Sophia Mathas
About Sophia Mathas
Versatile, results-driven professional with 20+ years of comprehensive experience developing exceptional relationships with clients, peers and senior leadership to provide sustainable business solutions. Superb project management and business analysis skills with extensive experience in Electronic Trading including Trade and Position Management, Market Data, Exchange connectivity, Smart Order Routing and Order Management. Excellent analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and software development lifecycles. Collaborated with senior leaders and stakeholders to deliver strategic IT interventions and business outcomes within critical timescales. Well regarded across business and technology alike for extensive functional knowledge: experience with exchange connectivity and order management, through to trade and position management and regulatory reporting. Significant track record of applying excellent analytical skills and in-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and software development lifecycles, to deliver business outcomes. Worked collaboratively with senior leaders and IT colleagues to deliver strategic IT interventions which yielded positive results. Confident independent thinker, who is excellent at liaison and networking and has experience in team leadership. Has the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and proven capacity to be flexible to changing priorities and circumstances. Led, developed, engaged and inspired a team to add value, realise their potential and develop their personal craft. Coached and developed individuals to be experts in software delivery and development as well as adherence to DevOps principles and practices, specifically integrated testing. Previous work experience encompasses a variety of functions: Team Leader, Project Manager, Developer, Senior Business Analyst, System Tester, Technical Trainer, and Support. Technology & Tools • Microsoft Office "power user" (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Outlook, Visio, SharePoint) • Fidessa (including Unix & tcl scripting) • Databases: Sybase, Sybase IQ, Microsoft Access • Market Data: Reuters Kobra/Eikon, Bloomberg, Datastream Advance, Factset • Miscellaneous: Rapid SQL, iSql, DBeaver, Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Business Objects