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Experienced Strategic Consultant and Project Management, Operations and Risk professional with 20 years' experience
Mark Thompson
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Bromley, United Kingdom
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An experienced Strategic Consultant and Project Management, Operations and Risk professional, looking to capitalise on the experience from nearly 20 years’ in Financial Services plus more varied, recent roles. Extensive experience and keen interest in Operational Risk, Business Change & Transformation, Regulatory Change and Compliance built within the high pressure and very dynamic environment of modern banking, all at top-tier financial services firms, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank & RBS; and consulting firm, Sapient.
Always client focused, able to comprehensively grasp highly technical issues including in a legal & regulatory context, interpreting the impact of these issues including direct business impact and translating them into a well-planned mitigation project or program.
Always client focused, able to comprehensively grasp highly technical issues including in a legal & regulatory context, interpreting the impact of these issues including direct business impact and translating them into a well-planned mitigation project or program.
Markets
United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2017 - 2019
temp
Temp Roles & Short-Term Contracts
unknown.
Contracts, Contracts
2016 - 2017
job
Various Operations support, sales and customer facing roles
unknown.
Operations, Sales, Support
2015 - 2016
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Senior Project Manager & Business Analyst
RBS.
Headhunted to run two projects: Implement new Benchmarking policies for Structured Products requiring Independent
Pricing & Valuation (IPV) sources and return the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) review responsibilities from external
provider to RBS Operations.
Key Achievements
• Instrumental in instigating new procedures and practices for Benchmarking indices and underliers for Structured
Products.
• Created and actioned detailed project plans then tested results of project to manage new regulatory requirement
to mitigate risks around lack of transparency in modelling, pricing and valuation of custom and complex derivative
underliers and indices.
• Developed and implemented a strategy to repatriate client review cases fitting in with other high-level projects as
part of a strategic system migration and regulatory pressure from FCA.
• Remediated extensive issues and pushed through all the final work, successfully repatriating and managing the
£10+m project to conclusion on time and within budget.
• Negotiated additional service offerings from the outsourcer at no extra charge.
Pricing & Valuation (IPV) sources and return the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) review responsibilities from external
provider to RBS Operations.
Key Achievements
• Instrumental in instigating new procedures and practices for Benchmarking indices and underliers for Structured
Products.
• Created and actioned detailed project plans then tested results of project to manage new regulatory requirement
to mitigate risks around lack of transparency in modelling, pricing and valuation of custom and complex derivative
underliers and indices.
• Developed and implemented a strategy to repatriate client review cases fitting in with other high-level projects as
part of a strategic system migration and regulatory pressure from FCA.
• Remediated extensive issues and pushed through all the final work, successfully repatriating and managing the
£10+m project to conclusion on time and within budget.
• Negotiated additional service offerings from the outsourcer at no extra charge.
Project Manager, Operations, Budget, Service, Analyst, Regulatory, Manager
2013 - 2015
freelance
Manager, Consultant & Lead Business Analyst
Sapient.
Brought in as a business and strategy consultant to be the key player in multi-discipline teams for the design and delivery of client solutions with a focus on business models specifically for Risk Management & Operations for
derivatives and structured products.
Key Achievements
• Legal entity migration. Provided detailed analysis of client derivative trade portfolio prior to introduction of new
capital requirements. Delivered breakdown by asset class, product complexity and regulatory treatment. Guided
development of project strategy.
• Structured product governance. Developed target operating model for deal review management and tracking.
Established current state through analysis of Middle, Front Office and Product Control processes, clarified
business requirements and mapped front to back process flows. Ensured high level controls across entire
derivative product trade space.
• Structured product trade review. Led diverse team in review of extensive cross-asset portfolio of trades. Identified
and analysed themes in issues raised and implemented solutions, acting as subject matter expert for structured
products. Liaised regularly with client's senior management to provide updates on project progress.
derivatives and structured products.
Key Achievements
• Legal entity migration. Provided detailed analysis of client derivative trade portfolio prior to introduction of new
capital requirements. Delivered breakdown by asset class, product complexity and regulatory treatment. Guided
development of project strategy.
• Structured product governance. Developed target operating model for deal review management and tracking.
Established current state through analysis of Middle, Front Office and Product Control processes, clarified
business requirements and mapped front to back process flows. Ensured high level controls across entire
derivative product trade space.
• Structured product trade review. Led diverse team in review of extensive cross-asset portfolio of trades. Identified
and analysed themes in issues raised and implemented solutions, acting as subject matter expert for structured
products. Liaised regularly with client's senior management to provide updates on project progress.
Design, Operations, Risk Management, Management, Analyst, Development, Regulatory, Office, Processes, Manager, LED
2007 - 2013
job
Executive Director, Global Exotic Trade
Goldman Sachs.
Review Team
Hired as a Derivatives Technical Specialist / Subject Matter Expert to lead and manage 2 teams involved in the structuring and execution process of multi-million-USD deals. Regularly consulted on booking methods for complex
strategies, legal documentation formats and for my opinion on compliance with internal policies.
Key Achievements
• Increased trade profitability and enhanced focus on bottom line through implementation of management reporting
tools and proactive review and improvement of operational efficiency. Identified and captured errors to negate
multi-million-USD P&L impacts.
• Reduced headcount requirement, boosting accuracy and scalability by promoting "zero touch" from operations.
Facilitated operational and logistical support for transition to electronic trading platforms (ETP) with senior
management buy-in, and drove five products through to the new platform, in line with regulatory reform.
• Collaborated with senior risk professionals across the organisation in designing and rolling out enhanced policies
across the bank following Fed inspection, ensuring senior level engagement across the business and in Operations including design and implementation of training.
Hired as a Derivatives Technical Specialist / Subject Matter Expert to lead and manage 2 teams involved in the structuring and execution process of multi-million-USD deals. Regularly consulted on booking methods for complex
strategies, legal documentation formats and for my opinion on compliance with internal policies.
Key Achievements
• Increased trade profitability and enhanced focus on bottom line through implementation of management reporting
tools and proactive review and improvement of operational efficiency. Identified and captured errors to negate
multi-million-USD P&L impacts.
• Reduced headcount requirement, boosting accuracy and scalability by promoting "zero touch" from operations.
Facilitated operational and logistical support for transition to electronic trading platforms (ETP) with senior
management buy-in, and drove five products through to the new platform, in line with regulatory reform.
• Collaborated with senior risk professionals across the organisation in designing and rolling out enhanced policies
across the bank following Fed inspection, ensuring senior level engagement across the business and in Operations including design and implementation of training.
Design, Operations, Training, Management, Compliance, Implementation, Support, Management Reporting, Regulatory, Organization, Scalability, Booking
My education
2001
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2002
CASS Business School
Masters, Investment Management
Masters, Investment Management
1997
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2000
University College London
BSc, Biochemistry
BSc, Biochemistry
1991
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1996
Merchant Taylors School
A Levels, Chemistry, Maths & Economics
A Levels, Chemistry, Maths & Economics
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