Vice President - Securities Settlements

Role Overview:

A high-impact, Vice President-level opportunity within the Operations function of a leading global financial services group, seeking an experienced securities settlements leader to shape the strategic direction of a critical global settlement function. The role manages the end-to-end settlement lifecycle of securities transactions across global markets, with daily settlement volumes exceeding several billion dollars.

This role offers the opportunity to lead digital transformation within a high-volume, mission-critical function, spearheading AI and automation initiatives and positioning the organisation at the forefront of market structure evolution.

Key Responsibilities:

- Managing the global settlement lifecycle of securities transactions, driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance and risk management.

- Providing strategic leadership on digital transformation, including AI and automation initiatives to enhance settlement efficiency and reduce costs.

- Implementing predictive analytics for fail prevention, exploring DLT solutions and leading initiatives such as T+1 settlement adoption.

- Driving value creation through cost reduction, risk mitigation and process optimization.

- Building relationships with market infrastructure providers, custodians and regulators.

- Managing key stakeholder relationships across Trading, Risk and Compliance, as well as custodians, CSDs and regulators.

- Directing a global team, driving technological transformation and ensuring robust risk frameworks and regulatory compliance.

- Representing the organisation through industry advocacy and market engagement.

Eligibility Requirements:

- 14+ years of relevant experience within securities settlements operations, ideally at a senior leadership level.

- Deep understanding of securities settlement processes and market infrastructure.

- Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, risk management and control frameworks.

- Solid understanding of global markets and financial instruments.

- Expertise in settlement systems and platforms, with strong understanding of Straight Through Processing (STP).

- Knowledge of major custodian and CSD platforms, with experience in settlement automation tools.

- Strong stakeholder management and leadership capability, with experience directing global teams.

- Exposure to DLT/blockchain, AI/ML implementation or data analytics/visualisation would be advantageous.

- Graduate or postgraduate qualification.