Vice President - Reference Data - BFS

Please note: Important points to consider before making application.

Working hours: Night Shift.

Preference: Diversity: Can consider diversity from Securities Operations, Pricing background.

For non Diverse: Relevant experience is a must.

Key Responsibilities:

- Evaluating the integrity of vendor supplied pricing data against market movements and alternative sources

- Manage and process production tasks through assessment and analysis of market level activity. Assist with ad-hoc requests and projects

- Assist in the assessment of effectiveness of pricing controls and the tolerances used in applying those controls.

- Assist in identifying and implementing desirable systems or procedures enhancements.

- People and resource management (e.g. people development, attrition, pipeline/skills monitoring, and training programs).

- Manage the performance management cycle- Objective setting, development and career planning, performance appraisal and reward & recognition for the team.

- Maintain effective Standard Operational Procedure

- Improving and maintaining a controlled environment (e.g. necessary controls activities along process flow implemented, appropriate control tools in place, team members fully understand risks and related controls)

- Manage relationship with internal teams, anticipate needs, take feedback, run conference calls.

- Act as a point of contact for escalations and high priority requests from internal clients.

- Send early warning reports if workloads impact turnaround time or quality parameters.

- Take responsibility for the quality of work submitted and ensure that the highest standards are maintained.

- Identify/ manage risk and control breakdowns.

- Conduct regular team meetings (onshore and offshore staff), 1:1s, and coaching sessions.

- Manage projects and other initiative as required.

- Strong business knowledge i.e. Investment Banking, product knowledge in derivatives, fixed income, and equities.

- Ensure all day to day queries dealt with within required SLAs and escalate issues to the immediate manager

- Maintain and publish, weekly, monthly KPI alongside Manager and participate in discussions with onshore management and teams

- Must be organized and have excellent follow-up and prioritization abilities

- Assist the management in keeping abreast of significant events, outstanding items, or issues encountered.

- Review emails, news flashes, and regulatory guidance to enhance the department's ability to evaluate prices and take action to provide timely representations of market value.

- Ensure adherence to all audit policies and procedures. Work with both internal and external auditors on any requests / inquiries related to SOX, SOC1 or other regulatory audits and control analysis.

- Understand global procedures to support other markets during off hours

- Expected to work in various shifts to support APAC, EMEA, and NAM operations