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Abdul Mujeeb Mohammad

Winnipeg

Summary

Highly skilled and results-oriented professional with 15+ years of experience in sell-side and buy-side global capital markets roles like derivatives trading, financial structuring, quantitative modeling, investment strategies & research across asset classes and financial markets. Proven track record in developing high-impact trading models, client relationship building, team building and leading cross-functional teams. Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills and strategic planning expertise, driving significant AUM growth and enhancing risk management across diverse asset classes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Bond Investments

Canada Life
12.2023 - Current
  • Managed a derivative portfolio of ~45MM CAD as a part of 3 member Derivatives and Structured Risk team for the Canadian balance sheet.
  • Identified trading opportunities and executed derivative trades across asset classes (Interest Rate swaps, cross currency swaps, FX Forwards, equity options, total return swaps, swaptions etc.) for managing risks and portfolio yield enhancement.
  • Developed and implemented trading strategies and effective hedges for various types of underlying assets and exposures ensuring compliance with risk limits
  • Developed complex trading and hedging monitors to oversee trading activity, effectively manage risk and improve communication and collaboration with internal teams like ALM, Global Private Debt, Commercial Mortgages, Reinsurance, Risk, Compliance and Operations.

Vice President, Systematic Trading Strategies

Goldman Sachs
11.2021 - 09.2023
  • Head of Systematic Trading Strategies (STS) Structuring team in Bangalore – set up, grew, and managed this new cross-asset team covering clients across APAC & EMEA.
  • Researched and developed quantitative investment strategies across fixed income, FX, equities, volatility, and multi-asset strategies for hedging & alpha generation.
  • Developed quantitative models for monitoring the performance and risk management of trading strategies.
  • Designed and researched trading signals to be used for systematic and algorithm-based trading strategies.

Director, Quantitative Investment Strategies

Societe Generale
04.2015 - 11.2021
  • Head of Investment Strategies Structuring, Investment Strategies Platform, and Flow Strategies & Solutions teams in Bangalore; member of the Global Structured Products & Solutions Management Committee representing Bangalore.
  • Led the structuring team in developing index strategies resulting in ~6B EUR of AUM while consistently achieving the teams’ PNL targets, ~100M EUR sales margin generated.
  • Worked across asset classes and strategy types – hedging (interest rate duration hedging, equity gap risk hedging, etc.), carry strategies (equity and FX volatility, commodity carry, etc.), multi-asset allocation strategies, ESG strategies, etc.
  • Developed quantitative models for monitoring the performance and risk management of trading strategies.
  • Researched and implemented market data, behavioral finance and AI based trading signals for trading and risk management of strategies.
  • Recruited, trained & managed the teams ensuring high employee engagement.
  • Awarded “MARS-Exemplary Award for High Client Impact”.

Associate, Quantitative Strategies

Goldman Sachs
04.2010 - 01.2015
  • Developed quantitative finance models for improving pricing & risk management of derivatives across asset classes.
  • Implemented multi-asset investment strategies and contributed to building the reporting framework.
  • Developed models for pricing counterparty credit risk, funding risk, and wrong way risk to optimize firm’s capital reserves.

Associate Software Engineer, Product Development

Manhattan Associates
06.2007 - 06.2008
  • Member of the Warehouse Management Open Systems (WMOS) product development team, enhanced product functionality and UI design of the software.
  • Enhanced application performance through optimization of algorithms and data structures.

Education

MBA - Finance, Operations

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bengaluru, India
03-2010

Bachelor's of Technology - Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, India
05-2007

Skills

  • Structuring of various financial instruments
  • Derivative trading across asset classes
  • Research & structuring of Quantitative Investment Strategies / Systematic Trading Strategies
  • Expertise across asset classes - equities, fixed income, FX, commodities & alternative investments, and their derivatives
  • Quantitative & financial modeling
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Data science and analysis on large data sets
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • People management – setting up, training, and managing new teams
  • Relationship building, strategic planning and decision-making

Certification

  • Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF)
  • CFA Level II candidate

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
Telugu
Full Professional

Timeline

Director, Bond Investments

Canada Life
12.2023 - Current

Vice President, Systematic Trading Strategies

Goldman Sachs
11.2021 - 09.2023

Director, Quantitative Investment Strategies

Societe Generale
04.2015 - 11.2021

Associate, Quantitative Strategies

Goldman Sachs
04.2010 - 01.2015

Associate Software Engineer, Product Development

Manhattan Associates
06.2007 - 06.2008

MBA - Finance, Operations

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor's of Technology - Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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