Director/Coo
Otkritie Broker Ltd
Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus
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.