Onur Sahbaz
Custody Emea Business Manager COO - SVP @Citi
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WORK HISTORY
Custody Emea Business Manager COO - SVP @Citi
London, GB
P&L & Efficiency: Led efforts to maintain a flat expense base while achieving 11% operating efficiency improvement across the $400m expense budget.• Global P&L Management: Orchestrated Budget processes, P&L management, and financial reviews for 40 EMEA markets, collaborating directly with Finance and Product Control.• Strategic Innovation: Innovated a proprietary Client Profitability Model to correctly forecast client margins, enabling more focused management of high-value accounts and driving P&L performance improvements.• Technology Governance: Directed the technology program portfolio for the Custody product organization and coordinated multi-million dollar technology investments to maximize ROI.• Executive Leadership: Chaired monthly Custody portfolio governance meetings and regional-level Deal Review committees (Heads of Business, Sales, Risk) to ensure accurate pricing and risk assessment.• Talent & Ops: Led Custody headcount globally, focusing on talent strategy and operational efficiency, while leading Expense optimization and budget control initiatives.• Major Initiatives: Led the Finance work stream of the Single Legal Vehicle initiative, a multiyear project to consolidate European Custody markets under one legal entity.• Led several international ad hoc projects to streamline P&L management of the Custody business.
EDUCATION
Istanbul Technical University
BSc, Mechanical Engineering
Istanbul Bilgi University
MSc, Quantitative Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT ONUR SAHBAZ
Senior Business and Product Manager with extensive experience in P&L management, budgeting, data strategy, portfolio governance, and enterprise transformation within global Custody and Securities Services. Brings 15+ years of leadership driving commercial growth, expense discipline, market competitiveness, and strong governance across multi-billion-dollar product portfolios spanning 40+ markets. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute global product and business strategies, lead complex digital transformation initiatives, and enhance end-to-end product performance through data-driven insights. Skilled in overseeing technology investment portfolios, embedding financial and data analytics into strategic decision-making, and shaping long-term roadmaps that strengthen client value and revenue opportunities. Recognized for building high-performing global teams, developing senior managers, and influencing executive stakeholders to deliver sustainable business impact.
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