About Global Securities

The Global Securities team atSwiftplays a central role in shaping and advancing Swifts Securities & FX business worldwide. The team brings together deep industry expertise to define strategy drive innovation and deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of financial institutions and market infrastructures. Working closely with clients partners and internal stakeholders the team focuses on strengthening Swifts position in the global securities ecosystem by enhancing connectivity improving operational efficiency and enabling long-term industry transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the definition and ongoing evolution of Swifts strategic vision for Global Securities. Translate the vision into actionable strategic plans milestones and success measures. Drive execution throughout the organization ensuring alignment between numerous internal stakeholders.

Monitor strategic initiatives identify risks and recommend mitigation actions. Acute awareness of market trends regulatory developments Swifts entreprise-wide strategyand community expectations.

Support the Head of Securities & FX Strategy on Capital Marketsrelated priorities requests and governance engagements. Organisebackground material build strawman proposals and prepare content for executive forums Board discussions and industry interactions. Represent Strategy leadership when required.

Maintain deep relationships with ecosystem actors: custodians buyside sellside FMIs fintechsand regulatory bodies.

Act as a strategic ambassador for Swifts Securities and FX work in industry forums working groups and conferences. Bring external insights back to influence product and commercial decisions.

Partner with Business Development teams to identify opportunities customer needs and market shifts impacting Global Securities. Provide strategic guidance for commercial engagements and value propositions. Support account planning and customer dialogue with structured insights and market narratives.

Ensure cross-functional coordination involving Strategy Digital Assets Business Development Product Communicationsand other functions.

Lead change initiatives that strengthen alignment create structure and help teams converge on shared longterm objectives.

Act as an internal consultant helping shape coherent messaging strategic analysis and consistent delivery approaches.

Competency Profile

Ownership oriented: takes accountability for delivering results through driving outcomes that impact Swifts longterm strategic position in global securities; owns decisions and ensures execution.

Analytical thinker: able to connect market developments and industry dynamics to inform strategic discussions.

Strong communicator: able to translate complex concepts and analytical insights into simple yet impactful narratives for business technicaland senior executive audiences. Adapts communication across cultures and stakeholder groups. Ability and willingness to impactfully represent Swift in Working Groups and industry events. Good at public speaking.

Highly collaborative: collaborative team player who builds strong internal partnerships while operating effectively with a strong degree of autonomy

Structured and organized: able to run multi-stakeholder cadence and keep large groups aligned.

Strategic listener: notices incentives interests hesitations; understands how to shape momentum.

Curious and intellectually rigorous: interested in understanding the structural evolution of international capital markets.

What we are looking for

A yes-and mindset: focused on progress and building on top of others ideas.

Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to quickly pivot direction

Collaborative: able to work across multiple disciplines and teams adding value to every discussion and iteration.

Versatile skill set experience across relationship management or go-to-market product strategy technologyor market analysis.

Ability to synthesize complex industry developments and translate them into structured insights that support decision-making.

Qualifications

10 years in strategy consulting financial market infrastructure product/market management or business development.

Deep understanding of the capital markets industry and post-trade landscape

Proven track record in senior stakeholder engagement strategic planning and crossfunctional leadership.

Experience operating in a global complex multistakeholder environment.

Diplomatic communicatorskilled at navigating complex stakeholder dynamics understanding seniority nuances and building alignment across differing interests.

Prior experience in strategy research market analysis relationship management go-to-marketor program management

What we offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals like you with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyones voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

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Dont meet every single requirement At Swift we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team so if you are excited about this role we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.