Oversee senior management decisions/actions and internal controls of an FX brokerage. Contribute to development of solid corporate governance and compliance culture within the Company. Advise management on compliance and regulatory issues, risk management, and best industry practices.

Developed a start-up EU-regulated stock brokerage project with focus on the US equity markets. Managed the licensing process, development of trading, back-office and reporting infrastructure, creation of internal controls and risk management tools, and took charge of all projects on regulatory side. Served as a Board Member responsible for AML. Supervised preparation of internal policies and regulations and risk budgeting/ ICAAP processes. Spearheaded transition to IFR/IFD risk management framework. Directed and controlled external risk management advisors/contractors. Acted as a product owner and project manager for the design and commissioning of back-office and reporting software. Cultivated relationships with banks, brokers, and custodians.

Ensured smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of a regulated retail stock brokerage and regulatory compliance thereof. Managed relationships with suppliers, contractors, auditors, and advisors. Strengthened operational risk management framework and counterparty limit controls. Directed and controlled external risk management service providers. Handled recruitment and employee induction processes. Supervised implementation of new products, procedures, workflows, and regulatory, statistical and tax reporting. Implemented and supervised Market Abuse Regulation compliance measures, SFTR and CSDR reporting, and Product Governance policies and procedures. Served as a Board Member responsible for AML. Coordinated activities related to client care, billing, settlements, custody of client assets, tax withholding, regulatory reporting, and managerial accounting. Acted as a product owner and project manager for a series of projects for improvement of robustness, efficiency and UI of the middle-office software. Oversaw maintenance and development of general IT infrastructure of the operations.

Managed the Cyprus office of a regulated online CFD brokerage firm. Ensured legal integrity and regulatory compliance of the operations. Improved and realigned internal controls and tightened AML/compliance protocols. Supervised capital adequacy management and position risk controls. Implemented and supervised MIFID2 compliance measures. Defined, spearheaded and supervised change projects including A-book hedging, GDPR compliance, execution QA, introduction of tied agents etc. Built and managed relationships with suppliers, contractors, auditors, advisors, banks, and other significant industry actors. Handled communications with the competent authorities.

Managed daily operations of an online FX brokerage. Directed and coordinated legal, compliance, risk management and accounting activities. Oversaw client KYC/onboarding procedures, AML, general and marketing compliance, client complaints, communications with regulatory authority, internal policies and regulatory reporting. Guided the teams of in-house web-site/CRM developers for implementation of new IT functionalities relevant to improvement of internal compliance controls, automation of manual procedures, production of regulatory reporting and filings, and addressing of any regulatory concerns.

Managed all aspects of development of a retail DMA/brokerage service for a European stock exchange member. Served as a product owner and key contact point and competence/knowledge center for all issues related to stock exchange brokerage. Facilitated sales teams outreach on stock exchange products and provided them with educational/information support. Managed relationships with the 3rd party service providers.

Coordinated operations of the Bank’s Risk Department. Acted as a voting member of the Bank’s core committees. Supervised credit review and underwriting of loan applications. Assessed risk profile of new products and processes of the Bank. Supervised lending, workout, collateral management and risk management workflows in the Bank. Advised senior management on risk issues.

Provided assessment, opinion and structuring advice on corporate loan proposals. Consulted loan officers on credit risk mitigation measures. Developed and implemented credit policy and lending guidelines for the Bank, as well as policies on assessment/scoring of borrowers. Created credit risk measurement and monitoring system, spearheaded development of IT and organizational infrastructure necessary for credit risk management. Implemented stress-testing and scenario analysis of credit risks. Implemented consistent heat mapping and action plan follow-up for operational risks.

Operational and credit risk measurement, credit review, risk modeling, risk assessment of processes & products

Identified business opportunities in the industries of agriculture, food, chemicals, infrastructure, health & education and municipal finance. Initiated and developed relationships with prospective clientele. Contributed to due-diligence of strategic, operating, financial and legal aspects of client companies. Prepared credit assessment and equity valuation models. Identified investment and lending risks and designed viable financing structures.

Equity research & valuation, industry research