SUMMARY:

• INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT / CAPITAL MARKETS / FINANCE PROFESSIONAL with experience in Business Analysis, Project and Program Management, PMO, Fixed Income, Trading, Portfolio Management, Valuation, Performance, Risk Management, Structured Products, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Business Development
• Focus on delivering business critical projects in support of strategic corporate, technology, and operational initiatives.
• Act as an idea generator and as a liaison between business and technology teams on formulating solutionsWork with clients to understand their issues.
• Interview business users, subject matter experts and technology resources to elicit use cases and business requirements.
• Document Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)Analyze business processes and data flows.
• Create functional and technical documentation such as Functional Specifications (FSDs),Use Cases & other UML based diagrams, user interface prototypes and test casesAssist development teams with technical specifications, testing and implementationDrive cross product area technology analysis and strategic solutions.
• Solidproject and team managementexperience with delivery for complex technology and business initiatives:
• Manage all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Estimate, plan, and implement new business capabilities
• Work closely with project managers, lead developers and business users to formulate business ideas and define requests
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, issues logs, risk registers, status reports, and other required documentation
• Proficiently manage tasks and resources against the plan, coordinate simultaneousprogram and project initiatives
• Manage teams towards on - time under-budget project deliveryProactively forecast, identify, assess, manage, and resolve issues and mitigate risks, and escalate issues appropriatelySchedule, hold, lead, and document teammeetings
• Create and distribute status reports, periodically present project progress to senior management and main stakeholders
• Form a relationship with the clientand key project managers and resources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional resourcesAnalyze gathered requirements data, verify requirements and functional specificationsWork with development and QA teams to transition business requirements into their respective parts of the development process
• Work with subject matter experts to produce relevant artifacts, such as process flow charts, architectural diagrams, and design documents
• Create user documentation such as user guides, quick reference guides, and release notesOversee coding, testing and implementation activities and assure important milestones are achieved.
• Perform post-implementation review and obtain stakeholder sign-off.
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills:
• Robust data mining, analysis, SQL, data warehousing and reporting skillsExtensive hands-on experience with development, installation and integration of various technology/financial products.
• Modern software development (SDLC, agile, waterfall, Scrum) and testing methodologies (unit and regression testing, certification).
• Working knowledge of CRM(MS Dynamics, Backstop, Salesforce, etc.), trading (Eze Castle, Charles River, Paladyne) and fund accounting systems (Advent Geneva, SunGard VPM, Investran).
• Strong MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio.
• Passion for technology and how it can be used to drive business value, with key interest areas in strategy and innovation.
• Knowledge of financial services industry and investment management market.
• Comprehensive industry, functional and technology knowledge base of the sell and buy side industries, particularly with investment banks, trading desks, investment managers, hedge funds, administrators, prime brokers and vendors.
• Sound understanding of the capital markets, specificallyFixed Incomeand Derivatives sectors.
• Familiar with process of assigning and monitoring ofcredit ratings.
• Expertise in evaluating, modeling and monitoring ofcredit and market riskon an industry, client and transactional basis.
• Exceptional data analysis, reporting and business intelligence (Tableau, Business Objects, OLAP, databases, etc.).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical: Excel, Visual Basic, C#, SQL Server, JIRA. Extensive experience with enterprise products from Microsoft, Oracle and other vendors.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage, direct, and oversee various development spanning stakeholders across major functions.
• Interface with internal teams, vendors and consultants to prioritize, plan, develop, and test implementation of new requirements.

Confidential, New York

Team Lead, Product Development and Project Management

Responsibilities:

• Worked on initiatives within Prime Services, Compliance and Analytics. Managed team of analysts and developers responsible for building various models for analyzing large volumes of fixed income and equities trading, security reference, market, behavior and client data.
• As part of management team interfaced with senior executives and multiple functions within and outside Barclays - prime services, prime financing, prime financing product management, global finance, risk management, risk optimization, product control, quants, technology, infrastructure, investment managers, administrators, vendors, data providers, etc.
• Managed team of analysts responsible for building various models for analyzing large volumes of fixed income and equities trading, security reference, market, behavior and client data.
• Built interfaces for visualization, analysis, interpretation of data, reconciliation, model output, surveillance and compliance functions.
• Ensured that the deliverables meet the organization s requirements, each project is completed on time and within budget.
• Engaged in daily interactions with primary stakeholders, business groups, business analysts, developers, testers and infrastructure teams to drive successful delivery of all projects

