Osama Shaheen
Trading Compliance Advisor @Gunvor Group
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WORK HISTORY
Trading Compliance Advisor @Gunvor Group
Stamford, CT, US
Lead U.S. regulatory compliance efforts for Gunvor’s power and natural gas trading desks, delivering risk oversight and strategic advisory across CFTC, FERC, ERCOT, CAISO, PJM, MISO, and NYISO markets. Serve as a direct compliance partner to traders, managing the intersection of physical and financial commodity activity with evolving U.S. and global regulatory frameworks. • Regulatory Command: Oversee market conduct and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions including CFTC, FERC, ISO/RTO tariffs, and international regimes (FCA, EU EMIR, ICE, CME, NGX). • Surveillance & Advisory: Execute daily trade and communications surveillance, providing real-time escalation, analysis, and guidance to trading desks. Detect and investigate potential market manipulation (wash trades, spoofing, uneconomic trading). • Front-Office Embedded: Work directly with power and gas traders to advise on strategies, structure transactions, and navigate market rules across physical and derivative products. • ISO Market Onboarding: Spearheaded full regulatory and operational compliance for Gunvor USA’s market participation in CAISO, NYISO, PJM, MISO, ISONE, SPP, and ERCOT, including virtuals, FTRs/CRRs, and bilateral trading frameworks. • Regulatory Filings & Readiness: Independently authored and submitted FERC Form 552 and EQR filings, ensuring audit-ready support and cross-functional alignment. • Global Coordination: Liaise with Gunvor Group’s global compliance team to ensure seamless alignment with international market conduct standards, including exchange obligations across the U.S, U.K, and EU. • Compliance Tech & Intelligence: Build and maintain trade intelligence and risk analytics using SQL, Power BI, Tableau, OATI, and our ETRM. Integrate surveillance tools with front-office and operations to drive automation, transparency, and real-time risk management.
EDUCATION
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Applied Energy Economics
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Finance
Université de Montréal
Explore Program, French Language Immersion
ABOUT OSAMA SHAHEEN
I build the compliance, risk, and market access infrastructure that enables energy trading desks to launch, scale, and compete in U.S. power and gas markets.Currently at Gunvor USA LLC, I’ve expanded the firm’s U.S. power platform from the ground up - establishing market access, compliance frameworks, and risk infrastructure across multiple ISOs.WHAT I BUILDMarket Access & Registration • Secured ISO registrations across PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, NYISO, and SPP • Enabled congestion (FTR), virtual, and bilateral trading capabilities • Serve as authorized representative and primary ISO contact across all marketsRegulatory Compliance • Manage full FERC regulatory lifecycle: EQR/552 reporting, MBR filings, notices of disclosure • Handle regulatory inquiries, investigations, and market monitor engagements • Author risk policy changes for board approval and operationalize compliance frameworksRisk & Surveillance Infrastructure • Designed position limits, stress testing metrics, and risk methodologies • Built custom Power BI surveillance tools for spoofing, wash trading, and cross-product manipulation • Reverse-engineered FERC/CFTC enforcement methodologies into proactive monitoring controlsCredit & Collateral Management • Established credit frameworks and collateral requirements across ISOs • Coordinate with treasury on LC posting and financial exposure managementTechnology & Data Access • Built CEII data protocols enabling governed access to market intelligence platforms • Manage role-based access across ISO portals for trading, credit, settlements, IT, and legal • Automate surveillance workflows and build dashboards for real-time risk visibilityHOW I WORKOperating independently from satellite office, I serve as central coordination point for power and gas business operational readiness. I work cross-functionally with trading, credit, risk, settlements, IT, and legal to enable market participation at scale.I study regulatory enforcement patterns, distill ISO rule changes into targeted training, and translate regulatory guidance into actionable intelligence for traders.Strategic vision with hands-on execution, I nurture regulatory relationships while writing SQL, building tools, and automate workflows.BACKGROUND • 12+ years across oil, gas, power, and emissions compliance • Energy Risk Professional (ERP®) designation • University of Calgary: Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)+ Bachelor of Arts (Applied Energy Economics)Commercially minded compliance leadership. I build platforms that let trading businesses grow with confidence.
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