If you are interested in this candidate, please contact Charlie Watson via email cwatson@cerfinancial.co.uk or call on 0207 626 6065.
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PROFILE
Trading Controls | Product Governance | Trading Authorities | Target Operating Models | Front-to-Back Trading | Risk & Regulatory Change
Strong practical understanding of trading authorities, mandates, product definitions, risk limits, control frameworks, front-to-back workflows and governance processes, with experience working across Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Product Control, Operations and Technology. Experienced in translating business, regulatory and risk objectives into target operating models, governance processes, policies, functional requirements, control requirements and implementation plans.
Extensive experience leading requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, process reviews and scenario analysis; defining current-state and target-state processes; documenting BRDs, functional specifications, business rules, data and workflow requirements, process maps and test scenarios; and maintaining traceability through SIT, UAT, implementation and post-go-live.
Earlier senior Front Office trading experience across FX Options, Interest Rates, fixed income, futures, swaps and repo provides practical understanding of trading decisions, product structures, pricing, hedging, P&L, trading authorities, risk limits, controls and the front-to-back trade lifecycle.
CAREER HISTORY
February 2026 – April 2026
Investment Banking
Senior Business Analyst – Commodity Derivatives Trading Platform
Supported enhancements to commodity derivatives trading and workflow technology across Front Office, Risk, Technology and Operations.
- Analysed trading, pricing, risk and downstream workflow requirements for TTF & JKM LNG derivative energy products.
- Worked across dealer pricing and workflow processes, identifying dependencies between Front Office activity, risk processes and downstream operations.
- Supported requirements clarification, UAT, issue investigation and implementation readiness within a DevOps delivery environment.
2010 – Present
Trading Software
Principal Risk Business Analyst & Consultant
Specialist business analysis and technology consulting across global financial institutions and energy / commodity trading organisations.
- Delivered business and technology change covering trading controls, Front Office workflows, Market Risk, Credit Risk, regulatory change and risk technology.
- Worked directly with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Product Control, Operations, Quantitative and Technology stakeholders to define requirements and target-state solutions.
- Translated regulatory, risk and business objectives into detailed business requirements, functional specifications, process definitions, control requirements, data mappings and test scenarios.
- Analysed front-to-back trading processes and dependencies between trading authorities, product/workflow rules, risk controls, data, reporting and downstream operations.
- Led requirements workshops and stakeholder discussions, challenging and clarifying requirements to establish a consistent and implementable target state.
- Managing full SDLC, supported SIT, UAT, defect triage, implementation readiness, Go-Live and post-implementation activities.
- Experience across Murex, Bloomberg, Sophis, Markit and NICE Actimize environments, with practical understanding of the relationship between business controls, trading workflows and supporting technology.
- Worked across Market Risk and Counterparty Risk including VaR, Expected Shortfall, FRTB, sensitivities, stress testing, P&L attribution, CCR, PFE, CVA and EPE.
SELECTED ASSIGNMENTS
November 2024 – November 2025
Global Energy & Commodity Trading Organisation
Delivered business and technology change across OMS, trading, risk and reporting for energy and precious-metals trading.
- Analysed front-to-back workflows across Front Office, Risk, Finance, Operations and Technology.
- Supported PFE / CVA trader workflows and requirements affecting trading and risk processes.
- Assessed existing manual and spreadsheet-based processes and defined requirements for more controlled system-based workflows.
- Supported UAT, issue resolution, implementation and enhancements to trading, risk, reporting and control processes.
November 2023 – October 2024
Leading European Bank
Delivered trading controls and risk workflow enhancements for FX and FX Options within a regulated banking environment.
- Worked with Front Office, Risk, Compliance and Technology to define requirements for trading authorities, controls and governance processes.
- Analysed the impact of control changes across trading workflows, risk processes, data and regulatory controls, including MiFID II and PRA requirements.
- Defined functional requirements, workflow changes, business rules and control requirements, supporting traceability from business requirements through UAT and implementation.
2010 – 2022
Banking
Delivered Market Risk, Credit Risk and regulatory risk measurement / reporting change across derivatives environments.
- Requirements and analysis covering VaR, Expected Shortfall, PFE, CVA, CCR, sensitivities, stress testing, netting, collateral, margins and limits.
- Worked across Front Office, Risk, Quantitative, Finance and Technology teams to define requirements, data flows and risk controls.