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Engage in the facilitation ofportfolio of high profile projectsthat feature interaction with multiple stakeholders and intensive delivery timelines. Work on the projects spanning several key departments of the firm - portfolio management, accounting, operations, margin, tax, compliance, and marketing.
• Gather business requirements and create requirements documents (BRD).
• Create use cases anddefine scope, formulate target design, and perform gap analysis (current vs. proposed states).
• Functional analysis of processes and flows.
• Develop various functional specifications (FSD) - data and process flows, UI screen prototypes, and test cases.
• Assist development teams with technical specifications, testing and implementation planning.
• Project management for portfolio of projects, including daily oversight of business analysts and developers.
• Responsible for overall management of projects in variousstages across multiple teams - planning, process reengineering, coordinating technology development, testing and releaseParticipate in strategic planning for various key initiatives
• Created and maintained program level documentation (scope, issues, milestones, etc) and provided periodic status updates
• Drafted strategy documents and managed calendar functions that govern team and stakeholder project activity
• Reported program progression to various executive committees and senior management (partners ofthe firm, heads of the business units and senior portfolio managers)
• Oversaw direct and non-direct reports to ensure business goals are defined and metProvided feedback to the project teams.
• Performance analyzer - collect performance data for firm's funds, compute performance metrics and compare performance against competitors and benchmarks.
• Deal tracking application - capturing and evaluation quality of interactions with deal counterparties, research analysts, company management and other member investment community.
• Investorperformance reporting workflow, including sourcing accounting figures, verification and distribution to the clients.
• Process for handling subscriptions, redemptions and transfers. Data is moved between accounting systems and investor applications.
• Workflow for sourcing investor balances from accounting system and moving them to client repository.
• Worked with several teams on formulating requirements and on building processes for gathering data input for Form PF.
• Researched and selected vendor for Form PF product.
• Built system for sourcing counterparty reports, processing the data and normalizing the results.
• Created several reconciliation processes (including 3-way recon). Worked on a reconciliation strategy (dashboards).
• Post Execution application for Operations and Tax teams.
• Stock Loan Management and Margin Management application.
• Worked with tax team on building repository and processes for storing client information.
• Implemented workflows for sharingFATCA data between various systems (GWI, CRM, etc.).
• Client Relationship Management System (CRM) - Backstop
• Researched CRM vendors analyzed offerings and made recommendation to the management.
• Managed migration of client data from old CRM to new platform.
• Custom development and reporting.
• Workflows for inputting accounting data (balances, transactions, fees).
• Managed vendor relationships and development for old CRM (MS Dynamics).
• Designed and played key role in building of a Data Warehouse.
• Advocated forReporting User Self-Service initiative through utilization of Business Intelligence (BI) tools. Evaluated several BI vendors (Business Objects, Cognos, Tableau, etc), made recommendation and arranged for pilot testing.

