Aladdin Implementation Lead

The Aquarium; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 239,000 - 314,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

The Aquarium in Sydney is seeking an Aladdin Implementation Lead to drive the operating model for a major middle office transition. The role sits in Sydney CBD with hybrid work and offers a long-term engagement.

You will translate design into practical procedures, embed operational responsibilities, and prepare training and UAT for go-live. Key requirements include deep Aladdin experience, end-to-end middle office background, and strong knowledge of trade lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on Aladdin experience supporting public markets assets and middle office services.
• Strong end-to-end middle office background, ideally gained in-house at an asset manager or super fund.
• Solid knowledge of the trade lifecycle: matching, custody settlement and corporate actions.
• Experience working with custodians on voluntary elections and cash reconciliation.
• Onboarding organisations onto Aladdin including operating model definition, workflow design, training and UAT.

Responsibilities

• Translate the high-level operating model design into practical, documented procedures and workflows.
• Define the separation of the middle office function and embed the associated operational responsibilities.
• Build training resources and support UAT ahead of go-live.
• Work closely with custodians and internal stakeholders across the trade lifecycle, including trade matching, settlement and corporate actions.
• Manage voluntary elections and cash recording within the Aladdin book of records.

Skills

Aladdin experience

Middle office operations

Trade lifecycle knowledge

Custodian coordination

Tools

Aladdin

Job description

12-Month Contract | Sydney CBD (Hybrid) | Up to $1500/d

A reputable global bank is launching a new programme and needs an Aladdin specialist to help turn its target operating model into working day-to-day processes. You’ll sit at the centre of a major middle office transition, defining how the function operates and making sure it’s ready to go live.

Aladdin Implementation Lead

What you'll be doing day to day:

• Translate the high-level operating model design into practical, documented procedures and workflows
• Define the separation of the middle office function and embed the associated operational responsibilities
• Build training resources and support UAT ahead of go-live
• Work closely with custodians and internal stakeholders across the trade lifecycle, including trade matching, settlement and corporate actions
• Manage voluntary elections and cash recording within the Aladdin book of records

What we're after:

• Deep, hands-on Aladdin experience supporting public markets assets and middle office services
• Strong end-to-end middle office background, ideally gained in‑house at an asset manager or super fund
• Solid knowledge of the trade lifecycle: matching, custody settlement and corporate actions
• Experience working with custodians on voluntary elections and cash reconciliation
• Alternatively, consulting experience onboarding an organisation onto Aladdin, including operating model definition, workflow design, training and UAT
• Able to demonstrate that you’ve run the service on Aladdin, or set up a team to go live on it

Why apply?

• Join a new, high-profile programme at a leading global bank
• Shape the operating model from the ground up rather than inheriting it
• Flexible hybrid working in the heart of the CBD
• Long term engagement paying up to $1500/d inc. super