- Supported testing, implementation and remediation of risk and regulatory change.
2010 – 2018
Investment Banking
Delivered derivatives regulatory change, trading controls, risk reporting and trading technology / workflow change across FX and derivatives.
- Worked from initial concepts and BRDs through detailed requirements, development, UAT and Go-Live.
- Worked with Front Office stakeholders on trading workflow and control requirements.
- Developed bespoke trader selection and development software in conjunction with Front Office stakeholders, supporting structured assessment of trader capability, product knowledge and trading-related competencies.
2010 – Present
Oil and Natural Gas Firm & Major Commodity Trading Organisations
Current project: Energy trading risk and trading software platform design, full SDLC management, testing, documentation, user training and delivery.
- Delivered trading and risk-management enhancements covering Front Office OMS / RFQ / blotter workflows, risk and exposure, commodity derivatives reporting, data quality and controls.
- Worked with trading, risk-management and technology stakeholders to define requirements and improve trader and risk-manager workflows.
- Supported controlled replacement / enhancement of manual and spreadsheet-based processes.
- Extensive exposure to energy trading workflows and the relationship between trading activity, risk, reporting and technology.
2011 – 2016
Investment Banking
Delivered derivatives risk management, regulatory change and risk / trading technology initiatives.
- Worked across business and technology stakeholders on requirements, workflow analysis and implementation.
June 2022 – October 2023
Healthcare
IT Project Manager
- Managed technology and process transformation initiatives covering workflow automation, systems integration and operational efficiency.
- Gathered requirements, mapped processes, coordinated implementation and worked with business and technology stakeholders.
- Supported reporting and workflow solutions using Salesforce and Power BI.
EARLIER FRONT OFFICE TRADING EXPERIENCE
Banking roles:
Senior Dealer – FX Options
Senior Dealer – Derivatives
Manager – Interest Rate Trading
Trading Manager – Financial Futures
Front Office trading experience across FX Options, Interest Rates, cash bonds, futures, swaps and repo, providing practical understanding of derivatives pricing, hedging, P&L, yield curves, trading controls, market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and front-to-back trade lifecycle.
REGULATORY & RISK KNOWLEDGE
FRTB-SA / FRTB-IMA | Basel Market Risk | VaR | Expected Shortfall | Risk Sensitivities | P&L Attribution | Stress Testing | CCR | PFE | EPE | CVA | EMIR | MiFID II | PRA | Regulatory Reporting | Risk Governance | Trading Controls | Risk Limits | Control Frameworks
SKILLS
Product & Trading Governance
Product Governance | Product Definitions | Product Classification | Product Approval Processes | Trading Authorities | Trading Mandates | Risk Limits | Control Frameworks | Governance Standards | Regulatory Change
Business Analysis & Target Operating Model
Requirements Gathering | Stakeholder Workshops | Current / Target-State Analysis | Target Operating Models | Governance Processes | Process Mapping | BRD / FSD | Functional Specifications | Business Rules | Data Definitions | Impact Assessment | Solution Design | Traceability
Front Office Trading Controls
Trading Controls | Trader Authorities | Trading Supervision | Front Office Governance | Control Requirements | Escalation & Governance | Risk Controls | Front-to-Back Workflows | Regulatory Requirements
Front-to-Back Trading
Front Office Workflows | Trading Lifecycle | Trade Capture | Pricing | Risk | Product Control | Operations | Technology | Trading Platforms | OMS / RFQ / Blotter | Workflow Controls
Risk, Regulatory & Data Governance
Market Risk | Counterparty Risk | PFE / ES / CVA | Exposure Analytics | Stress Testing | Risk Reporting | Regulatory Reporting | Data Flows | Data Lineage | Data Mapping | Validation | Reconciliation
Delivery & Testing
Agile | Full SDLC Management | SIT | UAT | E2E Testing | Test Scenarios | Defect Triage | Implementation Readiness | Go-Live | Post-Implementation Support | Change Management
Risk Technology
Murex | Bloomberg | Sophis | Markit | NICE Actimize | Trade / Market / Risk Data | SQL – Practical Working Knowledge
EDUCATION
University: MA in Economics (Fellowship)
University: Bachelor of Business Administration (Dean’s List)
References Available Upon Request
If you are interested in this candidate, please contact Charlie Watson via email cwatson@cerfinancial.co.uk or call on 0207 626 6065.
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