures required to facilitate the forthcoming migration of the ANZ Share Investing (formerly E*trade) business group. The position’s remit soon became significantly broader than the Operations focus intended, as the expertise required to have a number of other teams and departments… Show more This was a contract position primarily responsible for determining opportunities to improve the operational excellence of the existing Operations team, and to implement changes to the structure, personnel and procedures required to facilitate the forthcoming migration of the ANZ Share Investing (formerly E*trade) business group. The position’s remit soon became significantly broader than the Operations focus intended, as the expertise required to have a number of other teams and departments readied was soon acknowledged by CMC UK and the Executive Team in Australia. Show less

Sydney, Australia

This position required a deep understanding of the Australian and New Zealand markets within the global industry, and a multinational company’s position within it. This covered the technical framework, the functional application of business or regulatory requirements, and their impact on each other.· Devised and applied local procedures in line with global requirements and the changing regulatory landscape· Liaised with all levels of Auditors, Regulators, Vendors and Clients to… Show more This position required a deep understanding of the Australian and New Zealand markets within the global industry, and a multinational company’s position within it. This covered the technical framework, the functional application of business or regulatory requirements, and their impact on each other.· Devised and applied local procedures in line with global requirements and the changing regulatory landscape· Liaised with all levels of Auditors, Regulators, Vendors and Clients to apply a deep understanding of, and vigilant adherence to, the wide range of legal and regulatory requirements within the Financial/Broking industry· Ensured compatibility, reliability and technical and operational stability amongst the numerous Operations applications and interfaces, always with a view to operational stability and cost control· Partnered with Vendors and Compliance Teams to keep ahead of the increasing pace of regulatory and industry-driven change within the wealth industry· Continuous provision of specialised subject matter and issue resolution expertise to the Operations and Front Office teams, maintaining a reputation as a reliable authority on full front-to-back trade flows· Exercised robust project management skills using various methodologies to manage and deliver change in accordance with industry standards· Demonstrated front-to-back financial management of the business units, from planning and budgeting to contract negotiation and resource costs· Continuous personnel management at a number of onshore and offshore sites, in line with the financial and overhead requirements as agreed with the regional and global teams· Deep involvement with various ‘Women in Technology’ and ‘UN Women’ forums to aid in the provision of educational services to a number of community and industry groups throughout Australia. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Drive or respond to shifting factors, requiring a lateral approach to change in general, and specifically to the task of issue resolution. Maintained a reputation for open mindedness and a willingness to source and provide the best outcome for all stakeholders.· Provided specialised support of the Australian and New Zealand Equity trading and settlement applications for the Investment Bank, Private Wealth, Wholesale Broking and Third Party External Clearing & Settlement… Show more Drive or respond to shifting factors, requiring a lateral approach to change in general, and specifically to the task of issue resolution. Maintained a reputation for open mindedness and a willingness to source and provide the best outcome for all stakeholders.· Provided specialised support of the Australian and New Zealand Equity trading and settlement applications for the Investment Bank, Private Wealth, Wholesale Broking and Third Party External Clearing & Settlement Clients· Liaised with users, management and application teams to devise quality business solutions to a range of problems and improvement requests· Played a vital role in the interpretation of business requirements into a technically focused language and similarly decoding technical documentation for the business· Developed and delivered training resources to the newly created Singapore based Centralised Production Services Team, to take on the basic (level 1) and intermediate (level 2) technical support of the post-trade equities business· Devised, documented and transitioned the relevant responsibilities and reporting lines to the Production Services Team and assist the team members in understanding expectations and SLAs. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

This position primarily supported the domestic share trading database and encompassed day to day support and maintenance, problem solving, change management and development work. Not only were the requirements for this position technical, they also relied upon an advanced knowledge of financial markets and share trading procedures, from a front, middle and back office perspective.· Provided ongoing support of back office applications and infrastructure for Equities (Australia and New… Show more This position primarily supported the domestic share trading database and encompassed day to day support and maintenance, problem solving, change management and development work. Not only were the requirements for this position technical, they also relied upon an advanced knowledge of financial markets and share trading procedures, from a front, middle and back office perspective.· Provided ongoing support of back office applications and infrastructure for Equities (Australia and New Zealand), Private Wealth Clients, Investment Banking, External Clearing & Settlement Clients and Wholesale Broking· Liaised with users, Management and Vendors to identify, devise, analyse, document and deliver quality business solutions· Undertook system access administration, audit control and documentation· Proficiently utilised various data extraction and analysis tools as required to meet business and regulatory requirements· System integration and user acceptance testing of all releases/patches for various production environments· Documented all system processes and procedures from a technical and user support perspective· Developed and delivered training courses to all users including the offshore IT support teams covering the basic (level 1) and intermediate (level 2) technical support areas for the Equity Post Trade business. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Managed bulk client migration from Merrill Lynch Private Clients to UBS Wealth Management

Melbourne, Australia

* Operational Change Analyst for AUS and NZ* Regional Operations Liaison Officer* Branch Office Security System Administrator* Business Analyst

Melbourne, Australia

* Statistical reporting* Query writing / data extraction* Operational policy and procedure writing* Training staff in Operational procedures and policies, as well as systems and general trading regulations and best practices* General Assistant duties

Perth, Australia

Trading support to the top six producers in the state

Perth, Austalia

Part time Trading Assistant to the Investment Banking Team, whilst also a Research Assistant to the Mining Analysts

Perth, Australia

Part time Research Assistant to the Mining Analysts, whilst also a Trading Assistant to the Investment Banking Team

Perth, Australia

Short Term Contract