Vice President - Corporate Actions - BFS

VP - Corporate Actions (Existing VP)

NOTE: This is a lateral movement profile and require someone who has been a VP since 2017 (minimum). We are only looking for Female Candidates

Background on the Team

The Mumbai team within the Asia Pacific group is an asset servicing team responsible for managing the timely and accurate processing of corporate events, which effect security positions and entitlements held by our clients and proprietary trading desks. The group consists of two teams being the Pre-payment (research only) and Payment & Control teams.

Primary Responsibilities

As the location head for Mumbai Position Services, the successful candidate will report directly into the Executive Director managing Asia Pacific Position Services. The primary tasks for the successful individual will include:-

- Drive our strategy by working closely with the Mumbai Position Services management team and other operational groups in the region.

- Ensure that the department operates within our Operations Strategy and the company Strategy & Values

- Ensure KRI/KPI targets and other agreed targets are met across the department

- Provide risk and production management of the front to back processes executed in Mumbai

- People management of the Mumbai team focusing on career development, training, succession planning and recruitment

- Driving process and technology enhancements to deliver increased STP rates and elimination of root cause within the front to back process

- Client management providing first class service to stakeholders across the Trading desks, Prime Brokerage, Other Operations teams and Finance.

Skills required

The ideal candidate should display the following:

- Solid track record working within an operations environment

- Can work well under pressure, lending control and order to a difficult or pressurised situation

- Can deal easily with multiple issues and tasks

- Proven management experience. Skills in delegation, organisation and people management to ensure the team can work effectively

- Strong Communication skills

- Proactive Team Player who actively promotes sharing of knowledge

- Prepared to work additional hours to meet deadlines and strong time management skills

- High regard for attention to detail, accuracy & quality

- Approaches all situations with positive outlook, energy and enthusiasm. Is a self-starter who takes individual ownership for work quality and improvement. Leads by examples working with drive and determination

- Shows initiative and creativity, taking a long-term approach to improvement and resolution of issues

- Is self-confident, demonstrates integrity and business-appropriate behaviour

- Ability to question a process and promote own ideas and solution

- Strong organizational skills, to be able to use time well and prioritise tasks effectively

- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the department

- Previous experience of Corporate Actions preferable