Operations Expert, AVP

Business Funded resources for S2 Testing

• Responsible for delivery of the value and strategic outcomes of S2 that ensuring successful transition into the organisations goals, processes and technologies.
• Critical for developing project/ product & change artefacts during the change lifecycle, e.g., scope, business case, communication, change management and / or training plans, materials and overseeing / monitoring the execution to ensure adoption and minimal disruption of normal business operations.
• Need to provide training/mentoring where applicable on various methodologies; including change management, agile, process re-engineering, robotics, project methodologies, and continuous deployment.
• Extremely critical to catch up on KD delay

Your key responsibilities

• The Clearing and Settlement Analyst is accountable for managing the end-to-end clearing and settlement process, ensuring smooth and timely market settlement of securities and cash transfers between the bank and its counterparty.
• This includes clearing and settlement through primary and secondary markets, or direct payment to clients and banks.
• The Clearing and Settlement Analyst supports interfaces with different internal and external stakeholders (front office, clients, brokers, nostro agents, exchanges and clearing houses) involved in the clearing and settlement process chain, according to the market standards.
• The role is responsible for trade date to settlement date processes (pre-matching and confirmation, trade processing, cash transfer, instruction routing, depot and inventory management, funding and settlement monitoring) and post-settlement date processes (fails management).

Your skills and experience

Competencies

• An organized self-starter able to manage in a complex environment
• A team player who continually collaborates and shares information
• Continually looks to simplify and standardize solutions
• Actively seeks to reduce complexity and do the right thing
• Persistent in your drive for quality and excellence
• Architecturally minded with an ability to simplify complex activities
• Consistent in your approach to activities and tasks
• An excellent communicator (written & verbal)
• Influencer and problem-solving person
• Fluent in English (written/verbal) additional language(s) are an advantage but not mandatory

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in a Banking domain with Clearing and Settlement processing.
• Experience working closely with Product Owners and Stakeholders along with maintaining product backlogs and driving release content throughout via prioritized stories.
• Good knowledge of Clearing, Settlements and SWIFT will be a pre.
• Ability to work in a Matrix organization with stakeholders spread across geographies.
• Understanding of agile (scrum) methodology
• Experience in conceptualization and solution definition
• Good analytical and problem-solving experience
• Broad knowledge and awareness of (related) business solutions in the marketplace
• Ability to identify and interpret stakeholders needs and requirements
• Self-motivated and flexibility to work autonomously coupled with ability to work in virtual teams and matrix/global organizations including appreciation of different cultures during collaborating and sharing.
• Ability to influence and motivate other team members and stakeholders through strong dialogue, facilitation and persuasiveness.