Functional Skills

Business Analysis
Business Development
Business Operations
Data Governance
Data Strategy
Digital Transformation
Go-to-market Strategy
Business Unit Strategy
Product Innovation
Agile Software Development
Data Science
Product Strategy
User Research
Financial Management
IT Asset Management

Certifications

SASAFe Agilist

Sector Experience

Business Services
Financial Services
Technology

Languages

English

Countries Worked In

US

Experience

BIG DELTA, LLC Product Management / Strategy
Managing Partner, Fractional Chief Operating Officer & Chief Procurement Officer Services
1/2021 - Present
• Founded consultancy delivering fractional product leadership for fintech and B2B clients.
• Launched fintech products including:
• Automated derivatives structuring tool (risk/return customization).
• SMB-focused commercial banking/financial management platform.
• Bespoke equities metrics platform for Qatar Stock Exchange.
• Partnered with founding teams on product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and go-to market.
• Conducted deep user research and competitive analysis to uncover unmet needs and entry opportunities.
• Built product teams and defined operating models; championed product-led growth.
• Designed analytics schemas, scoped MVPs/POCs, and modeled pricing/P&L for asset servicing and data products.

Viably Capital Product Management / Strategy
Head of Product, Banking
1/2022 - 9/2022
• Championed product-led growth, positioning Viably as primary banking partner for SMBs.
• Managed multi-stakeholder alignment, prioritizing features tied to business success metrics.
• Led user research (interviews, workshops, surveys) and competitive analysis to refine product positioning and roadmap.

Publicis Sapient Management Consulting
Director, Product Management & Digital Business Transformation
1/2013 - 9/2020
• Directed product development and agile transformation for 20+ global clients in asset management, exchanges, hedge funds, banks, insurance, pharma, and digital marketing.
• Defined visions, business cases, roadmaps, and backlogs balancing customer needs with commercial viability.
• Led global cross-functional teams across PM, engineering, data science, design, and operations.
• Drove market analysis, go-to-market planning, and strategic partnerships.
• Executed major digital transformations: mapped operating models, re-engineered processes, set OKRs/KPIs, and developed POCs for AI, ML, NLP, and RPA solutions.

Vision Financial Markets Finance
Director, US Equity Index Derivatives Trading
7/2011 - 12/2012
• Built new division for high-frequency market-making in S&P 500 and Corn Options.
• Developed financial statements, led vendor negotiations, and recruited/trained multi-disciplinary teams.
• Integrated pricing/risk models into trading and post-trade systems.

Blue Capital Group Finance
Partner & Director of Derivatives Trading
8/2001 - 6/2011
• Expanded derivatives trading portfolio (floor, phone, and high-frequency).
• Achieved >100% ROE in 6 of 9 years.
• Led scoping, business cases, vendor integration, and team leadership.

ALPART TRADING COMPANY Finance
Director, Portfolio Manager – Trader - Head of IT
8/1995 - 3/2001
• Expanded trading operations into EMEA, capitalizing on electronic and high frequency trading trends.
• Negotiated international partnerships and vendor contracts.
• Defined product vision for trading applications; reorganized profit centers for growth.