ELENA NAZVANOVA
Summary
Product/platform owner, delivering innovations within Trading and Risk Technology |Trading/OMS/EMS systems’ ownership | Working knowledge of ETD and OTC derivatives | Client-facing experience in Financial Services
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
PreSales Director for APAC
NUMERIX
Singapore
01.2021 - Current
- Lead client-facing initiatives at major Singapore and Regional banks and hedge funds, driving business opportunities for Trading and Valuation of Structured Products, pre- and post-trade analytics and valuation adjustments;
- Direct the customisation of Numerix’s platforms for real-time trading and risk management decision support, collaborating across cross-functional teams to enhance product competitiveness
- Prioritize feature requests and influence daily standups and sprints planning based on input from stakeholders and market trends; Initiate and conduct products' demos based on detailed understanding of sell- and buy-side workflows, lead sales workshops, conferences, prepare quality proofs-of-concepts, RFI/RFPs and provide client training
Associate Director, Business Consulting at FSI Risk Advisory
Big4 Consultancy
Tokyo and Singapore
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Led the IBOR Transition to ARRs (SORA, SOFR, SONIA, ESTR, TONA) practice in Singapore, successfully delivering an overall program management at a major Japanese bank with 12 branches in Singapore and APAC
- Performed the legal contracts' remediation, technology transformation, and client outreach workstreams, resulting in a smooth and timely transition to ARRs; Developed a Go-To-Market strategy that included conducting Thought Leadership forums and study sessions for clients on the latest risk trends and industry developments related to transitioning to ARRs and value transfer
- Through these efforts, positioned the organization as a trusted advisor and industry thought leader; Drove development of technology solutions for seamless migration to ARRs Organized and facilitated internal and external events, workshops, and webinars on IBOR transition e.g
- With Bloomberg: SIBOR, SORA and SOR - Navigating life after Libor | Bloomberg Professional Services; Advised Japanese Banks on the Regulatory reform developments for ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM), preparing the clients for the Phase V, and IBOR (Interbank offered rates) Transition to Alternative Reference Rates (ARRs), assisted in design, implementation and execution of the banks’ transition programme, including governance and regulatory response, tactical tools for exposure quantification and operational impact assessment
Director, Capital Markets
SunGard (FIS)
Singapore and Sydney, Australia
01.2010 - 01.2017
- Conducted client-facing presentations of live software for functional demonstrations and in-depth Proof-of-Concept workshops for Banks and security companies in APAC – Australia, Korea, Japan, HK, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore
- Typical sales opportunity value $3.5M; Qualified opportunities and proposed potential solutions involving the customer’s existing technology, provided gap analysis, supported prospects through all stages of product evaluations
- Responded to prospective clients' RFI/RFPs, focusing on advanced OTC derivatives pricing and risk management; Influenced the sales and the product roadmap development by collecting feedback directly from clients, prospects and the market to drive the future direction and investment
Business Exec Manager, Platform Manager for Structured Products
ANZ Global Markets
Singapore
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Achieved a 442% increase in revenue growth for the Structured Products (SP) desk; Diversified the SP offerings in EM Asia (quanto, digitals, KIKO, one touch, etc), broadening the prospective client base and increasing competitiveness; Successfully led the implementation of change and delivery projects, including the critical pricing and booking SP platform for multiple countries, and implemented STP for all booked structured products into Murex, improving efficiency and scalability
Vice President
DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN
Tokyo, Japan
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Strategically realigned technology to drive business objectives and vision, revitalizing business relationships and stabilizing production environments; Improved functionality of EQD and FICC platforms including Imagine (global equity derivatives trading and position keeping system), FOX (Fusion Order eXecution, Asian Index Arbitrage, Genesis and Kondor+, Cobra, SwapsWire, CAT (FX trading system) and I/O ServiceClient
- Led projects' implementation for Front and Back Office at FICC and Equity Capital Markets; Created functional specifications for major projects including Index Arbitrage, Basket Trading, ETFs Processing, Yield Curve Publishing, P&L simulation on SQ days, and Cobra (Operations processing module)
Business Analyst, Treasuries
JPMORGAN and SOCIETE GENERALE
Sydney, Australia
01.2004 - 01.2005
Systems Analyst, EQ IT
UBS
Tokyo, Japan and Stamford CT, USA
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Supported Global Trading and Risk Management platform with connectivity to TSE and OSE (now JPX) locally for the multi$bn derivatives trading desk with 35 traders in Tokyo and 300 internationally; Managed and supported middle-tier applications for portfolio trading and for routing from UBS’s client infrastructure via FIX protocol to allocations, P&L and settlement systems
- Worked with the NYFIX floor product suite, OPERA (Portfolio Trading), and OASYS (Omgeo’s post-trade matching) systems; Managed UBS’s direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading suite including VWAP and liquidity seeking algorithms
- Supported SunGard’s Brass - an integrated trade order and execution management system supporting Nasdaq, listed, listed market making and sales trading for sell-side institutions.
Education
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (FINC6023) -
University of Sydney Business School
01.2015
PhD in Physics -
Moscow State University
Skills
- Financial Markets
- Front-Office Investment Banking Technology and Risk Management
- EQD (Equity Derivatives) – both OTC (Over-The-Counter) and ETD (Exchange-Traded Derivatives)
- IRD (Interest Rates Derivatives)
- Order Management
- Portfolio Theory and Optimisation Methods in Asset Management
- Trading Platforms (Front Arena, Murex, Kondor, Imagine)
- Market Data and Reference Data (Bloomberg, Reuters, SunGard’s MarketMap, Markit)
- Change in Regulatory Landscape: Basel III, IV (FRTB), LIBOR Transition, UMR (ISDA SIMM)
- Capabilities: SME/PreSales, Institutional Clients Advisory, Major Transformational Projects, C-level Engagement
- Stakeholder management, building efficient cross-border teams, Vendor Management
- Technical Skills: SQL, Sybase, Oracle, UNIX and Linux shell, MathCAD, Python/ARENA Extension Language, Windows/UNIX platforms, Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint, Salesforce, Atlassian JIRA
- Working knowledge of SunGard Front Arena (FIS), Bloomberg, Murex, Thomson Reuters, IHSMarkit, NumeriX, TriOptima, Imagine, Fusion Systems, Omgeo
- International experience in Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and the US
Phone
+65-8439-3401, +61-421-298-750
Citizenship
Australian
Languages
- English
- Russian
- Japanese
Hobbies and Interests
- FinTech
- Sports: triathlons, mountaineering (co-founder of the TMWC club in Japan), tennis, skiing, diving, photography, fine arts (Ukiyo-e and Australian Aboriginal Art collections), participating in social committees organizing arts, sports and charity events
Timeline
PreSales Director for APAC
NUMERIX
01.2021 - Current
Associate Director, Business Consulting at FSI Risk Advisory
Big4 Consultancy
01.2018 - 01.2021
Director, Capital Markets
SunGard (FIS)
01.2010 - 01.2017
Business Exec Manager, Platform Manager for Structured Products
ANZ Global Markets
01.2008 - 01.2010
Vice President
DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN
01.2005 - 01.2008
Business Analyst, Treasuries
JPMORGAN and SOCIETE GENERALE
01.2004 - 01.2005
Systems Analyst, EQ IT
UBS
01.1999 - 01.2003
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (FINC6023) -
University of Sydney Business School
PhD in Physics -
Moscow State University
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