Matus Pagac

Experience

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  Clearstream

  Jun 2012 - now

  Coaching and professional development of team members with particular focus on talent development and inclusion. Promoting client centric (internal and external) environment by mentoring of team members and leading by example. Active contribution to nearshoring activities to Prague, including establishment of new unit, hiring, planning and organizing of business and knowledge transfer. Development and implementation of operational procedures in line with compliance, audit and regulatory requirements. Promoting continuous process improvements with the focus on client experience and reduce operational costs – close cooperation with product management and IT development teams to act as voice of the customer needs. Managing team of +20 members who are split among 3 different desks in dynamic post-trade environment:Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) desk Operating of SFTR Reporting Support Service provided to clients who decided to delegate their reporting. Monitoring reporting of transactions to Trade Repository. Pro-active reconciliation of breaks with relevant counterparties. Following latest industry trends. Business Acceptance Testing desk Managing testers responsible for business acceptance testing activities on behalf of global securities financing operations section. Participation in various significant external projects, such as Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR), T2S-Target2 Consolidation, European Collateral Management System (ECMS). Collateral Management and Securities Lending operations desk Managing client support desk responsible for securities financing back-office operations from post-trade perspective. Operating Triparty Collateral Services, including repo trades, securities lending, collateral management and pledge facilities to central banks. Ensuring smooth settlement of instructions, administration of fails, recalls, substitutions, corporate actions, margin calls. Providing first level support to clients. Show less Acting as Analyst in the area of Securities Lending Services and Collateral management.Responsibilities:Business requirements collection and analysisParticipation in Business Acceptance TestingPreparation and execution of test casesExperience with reporting of testing progress in HPQC quality center and in JIRAExperience with both Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM) development methodology Close cooperation with Product and IT Development in order to design solutions based on the business requirementsWorking together with IT Developers to facilitate the resolution of issues and defects identified during all testing phasesInternal and external readiness activities Show less

  • Vice president – Securities Financing Operations

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Business Acceptance Tester

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2019

  • Securities Administrator in Corporate Actions team

    Jun 2012 - Oct 2015