We’re working with a leading global investment bank exploring the build-out of a physical metals trading business. To support this initiative, we’re looking to bring in an experienced professional, who has hands-on experience designing and implementing processes and controls - particularly within commodities, physical trading, or post-trade operations. Your role will be to lead the initial operational build, define what’s needed, and implement sustainable and scalable processes, infrastructure, and controls to support growth.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement the end-to-end operational process for physical metals
• Establish controls, governance, and settlement processes in line with regulatory and internal requirements
• Liaise with front office, risk, legal, compliance, and technology teams
• Support onboarding of relevant infrastructure, systems, and third-party providers (e.g. vaulting, logistics)
• Provide recommendations on operating models and potential future-state scaling

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in physical commodities trading, precious metals, or commodities operations
• Demonstrated success in building new processes and controls from scratch in a financial institution
• Ability to navigate a matrixed, global environment and drive progress independently
• Strong understanding of operational risk, regulatory requirements, and settlement processes

• Design and implement the end-to-end operational process for physical metals
• Establish controls, governance, and settlement processes in line with regulatory and internal requirements
• Liaise with front office, risk, legal, compliance, and technology teams
• Support onboarding of relevant infrastructure, systems, and third-party providers (e.g. vaulting, logistics)
• Provide recommendations on operating models and potential future-state scalin