Manager - Capital Markets Operations and Technology

About the role

Join us to shape the future of capital markets operations where technology, talent, and transformation converge. Work you'll do includes engaging in diverse and challenging projects, from designing and implementing business strategies to managing risk and improving operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams and junior practitioners in the development of client deliverables or for internal business needs
• Serve as primary client contact or workstream lead on complex projects, liaising with client counterparts, and participating in discussions on project management and work delivery needs
• Develop quality work products throughout the development lifecycle from initial conception to implementation
• Provide recommendations to improve or transform processes to gain efficiencies or scale or reduce risk for our clients
• Engage with industry participants on market trends, competitive activities, and topic-specific discussions impacting the industry
• Lead internal business development initiatives and sales opportunities, including creating external-facing industry perspectives, lead generation materials, or sales proposals
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize business, operational, regulatory, and technology risks as well as risk mitigation strategies for our clients
• Support and jointly own internal business initiatives, including the management of resources and project economics to meet business objectives with prescribed timeframes and within budgets
• Recruit, manage, and retain our talent pipeline, including serving as a professional development coach and performance manager to junior staff
• Understand the impact of key technology trends and workforce changes impacting our clients through engagement with innovative and emergent technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• A minimum of 8+ years working in the financial services or consulting industry related to any of the following: investment banking, broker-dealer, prime brokerage, wealth management, or related technology service provider
• Ability to travel up to 75% based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Strong working knowledge of a range of financial services and / or securities-related business models, products, and services particular to the applicable industry
• Direct experience in people management, preferably leading cross-function project teams

Qualifications

• Exceptional records of professional achievement, experience working in a relevant financial services industry sector, and a demonstrated capacity and enthusiasm for self-paced development
• Motivate others, build constructive relationships with clients and colleagues, lead international teams, and work both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrate an aptitude for complex problem-solving and analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively across a variety of strategic, operational, technological, and risk management matters

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct hands-on experience with order management, trade capture, matching/confirmation, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, corporate actions, margin/financing, and collateral management
• In-depth understanding of financial services products; equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, structured products, and alternative assets
• Familiarity with upcoming requirements and emerging industry trends such as 24x5 trading, treasury clearing, CSDR, settlement acceleration, and other global mandates
• Experience using, implementing, or supporting systems for trading, settlements, recordkeeping, compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, risk or case management, operations, or data management
• Experience with risk management, controls design and oversight, compliance monitoring, and exception handling within capital markets operations
• Exposure to or previous work with major financial services regulators (e.g., SEC, FINRA, MSRB, FRB, OCC) or industry utilities (e.g., NSCC, Options Clearing Corporation)