Executive Director, Global Payment Services

• Provide strategic leadership for the Global Payments function building a scalable resilient and globally consistent operating model that supports business growth.
• Drive the technology automation and transformation roadmap partnering with Technology and Product teams to increase straight-through processing reduce manual intervention and strengthen controls.
• Lead bank connectivity payment platform enhancements and integration initiatives ensuring efficient and resilient connectivity across internal and external banking systems.
• Maintain executive oversight of global payment operations ensuring the timely accurate and secure execution of client investor fund treasury and corporate payments.
• Establish global standards procedures controls SLAs and KPIs to drive service quality regulatory compliance and a reduction in payment errors failures and operational incidents.
• Lead the transition and integration of payment activities across the organisation into the Global Payments function ensuring consistent standards and seamless service delivery.
• Build and develop a high-performing global leadership team with clear accountability performance management coaching and succession planning.
• Lead capacity planning workforce and location strategy creating an operating model capable of absorbing growth without linear headcount increases.
• Oversee payment investigations operational incidents third-party providers business continuity and operational resilience acting as the senior escalation point for critical matters.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and industry requirements including AML sanctions financial crime data protection and payment standards.
• Partner with business and client teams to support client onboarding product expansion and evolving payment requirements.
• Provide meaningful management information and risk reporting covering performance capacity productivity and operational risk.
• Monitor the following KPIs to measure productivity:
  • * Payment volume per FTE
  • * STP Rates
  • * Automation Adoption
  • * Capacity Utilization
  • * Reduction in Manual Touch Points
  • * Use of Location Strategy and Operating Model design to manage costs and absorb growth

Qualifications :

• Degree in Finance Business Accounting Economics or a related discipline.
• 1015 years experience in Treasury and Payments ideally within fund services asset servicing or financial services.
• At least 5 years in senior leadership with experience leading high-performing geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven experience building scaling or transforming global operational functions.
• Deep knowledge of treasury and payment operations including SWIFT wire payments banking platforms correspondent banking and payment routing.
• Strong understanding of cross-border payments FX and multi-currency cash management.
• Good knowledge of KYC AML sanctions and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting hedge funds mutual funds private equity and/or real estate funds is highly desirable.
• Strong leadership stakeholder management and programme/change management capabilities.

Additional Information :

Whats in it for you to join MUFG Investor Services  

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time