Delivery Lead Manager

Delivery Lead Manager

Skill required: Capital Markets Services - Instrument Reference Data Management
Designation: Delivery Lead Manager
Qualifications:BCom
Years of Experience:13 to 18 years
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What would you do? The role holder will be responsible for day to day running of the Equity/Fixed income settlements department covering a variety of financial products across European domestic markets. Markets include UK Domestic (Crest), Italy, Spain, France, Greece and Belgium as well as emerging and Scandinavian markets. It includes Agent clear, Euro Clear, Ex-Moves, UK Domestic, Market Portfolio Settlements, Emerging markets and Reconciliations. The role holder will provide ad hoc information to key stakeholders and will take responsibility for providing relevant management information (MI) to senior management and will use this information to predict trends and spikes in work volumes to plan the strategy and resourcing of their area. In addition the role holder will build strong cross departmental relationships and ensure all risk and control functions are adhered to The role holder will lead and drive the identification of process improvements and synergies on an ongoing basis and will liaise with subject matter experts (SMEs) on project enhancement for existing and new markets and will monitor trends to make the processing of business more scalable within their budgeted headcount. The role holder will have accountability for elements of their budget and will work with the business to meet any budgetary or headcount challenges without degradation to service.. The role holder will lead the team in improving the Straight Through Processing (STP) rate by identifying the root cause of exceptions and driving out inefficiencies from the business
What are we looking for? Academic and professional qualifications: The successful candidate will have a high level of education including Higher grade and preferably be degree educated, or equivalent. Industry recognised qualifications are desirable. They will be up to date with market and sector developments. The role holder should have min 10-15 years of experience in investment banking industry and handled equities or fixed income settlements in last 5 years in similar capacity in other IB organizations. ? Flexible and professional under pressure ? Strong interpersonal skills to manage the team and stakeholders ? Committed and focused to succeed under challenging environment ? Ability to contribute and challenge to improve performance and at the same time be able to communicate with peers and other senior members of the team Managerial experience:The right candidate will have extensive experience of managing multiple teams. They will have excellent attention to detail with a high level of strategic vision. They will demonstrate a practical knowledge of the implementation and execution of all HR tasks including but not limited to, performance development, managing poor performance and managing attendance. They will have experience of developing successi An organized individual to manage the workload effectively Mature in thought as well as in communication to articulate his point well before internal/external stakeholders An achiever and ambitious, with a strong desire to succeed. Innovative enough to manage the operations and create operational solutions to overcome capacity constraints, risk avoidance and people management Client focused to provide excellent service delivery to inernal and external clients Enthusiastic and motivated to work as a role model for the rest of the team Hard working Delivery work ethic Language Skills : The successful candidate will have an excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communication skills and possess the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. They will have the ability to negotiate and influence at very senior levels both technically and strategically with internal and external clients. They should be able to prepare excellent power point presentations and effectively deliver the same before the senior stakeholders. They should be articulate enough to prove their point in difficult situations e.g. Buy-in negotiations with agents banks, counter-parties etc.
Roles and Responsibilities: People Management and Leadership: The role holder will set stretching objectives for self and team and deliver against those objectives. They will lead, motivate, and develop teams to create a high performance culture and enhance the knowledge base, skills, talent and capability of the team. The role holder will demonstrate effective use of performance development, share best practice, identify successors, and develop a culture of coaching and development. They will communicate progress against plans, achievements, and challenges and encourage feedback in addition to ensuring that the teams have the correct training and tools to undertake their duties to the highest standards, delivering a world class service to APTP’ clients. He/She should also work on succession planning of team’s key team players.Key clients (internal and external): The role holder will work with a number of key internal and external clients. These include the Front and Middle Offices, agent banks, clients, Euroclear and Crest. The importance of building a network and providing credibility to the broader stakeholder group is crucial.Managing across multiple locations: The Role holder will require to be comfortable managing in a matrix style of management across two locations, upon the delivery of the firms location strategy.Technical Skills/Competencies Professional/technical experienceThe right candidate will be responsible for the day to day management of seven settlement teams covering a variety of Equities products across domestic European markets. They will have a thorough understanding of securities settlement and up to date technical knowledge of various domestic markets settlement such as-ICSDs, Crest, Spain, Italy, Scandinavian and emerging markets like Russia etc.-Buy-in regulations-Exchange deliveries-CASS/CMAR regulations