Almost everything I do is team based. The work that Regulatory Operations performs is very cross-functional, so we are almost always working on projects that include people from technology, compliance, legal, the business and other operations groups. Since our work is so tightly coupled with the trading and trade processing systems, we are constantly working with people from other areas to solve problems or improve processes.
My job gives me ample opportunity to learn. The firm’s infrastructure is always changing as the business advances into new products and markets while improving the infrastructure to make it more efficient and scalable. Also, industry regulations continue to evolve as new rules are proposed and adopted. It’s very challenging to navigate this ever-changing landscape. But this challenge also provides tremendous opportunities to learn about, and influence, the regulatory environment and the firm’s infrastructure, products and business as we stay on the leading edge.