Associate Iii

2 - 4 Years
- 2 Openings
- Chennai

**Role description**:
**Trade Operations - Securities and Repo** **Main Duties**

**Exp-2.5 to 4yrs**

**Location - Chennai**
- Ensure all assigned tasks and transactions are completed on time; follow up or escalate where necessary.
- Organize and manage daily responsibilities efficiently; seek guidance when required.
- Investigate and resolve issues related to stock or cash mismatches, escalating unresolved or high-risk discrepancies as per escalation policies.
- Take ownership of additional tasks or projects and ensure timely and accurate completion.
- Respond to internal and external queries in a clear, professional, and timely manner.
- Adhere strictly to internal policies, procedures, and compliance guidelines to minimize operational risk.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce cost, or elevate service quality.
- Foster a collaborative and positive team culture.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal departments, portfolio managers, dealers, and external partners.
- Ensure procedural documentation is kept up to date and escalate any gaps or concerns to senior management.

**Skills & Qualities**
- Proactively seek to expand understanding of transaction processes and market operations.
- Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency.
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills and adapt to changing priorities.
- Exercise sound judgment in routine decisions and escalate complex issues when necessary.
- Meet deadlines consistently through effective time management.
- Take initiative and ownership of responsibilities, encouraging best practices.
- Understand operational and market risks, and how to mitigate them.
- Possess a solid end-to-end knowledge of asset management processes.
- Act as a mentor to junior colleagues.
- Effectively troubleshoot and manage risks in operational processes.
- Stay organized and delegate where appropriate.
- Receptive to feedback with a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully with global teams.
- Be flexible and open to change, contributing to innovation.
- Promptly report issues or risks identified during day-to-day operations.

**Knowledge & Experience**

**Must-Have**:

- Proficiency in using Aladdin, CTM, CLS, and SWIFT systems.
- Strong understanding of global financial markets.
- Experience with derivatives and collateral management processes.
- Proven background in trade operations across asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, money markets).
- Hands-on experience with cash operations and payments processing.
- Familiarity with SWIFT messaging protocols.
- Knowledge of corporate actions and income processing.
- Understanding of risks inherent in the transaction and asset servicing lifecycle.

**Nice-to-Have**:

- Experience working with OTC derivatives and other OTC products.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive work ethic.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for operational analysis and reporting.

**Key Skills**

**Transaction Management | Trade Finance Operations | Derivatives**

**Skills**:
Transaction Management,Trade Finance Operations,Derivatives

**About UST**:
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.