Trade Lifecycle Manager

Join our team to build your career in a culture that values innovation, creativity and excellence.

As a Trade Lifecycle Manager within Investment Middle Office Service (IMOS) team, you will oversee the daily operations of post-trade activities for clients, including instruction capture, trade matching, confirmation, settlement, claims management, and reconciliations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of reconciliation specialists, fostering an inclusive environment, providing coaching, and monitoring performance based on clear objectives, goals, and targets.
• Perform balance and transactional reconciliation of client records against street (custody/transfer agency/brokers), providing root cause analysis and resolving exceptions.
• Complete operational balancing and reconciliations, identifying breaks.
• Conduct routine inquiries and research from stakeholders.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports required from the process.
• Participate in systems testing or enhancements and various projects/initiatives, both BAU and non-BAU.
• Collaborate with global teams (internal and external) to resolve exceptions and trade issues, including client-facing teams, brokers/custodians, and technology partners.
• Manage new business initiatives from clients to support business expansion opportunities.
Lead and support global and local projects on digital solutions, system enhancements, and market rule changes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of financial products such as Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Collateral, Derivatives, Money Market, and Cash Products.
• Ability to work collaboratively and develop strong partnerships with cross-functional teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to proactively identify risks and escalate issues, undertaking necessary investigations to resolve them.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the initiative to drive change and enhance controls.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and team-oriented individual with strong people management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a changing work environment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Prior knowledge of the trade lifecycle, fund accounting, and/or experience supporting trade business.
• Self-starter who works in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with excellent multitasking and prioritization skills.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience in automation tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, UiPath, Xceptor, and Instabase.