David Renn

SUMMARY

  • Highly experienced financial services consultant with over thirty years’ industry knowledge in asset management and systems across front, middle and back office.
  • Diverse roles in consulting, business development and leadership, including Head of Product Strategy, Business Development Manager/ Country Manager, Practice Leader, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Consulting Manager and Professional Services Manager.
  • Specialist in OTC derivatives, data management, outsourcing, order management, investment accounting, regulatory directives, collateral management, reporting & compliance.
  • Experienced in systems selection and architecture review/ re-design.
  • Expert at bridging both business and technology groups.

MANAGEMENT

  • Practice manager at leading asset management consulting firm.
  • Manager of professional services teams at two major software vendors.
  • Mentoring and training for business and project management teams.
  • Managerial experience as country manager for a global software vendor
  • Managing large teams, mentoring, conducting performance appraisals.

OUTSOURCING PROJECTS

  • Extensive experience of outsourcing functions to external providers.
  • Recent experience of outsourcing middle OTC operations to a specialist platform.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Extensive experience in planning and implementing business-critical projects, delivering on time and within budget.
  • Scope management, impact analysis and change control.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

  • Experienced in aligning customer expectations with outcomes and ensuring the needs of stakeholders are addressed.

PRODUCT STRATEGY

  • Head of Product Strategy for a global software firm.
  • Moving a software firm into a new target market and coming up with market solutions.
  • Re-aligning consulting practices to focus on current trends and demands from clients.

PRODUCT INNOVATION

  • Designed and led the development of a highly successful product around EMU.
  • Developed many ideas which became modules or distinct products for a leading compliance vendor, an OMS vendor and an investment accounting vendor.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

  • Highly skilled at running change management functions and projects.

VENDOR / EXTERNAL PARTY MANAGEMENT

  • Dealing with many external relationships with vendors and outsourcer providers
  • Devising partnership deals, providing requirements for development, tracking, testing, statements of work process and arranging payments.