Team Lead, Feature Settlements

Plan coordinate monitor and supervise a team to deliver timely and accurate day-to-day structured settlements within specified timeframes to Global Markets Trading Desk and achieve defined targets and quality standards in line with market rules directives policies and deadlines.

Qualifications :

Type of Qualification: Diploma
Field of Study: Banking
Type of Qualification: Diploma
Field of Study: Finance and Accounting

Experience Required
Settlements
Operations
5-7 years
Practical experience in payments settlements or financial markets operations supported by strong and demonstrable exposure to bond settlements.

5-7 years
Extensive knowledge of African market settlement environments including local market conventions Central Securities Depository (CSD) and custodian interactions market cut-off times regulatory requirements and cross-border settlement dependencies. Exposure to European markets and international settlement processes is also essential particularly Euroclear settlement flows settlement instruction lifecycle management settlement discipline securities and cash movements and the management of market counterparty and operational exceptions across multiple time zones.

5-7 years
Demonstrate a strong understanding of financial markets products as well as JSE and Strate rules regulations and directives. Experience across the trade lifecycle is required including coupon settlements coupon claims processing trade lifecycle management exception management reconciliations and daily risk control activities.

5-7 years
Proven leadership capability is essential including the ability to lead coach and develop a settlements team; allocate work effectively; manage delivery under pressure; drive accountability; and support sound decision-making in a high-volume time-sensitive environment.

5-7 years
Possess a sound controls and risk mindset with the ability to identify operational risks and control gaps strengthen key controls conduct process reviews challenge inefficient ways of working and drive continuous improvement initiatives. A key focus of the role will be enhancing settlement efficiency reducing operational breaks improving service delivery and strengthening overall operational resilience.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Inviting Feedback
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Pursuing Goals
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Continuous Improvement
• Deal or Trade Life Cycles
• Exception Handling
• Manual Deal or Trade Processing
• Query Resolution
• Settlement Process
• Settlement Systems

Additional Information :

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time