SAKTHIVEL ANGALAN
Glasgow,UK
Summary
A seasoned IT Service Management professional with 20 years of experience in investment banking, spanning the full trade lifecycle from front office to back office. Proven track record in leading global Run the Bank (RTB) operations, overseeing high-profile regulatory reporting platforms, and delivering frontline support to fast-paced trading floors. Adept at managing critical incidents, driving platform stability, and leading high-performing cross-border teams. Trusted partner to traders, compliance officers, and regulatory bodies — bringing clarity and control to complex, high-stakes environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
RTB Lead – Inventory Management Applications
BARCLAYS
Glasgow
2025.03 - 2026.06
- Lead the global Run the Bank (RTB) production support operations for critical Inventory Management and collateral optimization systems.
- Manage a global team of support engineers to ensure 24/7 service availability, operational resilience, and rapid resolution of high-priority incidents.
- Partner with senior business stakeholders (Treasury, Collateral Management, Repo Trading) and BTB (Build the Bank) teams to align tech delivery with business strategy.
- Drive continuous service improvement through automation, system monitoring enhancements (ITRS), change governance, incident reduction, service review, service level management, and proactive capacity management.
RTB Lead - Regulatory Reporting
BARCLAYS
Glasgow
2022.01 - 2025.03
- Managed the regional support organization responsible for Barclays’ Regulatory Transaction Reporting applications.
- Led a team of senior analysts in monitoring transaction flows, resolving recon differences, and ensuring completeness of reporting within strict regulatory deadlines.
- Served as the primary technology contact for Compliance, Market Risk, Internal Audit, and external regulatory bodies (e.g., FCA).
- Spearheaded technology preparedness for major regulatory shifts, including the EMIR Refit implementation.
- Maintained Change Review Board authority, ensuring stable production releases without operational disruptions.
Rates Trade Floor Support
BARCLAYS
London
2016.03 - 2021.12
- Provided high-pressure support directly to Rates Front Office Traders, Sales, Middle Office, and Risk Management users.
- Managed the successful implementation of the Broadway vendor trading platform from scratch, onboarding 20+ D2C and D2D exchanges.
- Configured static/market data, pricing engines, risk calculations, and trade feed gateways, writing Python reconciliation scripts to automate flows.
- Created Excel/VBA reporting utilities and UNIX/Python monitoring tools to minimize production latency and prevent stale risk reporting.
- Project managed the "Unauthorized Trading Access" audit project, standardizing user-access reviews across Rates Business systems.
Regulatory Reporting Application Support Analyst
BARCLAYS
London
2015.01 - 2016.02
- Supported transaction reporting batches, ensuring SLA compliance for regulatory trade feeds.
- Resolved daily reconciliation discrepancies between strategic front-office booking systems and back-office regulatory databases.
- Facilitated incident and problem management investigations for transaction reporting failures.
Summit / Front Office Trading Support Consultant
BARCLAYS
London, UK
2010.08 - 2014.12
- Provided trading support for rates, fixed income, and derivatives portfolios running on Misys Summit (Classic & FT).
- Supported trade clearing applications with specialized knowledge of OTC clearing models (LCH SCM, LCH FCM).
- Identified recurring batch failures and implemented automation scripts to stabilize End of Day (EOD) runs.
Summit Consultant (Client of Tata Consultancy Services)
COMMERZBANK
Frankfurt and Chennai, Germany
2006.09 - 2010.08
- Successfully delivered the Misys Summit upgrade project (version 3.8 to 5.2).
- Supported the integration of Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank, migrating Interest Rate Derivative (IRD) trades.
- Developed Perl, UNIX shell, and Excel/E-Blotter scripts for automated trade migration and reconciliation.
- Provided production support for trading systems, automated daily batch checking and created knowledge bases to reduce onboarding time for support staff.
Skills
- Support & Operations: Run the Bank (RTB) Leadership & Global Support Operations, Major Incident & Problem Management, Change & Release Governance, Capacity & Demand Planning, Business Continuity & Disaster Recover (BCM/DR), Service Level Management (SLA/OLA/KPI)
- Financial Applications: Broadway, ION Marketview, Summit Classic/FT, Markitwire, Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MTS, Eurex, ICE
- Regulatory Compliance: EMIR Refit, MiFID II, SFTR, Dodd-Frank, transaction reporting recons, audit inquiries
- Technologies: Python, Unix Shell Scripting, SQL, Autosys, ITRS, Cloud Technology, AI Agentic Development, Git, Metatrader, MQL5, Nagios
Timeline
RTB Lead – Inventory Management Applications
BARCLAYS
2025.03 - 2026.06
RTB Lead - Regulatory Reporting
BARCLAYS
2022.01 - 2025.03
Rates Trade Floor Support
BARCLAYS
2016.03 - 2021.12
Regulatory Reporting Application Support Analyst
BARCLAYS
2015.01 - 2016.02
Summit / Front Office Trading Support Consultant
BARCLAYS
2010.08 - 2014.12
Summit Consultant (Client of Tata Consultancy Services)
COMMERZBANK
2006.09 - 2010.08