Josef M. Oddo

About Josef M. Oddo

I am a fintech leader, collaboration partner, team builder, and “cheerleader” experienced in developing and executing new product and business transformation strategies at leading financial and fintech institutions, including First Data (now Fiserv), Citi, and the New York Fed.A technologist at heart, I have helped senior clients in large global corporate organizations, the public sector, and also smaller fintech & start-up companies embrace new yet unproven technologies to develop & operate new products and modernize legacy systems for innovative multi-million $ revenue-generating commercial solutions, cost savings, and risk mitigations in highly integrated, complex environments, processing $billions in transactions daily.As a business leader, I have built and led diverse international technology organizations based out of New York and out of London with teams in different parts of the world, and I have executed in a variety of business cycles ranging from new product start-ups, national and international expansions, merger/acquisition integrations, post-merger consolidations/optimizations, and technology refresh transformations/modernizations.A habitual learner, I get excited about learning new business models/domains, new solution enablers, collaborating with business partners from multiple disciplines, and creatively marrying business strategy, technology strategy, and people strategy to create value for the people, organizations, and communities I serve.Business Domains:Fixed Income / Capital Markets Institutional Sales, Trading and OperationsElectronic-Trading / OTC Derivatives / SEF & CCP IntegrationDigital Banking / Payment Networks / Debit & Prepaid CardsWealth ManagementSpecialties:Strategic Analysis & PlanningDigital Transformation / Technology Modernization / Road MapsTeam Building / Talent Development / Mentoring & LeadershipCross-functional & International Matrix Team CollaborationProduct Management / Program ManagementSystems Integration pre & post Mergers & AcquisitionsOut-sourcing, In-sourcing & Integration Vendor TransitionsTechnology Evaluations / Feature & Resiliency AnalysisSolution Buy vs. Build AnalysisSolution Design & Systems ArchitectureApplications Portfolio Management / OptimizationTechnology Budgets / Financial Management

Experience

1. Mentor

   Wingsforgrowth

   Sep 2017 — Present · Bridgewater, NJ, US

   Wings for Growth is an IRS 501(c)(3) designated not-for-profit organization with a mission to inspire, enable and empower talented women to enhance their leadership potential through impactful mentoring, coaching and networking with successful, caring leaders and role models.

Education

• New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering

  BS, Computer Science

Skills

• Offshoring
• Business Analysis
• Project Delivery
• Managerial Finance
• Derivatives
• Information Technology
• Integration
• Plannning
• International
• IT Strategy
• Hedge Funds
• Analysis
• Fixed Income
• Recruiting
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Organization
• Budgets
• Finance
• Electronic Trading
• Turn Around Management
• Trading
• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Financial Services
• Crm
• Strategy
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Matrix Management
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management Consulting
• Executive Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Professional Mentoring
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Trading Systems
• Capital Markets