Вадим

VADIM BEREZHNOJ
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Results-driven Risk Manager with 12+ years of experience across Equity and Forex markets.
Dedicated to providing business with the best solutions from the world of automated trading.
Passionate about fostering synergy within teams and across systems.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Proactive Mindset Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall
Data Driven Decision Making Proficient in Excel, Tableau, JIRA, Confluence
Strategic Planning Basics of Java, SQL, Python
Quantitative Trading Ukrainian, English – fluent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager Quod Financial (Forex) Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
- Managed delivery of FIX connectivity and SOR products to international client
- Led communication with Liquidity Providers for efficient technical integration
- Compiled client requests into defined product specifications
- Built structured development plans which enhanced delivery speed

Risk Manager JustMarkets (Forex) Jun 2023 - May 2024
- Led anti-fraud and risk hedging projects
- Designed automated solutions for fraud detection and prevention
- Initiated development of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies
- Created and implemented long term projects development roadmaps
- Automated business processes with data driven approach

Analytics Team Lead Lynx Trading (US Equities) Jun 2022 – May 2023
- Conceptualized project design from stakeholder’s request for trade cost monitoring
- Led development of risks models for a smart order routing system
- Designed Tableau visualizations for FIX trading data

Risk Manager Dukascopy Bank (Forex) Nov 2012 – May 2022
- Managed ecosystem of projects in automated trading:
JForex API - Java-based strategies programming language,
Historical Tester, Remote Strategy Server, Visual IDE, FIX protocol
- Defined and implemented project development roadmaps
- Provided clients with training and support in development of trading strategies
- Established robust quality assurance processes to ensure product reliability
- Monitored and maintained brokerage trading system and market exposure
- Trained junior project managers to ensure smooth projects handover

Analytics Team Lead MS Group (Forex) Sep 2011 – Aug 2012
- Led team of traders, developers and analytics for development of automated trading strategies
- Modeled and managed risks of strategies and prop traders

Trader Smart Group Prop Trading (US Equities) Mar 2006 – Aug 2011
- Traded on US Stock Exchanges, provided training for traders, developed automated trading strategy

EDUCATION

Pre-MBA Program of Management Development 2017
European Business Association
Pre-MBA Management and Leadership 2016
MIM Business School
Master’s in Economic Cybernetics 2007
Kyiv National Economic University