Avp-portfolio Solutions

AVP-Portfolio Solutions

**Who we are looking for**

An experienced operation manager for the SSGM India COO organisation with a proven record of managing large teams into securities settlement processes. SSGM (Portfolio Solutions) helps clients mitigate risks and successfully navigate change through portfolio restructuring, expert trade execution, credit intermediation and access broad sources of liquidity. Clients can access services either individually or as a bundle. We are looking SSGM Portfolio Solutions Operations manager (AVP).

**Why this role is important to us**

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Markets India COO (SSGM) which is transforming our operating model that provides support to sales and trading desks across all regions EMEA, APAC and North America 24/6. Across the globe, SSGM Portfolio Solutions operations perform functions to meet our confirmation, settlement. reconciliation and regulatory obligations that includes management of the post trade execution life-cycle. The role empowers our employees navigate the organization as a whole and drive outcomes to manage risk and ensure solutions are straightforward and scalable.

Statestreet is one of the largest agents lenders in the world, with over 40 years of experience and more than 250 clients across multiple global markets. Our depth of lendable assets and strong market position provides more trading opportunities When owners and managers of institutional assets need research, trading, securities lending and innovative portfolio strategies, they turn to SSGM business unit. Join us if making your mark in the capital markets industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

**Position Responsibilities
- Resolution of trade flow discrepancies for equities, fixed income treasuries
- Assure trade data has been accurately posted to all necessary platforms
- Assists with the completion of SSGM Operations pre-settlement trade processing, actual and post settlement.
- Experience in trade comparisons (reconciliations), Fixed Income products and Bloomberg, booking and confirmation of equity and fixed income executions
- Experience with DTC, NSCC, Euroclear, Fed processing and DTCC affirmations
- Daily adhering to established procedures and controls; monitors and resolves pending and failing aged Returns. Contract Compare, Billing, etc
- Interacts with traders, client management, fund group(s) and counterparts regarding discrepancies if any
- Working knowledge of FINRA, SEC, CFTC, NFA and State Securities rules and regulations
- Executes instructions to receive or deliver securities from counterparties.
- Ensure that your team meets the agreed SLA, KPI and KRI and evidence of the same documented every day.
- Assists business area with inquiries pertaining to transactional activity; coordinates response with traders, corporate actions staff and other internal teams.
- Ensure timely resolution of counterparty issues including pricing problems, quantities of loans and borrows, etc. while keeping management informed of any potential issues.
- Identifies and analyzes operations risks related to current and potential business and recommends procedural changes/improvements as needed
- Demonstrates effective communication skills (written and verbal) - ensuring key stakeholders are regularly appraised on progress relative to milestones & escalates issues requiring attention appropriately
- Ensure trades that fall out of the STP process are highlighted, tracked and remediated where appropriate
- Understand end to end of the process (including new ones) and contributes to process improvement ideas highlighting any potential process risk to the managers
- Demonstrates effective risk management skills - capture and communicate probability and impact to key stakeholders, ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are agreed. Works collaboratively across SSGM Globally on key initiatives.

**The AVP is expected to display the following Managerial qualities:
- Demonstrate 'Risk Excellence' culture in your behaviour and nurture the same ethos within the team, encouraging an environment of openness and transparency that fuels effective challenge, debate and open discussion.
- Establish and nurture a culture of individual and collective ownership at the 'captive' giving all staff a clear sense of both responsibility and accountability. Develop effective working relationships with all SSGM staff at all levels across all locations
- Ensure that all staff adheres to the expected SSGM Code of Conduct.
- In depth knowledge of domains like
- securities lending, mark to market, SBL, Corporate actions, Settlements of FI or Equity and Collateral management.
- Should have 12 years of experience in knowledge services environment serving Capital Market in securities settlement domain, handling a team of over 20 people at a minimum.
- Communicates with other team members from diverse background in an effective manner. Influences and motivates the team.