Data Management & Operations Leader in Finance

Griffin Boucher

Stamford, CT 914-***-**** **********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/Griffin-Boucher Financial Services Specialist

Reference Data Management Process Improvement Team Leadership Project Management Results-driven asset management professional, specializing in Data Management, Operations, and Project Management. Proven expertise in driving change management by integrating automation with business processes and securities reference data across Fixed Income, Equities, and Derivatives. Skilled in fostering strong relationships with downstream users and stakeholders to refine processes and systems, with a track record of successfully managing end-to-end projects.

Expertise

Reference Data Management Process Optimization and Automation Securities Operations Project Management Relationship Management Data Quality Controls Compliance Audit Fixed Income Equities Derivatives

Operational Risk Settlements Commodity Markets SQL Risk Management Bloomberg Reuters Aladdin

Markit Data Analytics Platforms Microsoft Office Professional Experience

Capital Group Irvine, CA (Remote)

Senior Data Analyst (Consulting)/Core Ops - Reference Data June 2021 – March 2025 Spearheaded automation initiatives, streamlining asset setup processes. Developed and optimized report reconciliation procedures, identifying and resolving data discrepancies to significantly improve data accuracy and integrity. Mentored junior analysts and interns in the Reference Data Group, delivering training on complex asset structures.

• Drove 50% operational efficiency by automating asset setup processes, streamlining workflows for fixed income and equity instruments, and utilized Tableau to track project results that visualized KPIs, such as process completion times.

• Monitored and maintained front-to-back trade lifecycle workflows within internal trading systems, coordinating with Trader’s Assistant and Compliance teams to troubleshoot and remediate settlement discrepancies across equity, fixed income (Floaters, Hybrids, Stepped, Treasury, CPs, etc.) and derivative products in a high-volume trading environment.

• Conducted detailed data analysis and validation to maintain accuracy and completeness of reference data for a vast range of financial instrument asset classes as well as setting them up internally if needed.

• Partnered with cross-functional teams to identify process gaps, deliver actionable insights, and implement improvements that align with organizational goals.

• Leveraged SQL to query, and analyze complex financial datasets, including fixed income and equity instruments, to produce actionable metrics, resolve discrepancies, and support regulatory compliance. UBS Securities, LLC. (CapGemini) Stamford, CT

Client Relationship Manager (CRM) – Instrument Data Jan 2014 – Aug 2020 Production services and client support team lead for multinational investment bank and financial services company. Partnered with business users and IT teams to identify and maximize the use of information and technology to improve investment data, systems, and business processes. Reviewed audit/risk data. Aided in master systems data migration project. Prepared and presented Key Performance Indicators (KPI) metrics to Senior Leadership.

• Eliminated cost and reputation damage by analyzing process gaps and lack of controls. Implemented system and process updates and controls; established global unified processes. Dramatically improved the Sanctioned Securities process. Rooted out costly unused vendor data. Contributed to the management of the RSCA process.

• Led and developed onshore processes. Sent abroad to train; coached team based on new job functions;

(Sanctions, Corporate Actions, Prime Brokerage, SOD); tracked metrics and composed metrics reporting material. Created Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents. Transition Analyst (Consulting) Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Acted as primary transition analyst for ETD clients. Coordinated with clients as well as exchanges, sales, relationship managers, tax, legal, and credit teams to ensure initial client trading capabilities and ensure compliance with Global Regualtions (MiFID, Volcker, QFC). Represented the transition team to onboard current priority wealth management FX/derivatives clients. Key member in Dodd-Frank compliance initiative project.

• Achieved zero compliance standards infractions for all clients onboarded by conducting KYC/AML vetting of existing and new clients and onboarding firm clients pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Bill and Patriot Act. Created required documentation templates per entity.

• Recognized for work on high-profile, comprehensive Dodd-Frank project to identify and categorize clients applicable to Dodd-Frank regulations. Aided in developing process to report/identify such eligible clients, collaborated extensively with Senior Management.

Additional Employment

Institutional Equities Analyst (Consulting) Barclays Capital New York, NY Feb 2011- Oct 2012 Consulted to clients regarding better investing their assets by providing access to Barclays resources, products, and solutions.

Data Analyst (Consulting) Goldman Sachs & Company Jersey City, NJ Jan 2010 - Jan 2011 Managed client access to online statements/trade information (portal); Reconciled broken trades and updated commodity prices. Created and executed Futures Give Up Agreement Documentation Sales Associate Bear, Stearns & Company/JPMorgan Chase & Co March 2007-Dec 2009, Account Executive Westrock Advisors, Inc. 2005-2007

Executed trade and trade strategies in multiple assets classes; fielded client inquires regarding portfolio positions and account status'. Completed multiple ACH, ACAT & Swift transactions. Onboarded and conducted KYC vetting for new clients.

Education, Licenses & Community Service

BS, Business Administration, 2005, Saint Michael’s College, Burlington, VT Licenses: Series 7, 63, & 3 (expired)

Community, Interests & Hobbies: Team Continuum/Waves Across America, Golf, Surfing, Snowboarding, Squash

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