Samantha Cody
About Samantha Cody
Samantha Cody is a Lead Business Analyst specializing in hedge funds, currently working at First Derivatives in London. She has extensive experience in financial services, having held various analytical roles at notable institutions such as UBS and Standard Chartered Bank.
Current Role at FD Technologies
Samantha Cody serves as the Lead Business Analyst in the Hedge Fund division at FD Technologies. She has held this position since 2020 and is based in London, England. In her current role, she focuses on aligning business requirements with developer needs, ensuring that projects meet both operational and technical specifications.
Previous Experience at FD Technologies
Samantha Cody has extensive experience at FD Technologies, having worked in various roles prior to her current position. She was a Regulatory Analyst on the MLSI project for UBS from 2016 to 2017 in the Krakow Metropolitan Area. Additionally, she served as a Business Systems Analyst for the Royal Bank of Canada from 2018 to 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and worked as an ISDA Negotiator for Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore for six months in 2017.
Professional Background in Finance
Before joining FD Technologies, Samantha Cody worked at UBS in multiple capacities. She was an Equity Trade Support Analyst in New York from 2014 to 2015 and later transitioned to an Equity Trade Processing Specialist in London from 2015 to 2016. This experience provided her with a solid foundation in financial operations and trade processing.
Education and Qualifications
Samantha Cody holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Bachelor of Science (BS) with Honors in Business Management from Queen's University Belfast, where she studied from 2007 to 2010. She also earned a Postgraduate Certificate in International Business from St. Mary’s University, Twickenham in 2014. Her educational background supports her expertise in business analysis and project management.
Specialization and Skills
Samantha Cody specializes in creating Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) to align business and developer requirements. She has expertise in conducting workshops and daily business calls to effectively capture project requirements. Additionally, she led a migration project from a legacy system to a new P&L and Net Asset Value system, demonstrating her ability to manage complex projects.