Dan Hartwig

Napier Sanctions Screening

Lead end-to-end delivery of sanctions screening transformation implementing the Napier platform to enhance regulatory compliance and enterprise screening capability.

Key achievements:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of sanctions screening transformation implementing the Napier platform to enhance regulatory compliance and enterprise screening capability.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Risk, Operations, Compliance and Technology teams to deliver scalable screening solutions.
• Responsible for the data strategy workstream ensuring source data architecture, transformation logic and data quality standards support regulatory screening requirements.
• Managed programme governance including delivery planning, risk management and executive reporting for programme leadership.
• Drove alignment between business and technology teams to ensure successful implementation and operational rollout.

Quantexa Transaction Monitoring

Delivered a major transaction monitoring transformation programme implementing the Quantexa analytics platform.

Key achievements:

• Led delivery of Quantexa transaction monitoring implementation enhancing financial crime detection through network analytics and entity resolution.
• Managed cross-functional delivery across Front Office, Risk, Operations and Technology teams to embed enhanced monitoring capability.
• Delivered end-to-end programme lifecycle including design coordination, development oversight, testing management and production rollout.
• Managed implementation of NatWest GlobalSend FX payments product into the transaction monitoring framework.
• Threat alert scoring design and implementation.
• Engagement in the risk assessment & Fin Crime typology process with product owners.
• Produced programme governance reporting and delivery updates for programme leadership and steering committees.
• Led SIT and UAT coordination ensuring operational readiness for platform deployment.
• Coordinated vendor delivery, internal technology teams and business stakeholders to meet programme milestones.
• Identified risks, implemented mitigation strategies for secure project outcomes.

Finance Change Programme

Delivered multiple strategic transformation initiatives within the Finance Change function, supporting regulatory change, data architecture modernisation and finance operating model transformation.

ODC Decommissioning Programme

• Led transformation of legacy finance data cache architecture to the strategic consumption model (TDX), enabling decommissioning of legacy infrastructure and improving data flow efficiency.
• Coordinated data flow redesign across six middleware platforms supporting VAT reporting and finance data consumption.
• Oversaw full data migration, testing coordination and operational readiness to ensure successful transition to the new data architecture.

Bonds / Repos Ignite System Implementation

• Led successful implementation of a new strategic system supporting bonds and repos finance processes.
• Managed day-one production rollout and issue resolution through stabilisation phase.
• Delivered cost efficiencies of approximately £20m through replacement of legacy vendor systems and onboarding of finance teams onto the strategic data platform.

Brexit Finance Enablement Programme

• Supported development of a new EU finance operating model to enable trading continuity with EU27 markets following Brexit.
• Collaborated with programme leadership to design the finance structure for a new Dutch trading entity.
• Contributed to successful establishment of a new Amsterdam-based finance team supporting EU market activity.

Treasury – Murex System Implementation Programme

• Delivered implementation of the Murex treasury platform supporting liquidity management, money markets and cash management operations.
• Managed two product delivery tranches including system integration with bank infrastructure.
• Coordinated business readiness activities and supported post-go-live stabilisation.

RBS Restructure Division

• Supported strategic wind-down of RBS equity derivatives portfolios as part of the bank’s non-core asset restructuring programme.
• Delivered product analysis and operational transition activities enabling ring-fencing and portfolio migration to the external purchasing bank.
• Contributed to successful migration of approximately 85% of the portfolio.

DPS Integration Programme

• Supported integration of multiple RBS portfolio components and merger of equity business with fixed income platforms to improve operational efficiency.
• Coordinated finance and technology teams during transition to the new operating structure.

Unicorn Migration Programme – Equities Business

• Delivered large-scale legal entity migration transferring trade books from Dutch entity to UK legal entity as part of bank-wide restructuring programme.
• Coordinated migration of approximately 75,000 positions with a 98% successful migration rate.
• Managed issue resolution and reconciliation activities during post-migration stabilisation.

Trading desk - Structured derivatives

Provided middle office support for complex structured products across commodities and equity derivatives trading desks.

Key achievements:

• Managed trade lifecycle activities including booking and validation of complex OTC and exchange-traded structured products.
• Verified P&L and risk exposures for MTN packages and structured derivative trades.
• Booked and reconciled exchange traded futures and options positions for hedging and prop trading activity
• Acted as key liaison between Trading, Operations, Risk, Legal and Finance teams for trade lifecycle management and issue resolution.
• Developed strong understanding of derivatives products, risk management and trading desk operations.