Toby Mengistu
Chicago,IL
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with over 5 years of experience managing Market Data entitlement controls for a leading financial institution. Expert in developing and enforcing compliance frameworks to ensure the secure and compliant distribution of a variety of market data. Proficient in collaborating with IT, legal, and finance teams to design and implement robust data access protocols that meet industry regulations and reduce operational risks. Proven track record of optimizing data management processes, reducing unauthorized access, and enhancing data usage efficiency while maintaining strong relationships with data vendors and stakeholders. Skilled in various market data platforms like Bloomberg, Reuters, and FactSet, and well-versed in scripting and database management for streamlined entitlement operations.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Secondary Vice President
Northern Trust
10.2022 - Current
- Oversee IT strategy, governance, and operations related to all 150+ Market Data applications at Northern Trust.
- Review internal IT processes, risks, controls and compliance against contracts and identify gaps in design and execution, and communicate issues to engagement leads and Market Data vendor managers.
- Work with various internal IT groups and third party technology providers to design and implement new IT risk and control frameworks, sustainable solutions (including applying knowledge of governance, risk and compliance tools), operating processes and people models to address key and evolving risks, as
necessary. - Assist in both internal and external audits by attending meetings and providing proper documentation to reduce Northern Trust's level of risk [work-flow diagrams, word documents, powerpoint presentations, etc].
Market Data Officer
Northern Trust
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Served as the Project Manager to implement three major IT tools that support Northern Trust's Market Data risk and data compliance initiatives, as well as identifying productivity improvements and cost-savings.
- Synthesized business intelligence data to produce reports and polished presentations, highlighting findings and recommending strategic changes based off set benchmarks.
- Led team meetings, assigned tasks and workloads to analysts, and foster collaboration among teams across departments.
- Produced schema designs and operational plans to enforce and maintain identity management workflows mitigating IT risk.
Education
BBA - Management Information Systems
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2017
BBA - Economics
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2017
Skills
- Access Control Management
- Market Data Licensing
- Computer Technology
- Process Improvements
- Policy and procedure development
- Regulatory Compliance
- Training and Development
- Industry Best Practices
- Procedure Implementation
- Innovative and Visionary
Certification
Financial Information Associate [FIA]
Project Management - CA Technologies
Introduction to Data Science - Microsoft
Exchange Administrator - Bloomberg
Exchange Administrator - LSEG
Timeline
Secondary Vice President
Northern Trust
10.2022 - Current
Market Data Officer
Northern Trust
10.2021 - 10.2022
BBA - Management Information Systems
Loyola University of Chicago
BBA - Economics
Loyola University of Chicago
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