Operations Manager – Securities Exchange

at  The Edge Partnership

Posted by
Michael Durkin
Associate Director - Specialist in recruitment in the Finance and CFO space for Banking & FS
We are currently partnering with a digital securities exchange who are growing rapidly in the region.
They are looking for an Operations Manager to join their team, with responsibility for day-to-day operational / trade process management, as well as driving projects across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee custody and trade settlement operations, ensuring timely trade settlements, processing corporate actions, and managing product life cycles.
• Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives, implement process and system enhancements for optimal productivity and efficiency, and manage business-as-usual tasks.
• Maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensure compliance with all policies and regulations, and deliver effective service to clients.
• Handle daily trade processing, manage post-trade functions, communicate trade statuses to clients, and resolve trade queries and issues.
• Lead and manage a regional team, demonstrating strong leadership skills and fostering collaboration to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• Minimum 5 years operations experience – with strong knowledge of securities operations workflows, custody procedures, and settlement processes.
• Familiarity with financial securities products – ideally equities and/or funds (VCC/CIS); Fixed Income advantageous but not essential
• Experience in a fintech environment would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to drive initiatives and implement changes.

Please contact Michael Durkin on +65 8894 1963 or email your cv directly in word format with job reference no. JOB-13238 to bankingandfinance-SG@theedgeinasia.com
Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.
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Job ID JOB-13238

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee custody and trade settlement operations, ensuring timely trade settlements, processing corporate actions, and managing product life cycles.
• Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives, implement process and system enhancements for optimal productivity and efficiency, and manage business-as-usual tasks.
• Maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensure compliance with all policies and regulations, and deliver effective service to clients.
• Handle daily trade processing, manage post-trade functions, communicate trade statuses to clients, and resolve trade queries and issues.
• Lead and manage a regional team, demonstrating strong leadership skills and fostering collaboration to ensure smooth and efficient operations

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• Minimum 5 years operations experience – with strong knowledge of securities operations workflows, custody procedures, and settlement processes.
• Familiarity with financial securities products – ideally equities and/or funds (VCC/CIS); Fixed Income advantageous but not essential
• Experience in a fintech environment would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to drive initiatives and implement changes