Chris Scanlon Email Address

Vice President of Trading Technology

AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, individuals and private clients in major markets around the world. AllianceBernstein employs more than 500 investment professionals with expertise in growth equities, value equities, fixed income securities, blend strategies and alternative investments and, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, operates in more than 20 countries.

Global FIX Connectivity Manager - Buy and Sell Side Equities US Application Support Manager - Sell Side Equities/Options - Vice President Result-driven client focused IT manager with more than 15 years of experience in financial services industry Extensive project management experience in planning, technical analysis, financial and resource management in order to meet deadlines and objectives Facilitate risk averse system implementation initiatives with quality assurance oversight through collaboration with global IT infrastructure and business partners Daily management of staff effort tracking, work prioritization, and system stability checks to ensure production support operational excellence Collaborate with IT infrastructure peers as appropriate to resolve production issues and mitigate future potential risk Regularly evaluate, maintain and set priorities for third party OMS/FIX engine operational issues and system enhancement requests Provide value added FIX engine customizations to enable business workflow Manage daily support of multiple US order management systems and FIX engines globally through establishment of 24/6 local and offshore presence Extensive managerial experience supporting over 1000+ FIX connections globally Specialties: Established best practices for new client/broker on-boarding and certification procedures Strong working relationships with extranet providers and counterparty OMS vendors Extensive knowledge of electronic execution business and the impact of technology on Trading desk commission and revenue generation Strong knowledge of FIX protocol performance benchmarking and DMA/DSA platform performance analysis / metric definition