Christopher Durham
Vice President at Credit Suisse
- Role
- Vice President - Securities Operations Optimization at Credit Suisse
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Durham
Operations professional with 15+ years of investment and retail banking experience, specializing in middle and back office operations, management, and leadership. Knowledgeable, efficient, and detail-oriented with a penchant for process optimization and delivering change on a global scale. Key focus areas include settlements, securities lending, prime brokerage, cross-regional and legal entity transactions, reconciliations, and industry-driven initiatives.
Experience
Vice President - Securities Operations Optimization
Apr 2022 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US
Manage US Securities Operations Optimization team of three in Raleigh, NC as the America\'s lead and partner with global securities optimization initiatives • Serve as Product Owner, subject matter expert (SME), business analyst, investment banking (IB) market lead, and business representative in regulatory and industry-driven operations initiatives and programs, including US/Canada T+1 settlement cycle compression and ISO20022 SWIFT messaging updates• Functioned as Product Owner and managed departmental strategic enhancements book-of-work (BoW) front-to-back, designed and implemented a business prioritization and value model, created project charters, and performed user acceptance testing (UAT)• Serve as operations and settlements subject matter expert (SME) and engaged in legal entity strategy programs, with input for systems architecture, design, and user interface requirements• Conduct process documentation and business re-engineering; connect technology and tooling solutions to business user needs to drive efficiency gains and automation• Engage with Agile communities of practice and help cascade Agile/Scrum methodologies to increase departmental adoption and utilization• Draft strategy communication plans and translate technical information into digestible business presentations• Participated in End-of-Service-Life (EoSL) sunsetting and testing/launch of replacement applications
Education
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations
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