Confidential, New York, NY

Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• Offerings consisted of consulting services andcomprehensive front-to-back software solutions, including trading module (order management (OMS) and portfolio management (PMS)), analytics, reporting,market data, pricing and accounting for portfolios of multi-class assets.
• Joined the company with the mandate to take analytical capabilities of the product lineup to the next level. Under William's leadership analytical applications evolved from being an early stage idea to a mature product. Over the last three years more than 50 clients were added to the analytical platform.
• As a product manager was responsible for business unit strategy and for the strategic direction of product evolution of analytical and trading applications. Managed the product throughout the product lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with development teams to deliver the solution to the clients.
• Project management and business analysis. Managed portfolio of projects related to development of product features:
• Was accountable for success of key projectsResponsible for program tasks, including monitoring of projects, business process and technology strategy efforts from concept to rollout with the clientsAnalyzed clientbusiness needs against industry best practices, platforms and tools for both strategic and tactical solutions for system and operational process issuesManaged release cycles (major releases - every 6 months and smaller monthly releases)Responsible forsetup, planning, analysis, tracking, monitoring and close of the projectsPartnered with development, QA and implementation teams to ensure successful project implementation that met business requirements and delivered within the agreed upon timeline andbudget.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with the clients, and for identifying future business opportunities. Conducted strategic review of client practices and business processes, and recommending improvements to achieve competitive advantage. Managed projects that span across development, new product releases and implementations.
• Assisted clients in activities through the entire value chain, from strategic planning, research, order management, trading to back office activities. Covered the following business areas: system selection, implementation, integration and upgrade; operational efficiency. Focused on order management; trade capture; interfacing and reconciliation with prime brokers and administrators; data management; pricing and valuation; risk management; client reporting; integration with vendors; performance measurement and attribution.
• Worked with sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met, and that the product and marketing efforts support the company's overall strategy and goals (company-wide growth from less than 50 to over 160 clients since joining the team).
• Managed vendor relationships, including identifying integration candidates, evaluating products and models to achieve best fit with firm's existing solutions, as well as managing all phases of integration process.
• Managed outsourcing partner relationships, including acquisition and development of human capital.
• Define the product strategy and roadmapDeliver strategic development proposals with prioritized features and corresponding justificationsWork with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunitiesDevelop the core positioning and messaging for the productPerform product demos to the customersDevelop marketing and sales materialsProvide guidance to the development teams through specifications,use cases and acceptance testing of the modelsBrief and train the sales force at the sales meetings.
• Trading analytics modules allow for real-time monitoring of portfolios and for simulation of suggested trades.
• Valuation serviceto obtain price information and "what-if" scenarios for various instrumentsCurve manager, including construction of yield, credit and FX forward curvesVolatility surface constructionReal-time P&L and accruals calculations.
• Designed and developed Investor Performance Measurement and Attribution solution, which supports the following features:
• Calculation of performance in terms of IRR and TWRCalculation of absolute and relative performance metrics (Sharpe, Treynor ratios, Beta, Alpha)Calculationof performance statistics (standard deviation, correlation)Benchmarking portfolio performance against industry standard and custom indicesPerformance reporting.
• Geneva / VPM real-time analyticsFund accounting reports.
• Developed comprehensive risk reporting solution utilizing RiskMetrics engine. Risk management analytics include:
• Analyzing, measuring and monitoring riskPresent value and notional exposuresHistorical and predictive stress testingGreeks sensitivityanalysisVaR analysis.
• Designed and developed integrated models to value and analyze complex derivatives and fixed income securities.
• Developed centralized reconciliation component allowing clients to identify and manage differences in data between internal and third-party sources.
• Utilizing domain expertise completed several industry research projects, such as Hedge Fund Lifecycle, Hedge Fund Workflow and Hedge Fund Product Guide.
• Created custom report designer for generating high-quality management and client facing reports.
• Client solutions are offered either in a fully-hosted ASP environment or as on-site deployment. Products are developed in .NET with heavy usage of advanced .NET, OLAP, SSRS technologies, SQL Server and Oracle databases, withutilization of industry standard protocols (i.e. FIX) and components from leading vendors.

Confidential, New York, NY

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Group provided capital markets analysis and research coverage for investment-grade and high-yield credits, as well as derivative products including credit default swaps, CDOs, and tranches.
• Worked with clients on suit of analytical tools for portfolios of credit products.
• Utilized proprietary credit models, whichallowed for issuer and portfolio credit risk analysis.
• Engaged in client marketing, education and ongoing client support data analysis and website testing and enhancements.
• Coordination withproject managers, business partners, and developers through the full project life cycle
• Defined and managed development plans with the business sponsors and technology platform owners
• Assess project impact and costs, made prioritization decisions, anddefined program and product road maps
• Provided ongoing transparency into the portfolio, including current state of projects, readiness for releases, and post-release issues
• Established processes and capabilities required to manage the portfolio (SDLC processes, comprehensive test data and testing procedures, instituting consistent program reporting)Managed a team of direct and non-direct reports (business analysts and tech) to achieve project objectives.
• Performed various data and credit analysis to assist strategists in producing periodic research commentary.
• Researched and keep abreast of economic developments within the high yield and credit derivative marketplace on a real time basis.
• Performed financial/valuation analysis, generated financial modelsand forecasts for companies across various industries and capital structures.
• Made relevant recommendations to internal and external clients based on the analysis of companies and credit market patterns.
• Managed relationships with various trading desks, sector analysts, risk managers, capital markets, quants and IT.