Manager, Settlements

• An experienced operations professional in the banking or financial sector with Securities Services and minimum 12+ years of experience, across digital asset and conventional asset services (client onboarding, securities trade/clear/settlement/corporate actions, billing, payments, regulatory reporting, reconciliation, exception handling and business continuity management) project management, business enablement, business analyst.
• Bachelor's degree in Banking/Finance/Information Technology or a similar subject or comparable professional training.
• Experience in working with and managing outsourcing partners.
• Demonstrates a passion for digital assets and understanding of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
• Preferably, a track record of leading change and defining operational processes for new business lines.

• To effectively lead, manage and process Standard Chartered Bank digital asset custody transactions (safekeeping, transfer, reconciliations, billing) on daily basis and escalate any exceptions which requires immediate resolution.
• Define, document, implement, and maintain scalable and efficient digital asset operational frameworks.
• Drive continuous quality improvement and automation within digital asset and across conventional assets.
• Manage a growing offshore outsource team and empower the team to take on greater responsibilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure seamless and scalable operations.
• Drive the implementation of new clients, products, and services.
• Support projects around digital assets, blockchain, key custody technology and tokenization
• Resolve queries raised by clients and stakeholders, seeking guidance from Compliance where required.
• Lead and engage with new on-boarding of clients to facilitate the operational take-on and set-up of new relationship.
• Take active interest in changes to the Financial Services industry.
• Form an integral part of the front to back process flow. Review processes and procedures to identify weaknesses/inefficiencies and recommend remedial action as required.
• Work with Compliance to understand new regulatory requirements and ensure we fulfil our obligations.
• Lead hubbing of operations right shoring for FSS markets.

• Bachelors Degree in Banking/Finance/Information Technology or equivalent
• Min 5 years of relevant experience - Banking & Financial.
• Experience in a Securities Services / Market Operations / Investment Banking
• In-depth knowledge of Securities settlements will be an added advantage.
• Ability to learn quickly, transfers knowledge appropriately, understand and interpret numeric data.
• Evidence of good analytical, statistical and data mining skills to study trends and make projections.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Skills - any added skills such as VBA, python, programming, advance in excel - added advantage.
• Candidates with experience in Asian Securities markets has a significant advantage - HK, SG, TH

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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