ARNALDO DE LEON
Pasig City
Summary
Meticulous Investment Banking Product Controller who undertakes complex assignments, meets tight deadlines and delivers superior performance. Possesses practical knowledge of the financial markets and equity derivatives. Applies strong quantitative and analytical skills to ensure the bank is safeguarded from operational and market risks. Fluent in English and Filipino.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Product Control Senior Manager, APAC G10 Rates and Currencies
Citibank N.A. Regional Operating Headquarters
01.2022 - Current
- Manage the supervisors of the group who are overseeing the end-to-end Product Control process
- Supervise and review the daily P&L preparation and related activities: review and analyze new trades, associated risks and the P&L generated, also understand and analyze the P&L coming from market moves on the existing portfolio of trades
- Ensure that all deliverables are met, regulatory deadlines are kept, and audit rating is satisfactory
- Work closely and establish excellent business relationships with all areas of the Finance department, liaising with the Trading Desk, Risk Management, Operations, Middle Office and IT teams
- People manager responsibilities including succession planning, new employee hiring, team member coaching and development
- Use effective escalation to ensure issues are highlighted in a timely manner, focus on recurring issues and drive through enhancement projects and systems fixes
- Support standardization and efficiency efforts and work on ad-hoc projects to implement process improvement ideas.
Assistant Vice President Compliance Product Manager, ICG
Citibank N.A. Regional Operating Headquarters
09.2019 - 12.2021
- Lead a team of 8 compliance monitoring analysts in the APAC ICG Regional Compliance Monitoring handling Singapore, Japan, India and Thailand
- Support and work with appropriate stakeholders in designing the monitoring routines to ensure that the monitoring approach and methods in gathering evidence and desired outcome are clearly described and documented
- Collaborate with other internal areas including: Legal, Business Management, Operations, Technology, Finance, other Control Functions, and In-Business Risk to address compliance issues which may impact the supported the function/business/product.
Assistant Vice President Equity Derivatives Product Control Team Lead
Deutsche Knowledge Services
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Led a team of 11 product controllers in the Global Equity Derivatives space handling Single Stock Flow, Index Flow, Emerging Markets, Funds and Exotic Corporates products for the bank’s Europe region.
Equity Derivatives Business Relationship Manager (Deutsche Bank UK)
Deutsche Knowledge Services
London
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Sent to London, U.K for a short term assignment as a Business Relationship Manager
- Provides control oversight for the equity derivatives business in London
- Core responsibilities include oversight of daily risk and P&L, stakeholder management, new business planning and facilitation, support delivery of business and finance initiatives, continuous development and maintenance of a strong control and framework surrounding risk and P&L process, collaborate with trading, trade capture and finance, market risk management and business management.
Equity Derivatives Product Control Supervisor
Deutsche Knowledge Services
03.2009 - 09.2016
- Supervised product control teams handling Single Stock Structured, Index Structured, Index Flow and Single Stock Flow business in the APAC and Europe region
- Responsible in the management and oversight of the team performing the following functions -- Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk; Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g
- Failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues analysis; Explanation and commentary on the P&L; Report and analysis of risk exposures; Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments; Detailed review of all P&L adjustments with Product Controllers
- Collaborated and worked closely with Front Office, Middle Office, Global Valuations Group, Market Risk Operations and Management to support and develop the overall service to the business.
Market Research Manager for Financial Executive Search
Artemis Research & Advisory Services, Inc.
03.2008 - 03.2009
- Client relationship management - responsible for executing mandates across levels and maintaining a healthy relationship with the client, understanding the organization structure, compensation structure, organization policies and employee skills set for various positions
- Identify and source appropriate talent for open roles within the organization
- Extensive Head Hunting, Directory Mapping, Team Mapping, across the Asia Pacific from major investment banks in the areas of Hedge Funds, Equities Capital Markets and Asset Management.
Financial Accounts Associate (Series 7 and Series 63 Licensed)-Officer Level 3
Etelecare -Ameriprise Financial Services (formerly American Express Financial Advisors)
09.2005 - 03.2008
- Process money movements
- Provide account balances
- Process reorganization payments like tender offers, Dutch auctions and election mergers
- Correct processes and trade booking errors
- Answer general tax questions
- Provide real time quotes, stock research, cost-basis and account history
- Compute and analyze basic margin issues
- Provide intraday and historical quotes for stocks, bonds, mutual funds & market indices as well as cost basis information
- Explain changes in portfolio values to both clients and brokers as reflected on their financial statements and provide technical coaching for new agents.
Education
BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering -
University of the East-Caloocan
Skills
- Results-Driven
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Team Leadership
- Relationship Building
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Staff Recruiting and Retainment
- Recruiting and Hiring
Accomplishments
- Completed successfully an 8-month project called F-SIP representing Equities asset class in this bank-wide and global project to gird for BREXIT in Deutsche Bank.
- Best Brokerage Agent for Months of April, May and July 2006(No errors and Perfect Call Audits)- Ameriprise Financial
- Best Brokerage Agent for 2nd and 3rd Quarter of 2006-Ameriprise Financial
Timeline
Vice President, Product Control Senior Manager, APAC G10 Rates and Currencies
Citibank N.A. Regional Operating Headquarters
01.2022 - Current
Assistant Vice President Compliance Product Manager, ICG
Citibank N.A. Regional Operating Headquarters
09.2019 - 12.2021
Assistant Vice President Equity Derivatives Product Control Team Lead
Deutsche Knowledge Services
05.2017 - 08.2019
Equity Derivatives Business Relationship Manager (Deutsche Bank UK)
Deutsche Knowledge Services
10.2016 - 04.2017
Equity Derivatives Product Control Supervisor
Deutsche Knowledge Services
03.2009 - 09.2016
Market Research Manager for Financial Executive Search
Artemis Research & Advisory Services, Inc.
03.2008 - 03.2009
Financial Accounts Associate (Series 7 and Series 63 Licensed)-Officer Level 3
Etelecare -Ameriprise Financial Services (formerly American Express Financial Advisors)
09.2005 - 03.2008
BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering -
University of the East-Caloocan
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