Ora Helmholz

About Ora Helmholz

I am an experienced professional in the banking industry with over twenty five years’ experience in treasury operations, system implementation, project management, management consulting, transformations, change management, and operational risk. My roles have involved extensive interaction across multiple business lines from front line (Front office sales and dealing, senior executive teams) to enablement teams including operations, middle office, product control, risk, IT, legal, compliance, regulatory and finance I have worked globally from New York to Singapore on site with clients and also remotely to manage and oversee larger teams on a global scale. I have covered all aspects of the business lifecycle and am often the central liaison with key stakeholders and senior management across all work streams enabling me to identify the best way to achieve and deliver on business strategy and goals across a global organization.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

   Mar 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Oversee, manage and control overall branch wide Operations and IT procedures and activities* Deliver strategic projects related to IT transformation, Automation, and Outsourcing* Manage and oversee corporate services for the branch

Education

• University of Waterloo

  BA, Economics, Applied Studies

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Settlement
• Change Management
• Calypso
• Market Risk
• Money Market
• Management
• Functional Requirements
• System Requirements
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Management
• Operational Risk
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Project Delivery
• Project Implementation
• Summit
• Fx Options
• Accounting
• Fixed Income
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Coordination
• Trading
• Investment Banking
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Management Consulting
• Treasury
• Business Process Improvement
• Operational Risk Management
• Swift Payments
• Derivatives
• Project Planning
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Trading Systems
• Microsoft Project
• Regulatory Requirements
• Portfolio Management
• Back Office