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Sam AllenT: +44 75 97878937 E: samueljamesallen@ LinkedIn : highly motivated, delivery focused manager, with 16 years of experience building teams and leading successful projects. Solid experience in Front Office Trading applications, technology transformation and regulatory change initiatives, within the financial services industry. Strong client facing communication skills, with effective stakeholder management at all levels. Fantastic track record using Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.Key SkillsProgramme / Project managementAgile & Waterfall methodologiesDesktop, web and mobile application deliveryLarge scale distributed software deliveryOnshore / Offshore team developmentLine management of delivery teamsHigh pressure stakeholder managementIT operating models, change roadmaps and strategy Vendor / supplier management Quality Assurance planning for large IT projectsProject management of locally and globally dispersed projectsFinancial product deliveries across FX, Derivatives, CVA, Credit, RatesRun Book and global system BAU support setup and managementCross departmental relationship management between Front office, Back Office, IT and quantsProfessional experienceSNR Digital Release / Delivery Manager, HSBC ?????????????Aug 2016 - Present Designed and delivered a repeatable, auditable Agile focused continuous delivery methodology to support multiple production releases per day. ?This model is replicated globally as a best practice release runbook standard.Oversee releases for mobile app and web development teams within the retail banks highly regulated market. A forté is being able to transpose regulatory and compliance responsibilities and assimilate them back into the working culture of the company. Line management for 11 reports distributed nationallyProject & Programme Manager, Credit Suisse Apr 2009 – Aug 2006 Created the strategy and roadmap, then delivered a global trading User Interface migration for the Investment banks, Global Markets (Derivatives / Rates / Swaps / Options ), Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) and FX businesses over 5 years, using Agile methodologies.Led the transition of 12 globally dispersed trading desks, daily management of 100’s of books and thousands of types of risk reports, from a operating model of 65 excel spreadsheets and 2 desktop applications to single desktop applicationImplemented automated testing frameworks covering 12 developers and 400k lines of code reducing Quality Assurance (QA) time from 3 weeks to 2 daysSuccessfully implemented the first Agile Delivery methodology in department. Integrating fortnightly sprints, regular retrospectives, team based story / task estimation, and customer backlog planning.As Scrum Master and PM, ensured daily standups raised any blockers and items to customers to the fore quiclyDelivered a single source ,risk management interface that serviced 1200 Trading, Product Control & Risk Management teamsReduced development costs by 40%, replacing external consultant agencies with in-house talentWhite labeled project components for other teams, reducing new project startup times by 95% Line managed UX and development team of 16Responsible for a $5m, 4 year project to migrate internal risk delivery processes in EMEA, Asia and the US, to new strategic technologies, for 7 risk management systemsNegotiated pricing for an Agile IT build, using offshore (India) vendors to meet 40% cost reduction targetsWorked with MD level stakeholders across the global businesses, successfully defining delivery strategy, roadmaps and budgetsSuccessfully mobilised delivery team of 22, implementing weekly progress reporting and feedback cycles at all levels, that ensured all production delivery timelines and budget targets were metShaped and delivered the initiation of the regulatory Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) programmeRan cross department workshops, delivering architecture and dependency matrices, for implementation across the 3 major risk management platforms Successfully delivered initial scenario framework model proving solidity of migration path delivering, increments in 2 weekly sprints.Stepped in to a project manager rescue role to lead the UI delivery for Initial Margin Calculation (IMC) regulatory project.Reinstated trading and IT workshops, identifying architecture and process differences, reducing development effort required by 80%Instigated 1 week Agile sprints, increasing delivery transparency and stakeholder buy inRebuilt technical dependency maps, identifying gaps that fed RAID management reportsBuilt a multi-location BAU delivery and support team based in Poland, India and the UK for Global Markets Risk and Profit and Loss (PnL) PlatformImplemented a new tracking queue for 24/5 BAU support; embedding a global change management service pipeline that increased resolution times by 70%, ensured 99.9% system uptimeIncreased team size by 4x, without increasing cost, through reallocation of development talent offshore.Created a knowledge centre and shaped and delivered the Run Book ensuring quality and consistency for global customers.Set 2 weekly delivery sprint, with a thrired week QA and production release cycle. Instituted regular retrospectives, team backlog planning and stakeholder reviews. Successfully embedded an improved capability model for the Investment Bank’s London based IT group, using an onshore (London) / offshore (India) delivery model with external vendors, to deliver on 5 projects simultaneouslyIntegrated PM, BA and development capacity of 21 reportsImproved delivery times through strong programme management oversight and vigilant talent acquisition quality. Kept to all high pressure regulatory milestone targets, ensuring spend remained within budgetLed the delivery of the first cloud-based UI trading technology implementation, for the Repos and Govies trading desks.Replaced existing application framework, ensuring 50% reduction in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)Instituted a new global support model ensuring uptime and reliability of systemDelivered using a 1 week Agile sprint cycle.Implemented an offshore model for testing a complex IT trading system. Reviewing 120 developers, 1.5m+ lines of code on a single project. Provided Agile based retrospective bi-weekly testing cycles. Reduced QA time from 4 weeks to 4 days. Led a QA team of 12.UX Manager, AOL June 2007 - Apr 2009 Managed the redesign of AOL internet properties such as Yellowpages to highly monetised user-friendly experiences. Through analyzing drop out points, user flows and the redevelopment of online advertising solution, we increased site revenue to over €1mil p/mCreative Director, Intergen June 2006 – Apr 2007 Headed the startup of a new creative agency department, for an existing tech company, expanding in a new city. I managed client side and in-house delivery of large websites, portals and CMSs’. Recaptured $350k of corporate business from previously lost accounts. Worked directly with clients, delivering on time in budget projects. Core skills included hands on usability analysis and design for banking, governmental, insurance and travel groups. Programme Director, YouTXT Mar 2007 - Apr 2009 Created a premium mobile txt service and targeted advertising platform. Managed the business start-up, and growth strategy. Negotiated contracts, hiring and and profitable sale of the business.Production Manager, Guide Productions Mar 2005 – Nov 2005Running a team of 6 in-house developers and designers, I managed customer relationships and project delivery. Flagship product delivered was incorporated into Microsoft health vault.EducationMasters (MA) : Virtual Communication 2002 – 2004Tertiary: RMIT University, Victoria, AustraliaDetailed study and application of the facilitation of communications, collaboration and knowledge sharing. Focusing on the effective creation and management of dispersed teams.Diploma of New Media Design1999 - 2000 ................
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