Bill Kaiser

Experience

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  CIBC

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1998

  Manager, Derivatives / Foreign Exchange Operations
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  Credit Suisse

  May 1998 - Jan 2012

  Within this job role, I built Collateral Operations' Raleigh office and held responsible for purpose of recruiting, training, development, and guidance of staff in greenfield location.I was tasked with coordinating firm's strategic OTC derivatives data sourcing initiative as department lead.I acted as Functional Site Lead as part of local management team to ensure proper oversight and communication.Moreover, I served as Primary lead and Subject Matter Expert on several Otc derivative and collateral projects.Here are some of my potential workings in this job:► Provided services as business lead on Algo Collateral system version upgrade to release 4.6.► Integration of electronic margin call service into Collateral platform► Directed vendor functional assessments and selection of new Collateral Platform. Show less As a Vice President, Collateral Management Operations, I developed department control models to identify and manage risk, maximize control, and gain processing efficiencies.I was entrusted with creating and maintaining Collateral Management systems for Derivatives and FX products.I served as primary lead and Subject Matter Expert on several projects.Below listed were my key accomplishments:► Developed automated client reporting and delivery system► Carried out multiple Legal Entity migrations onto Algo Collateral application.► Served as expert on specifications of FX Module with vendor and IT; Completed UAT and implementation. Show less

  • Vice President, Raleigh Collateral Management Operations

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

  • Vice President, Collateral Management Operations

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  • Manager, FX / Collateral Management Operations (DLJ)

    May 1998 - Jan 2000
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  Credit Suisse

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Director, Raleigh Collateral Management Operations

  Administer 40+ staff in support of US Region Margin Process, involving Uncleared OTC derivatives, FX, Repo and MSFTAs, client onboarding, control services, and change management.

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  Credit Suisse

  Jan 2016 - now

  Director, US Region Head of Margin Services Operations

  I oversee 40+ staff in support of US Region Margin Process, involving Uncleared OTC derivatives, FX, Repo and MSFTAs, client onboarding, control services, and change management.My responsibilities also include managing a global functional team across multiple locations covering Client onboarding, client valuations and audit confirmations.Below listed are some of my achievements: • People Management: Lead Regional and Global teams across multiple locations. Mentored and supported my direct report managers from entry level, creating and maintaining a diverse and high tenured team. • Controls & Risk: Ensured optimal operational efficiency and adherence to risk and control items by maintaining proper levels on KRIs. Secured strong rating in Internal Audit focused on Management Risk & Control Culture. Routinely review the RCSA operational risk assessment process to evaluate operational risks, and gauge the effectiveness of controls. Act as functional data officer to provide proper risk and product data attributes to consumers.• Compliance: Key contact for Audit and Regulators. Ensured full compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), CFTC Regulations and general ledger account ownership. Ensured operatorial compliance and on-time delivery of Uncleared Margin Rules covering Waves 1–6, including variation margin compliance. Designed UMR margin approach calculations adaptations for systemic build and integration with electronic messaging service. • Collaboration: Oversee IT maintenance book of work acting as prioritization lead and approver for technology change items on the Margin platform. Implemented margin call automation adaptation, allowing for volume agnostic environment. Enabled real-time reporting on margin call status for Credit Risk Management and Liquidity transparency. Implemented systemic subscription to dynamic margin model as ongoing risk reduction strategy. Show less

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  UBS

  Jan 2024 - now

  Executive Director, US Region Head of NCL Collateral Operations

  Support division derisking efforts for orderly wind down of business activities across Uncleared OTC derivatives, FX, and Repo, client offboarding, control services, payments, portfolio reconcilements, client valuations, and data management.Led functional simplification efforts to reduce external accounts, client reports and infrastructure footprint as a prerequisite for business and legal entity closures.