[15h Left] Operations Expert, AVP

Job Description Operations Expert, AVP Position Overview Job Title: Operations Expert, AVP Location: Pune, India Role Description - Ensure the continued delivery of a robust and stable operating environment to support the Global Trade Services (GTS). - Contribute to the overall operational strategy of GTS function and responsible for its effective implementation. Improve service delivery and productivity to maximise service quality and operational efficiency and minimising operational risk through the effective implementation of appropriate controls. - Demonstrated commitment to continuous process improvement is required with good People management skills. - This role is part of the Trading assistants which require the trade/risk to be captured on T0 basis. Critical task which involves constant interaction with the Trading Desk and Risk and PnL teams, Docs / Setts to ensure all the trades blottered by the desk are taken into risk for the day. What we'll offer you As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy - Best in class leave policy - Gender neutral parental leaves - 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral) - Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education - Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members - Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents - Accident and Term life Insurance - Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above Your key responsibilities - Middle Office Trade Capture function involving trade life cycling of trades on T0 basis for Structured and Exotics products. - Following up with Traders, Sales, Brokers, and clients to ensure accurate capturing of the risk and to ensure remediation of control breaks and reconciliation breaks. - Liaising with Front Office / Docs / Settlements and ensuring exceptions are resolved in a timely manner. - Managing periodic coupons, amortization schedule and rate reset for derivative trades in Middle Office systems manually. - Resolving all inter-company breaks / system Reconciliation (FOBO) to ensure there are no outstanding exceptions and subsequent financial impact. - Supporting change management, automation and continuous improvement projects. - Work with T+1 P&L teams to resolve any P&L errors or differences resulting from trade bookings. - Understanding F2B system / process flow, streamlining and engineering processes to bring efficiencies. - Produce and Manage MIS and control reports for processes and projects. - Complete adhoc requests and projects for Operations and the Business. - Monitor and escalate any trade capture issues that could potentially result in regulatory escalations for the bank. - Responsible for the middle office process deliverables and management of the daily trade capture activities in a timely manner, ensuring daily reconciliation and query resolution as required. - Adherence to STARC standards and procedures and ensuring that there are no lapses or gaps in control. - Ensure compliance to Limits Of Authority. - Manage staff on a daily basis, distribute work, assign responsibilities, ensure appropriate staff levels, and provide necessary training. - Ensure EOD controls - Demonstrate a proactive approach to all activities and create the environment for others to emulate this behavior. - Develop knowledge base across the team in order to ensure coverage, resiliency and elimination of key man dependencies. - Share knowledge and provide appropriate training, guidance or coaching for the team. Your skills and experience - Middle Office function involving booking, consenting and confirmation of trades in external and internal platforms on T0 basis. - Following up with Traders, Sales, Brokers, and Clients to ensure Trades are confirmed, cleared captured in the risk system. - Liaison with Client/ Front Office / Docs / Settlements and ensuring exceptions are resolved in a timely manner. - Monitoring the Front of Office system to make sure Sales /Trader Led Trades are captured correctly and confirmed by Client on timely manner. - Resolving all inter-company breaks / system Reconciliation (FOBO) to ensure risk is not impacted for the traders. - Supporting Sales desk along the entire trade lifecycle of the derivatives trade. - Work with T+1 P&L teams to resolve any accounting differences from T0 P&L reporting. - Understanding F2B system / process flow, streamlining and engineering processes to bring efficiencies. - Complete ad hoc requests and projects for Sales desk. - Monitor and escalate any Trade Capture/ issues that could potentially result in regulatory escalations for the bank. - Should have strong knowledge on OTC derivatives trade life cycle preferably on Rates Derivative products. - Reviews any exceptions raised by the team and/or escalated by the supervisor. - Adherence to STARC standards and procedures and ensuring that there are no lapses or gaps in control. - Ensure compliance to LOA. - Distribute work, assign responsibilities, ensure appropriate staff levels, and provide necessary training. - Ensure EOD controls. - Demonstrate a proactive approach to all activities and create the environment for others to emulate this behavior. - Develop knowledge across the team in order to provide as required, support/assistance to other teams. - Share knowledge and provide appropriate training, guidance or coaching for the team. Your skills and experience - Minimum of 5-7 years experience in derivatives or related products. - Should have strong knowledge on derivative products - CDS & Interest Rates - Need to have complete understanding of trade life cycle. - Need to be updated of regulatory changes & Market initiatives in derivatives product. - Should own & resolve complex breaks independently and guide the team in resolving the same. - Should be able to independently deliver on all organization mandates. - Strong analytical skills, detail orientation, service commitment, and solid organizational and interpersonal skills. - Ability to effectively maintain, coordinate, prioritize multiple tasks and projects. - Must be prepared to work in a shift supporting US/UK business hours. - Should be able to lead teams across time zones. - Self-starter with ability to take things to their logical end. How we'll support you - Training and development to help you excel in your career - Coaching and support from experts in your team - A culture of continuous learning to aid progression - A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs About us and our teams Please visit our company website for further information: We strive for a in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.