International Settlements Team Lead

Broadridge; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadridge is seeking a Supervisor for their International Settlements team in Glasgow. The role involves supervising daily operations and leading settlement processes across EMEA markets. Candidates should have 7+ years of capital markets experience and a strong background in settlements.

This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the development of the settlements function while fostering a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in capital markets operations.
• Experience leading teams in high-volume environments.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Supervise team operations, ensuring workload and priorities are clear.
• Provide first-line leadership including coaching and support.
• Oversee end-to-end settlement processes across EMEA markets.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Risk and control mindset

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Euroclear

Clearstream

CREST

Job description

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated individual to join our International Settlements team as a Supervisor, based in our new Scotland office.

In this role, you will supervise a team of settlement professionals and take ownership of day-to-day operations across EMEA markets. You will lead operational delivery, oversee complex settlements, and ensure adherence to regulatory, control, and governance standards. This position combines team leadership, process ownership, and strategic oversight, providing a unique opportunity to influence the development and scaling of the settlements function in a new location while shaping its processes, culture, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day team operations across associates and senior associates, ensuring workload is appropriately allocated, priorities are clear, and service levels are consistently met.
• Provide first-line people leadership including coaching, real-time feedback, productivity oversight, quality reviews, and support with development plans for team members.
• Oversee the end-to-end settlement process across EMEA markets on a daily basis, ensuring trades are instructed, matched, funded, and settled accurately within market deadlines.
• Monitor daily risk and control checkpoints, including fails, unmatched trades, SSI validation, cash and position exceptions, and aged breaks, escalating material risks promptly.
• Act as the first escalation point for complex settlement issues, coordinating with custodians, counterparties, internal trading desks, and cash teams to drive timely resolution.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, governance controls, and regulatory timelines, maintaining strong evidence of four-eye checks, sign-offs, and control completion.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying recurring manual touchpoints, control gaps, and process inefficiencies, while partnering with management on automation or redesign opportunities.
• Produce and review daily MIS, KPI, and exception reporting, providing visibility into volumes, fails, aged items, client issues, and team productivity, while partnering closely with internal stakeholders including trading, middle office, reconciliations, funding, and technology teams and supporting audit and governance activities through documentation, evidence tracking, SOP adherence, and action follow-up.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in capital markets operations, with a strong focus on settlements or trade support.
• Proven experience leading teams and delivering operational objectives in a high-volume environment, with prior supervisory experience mentoring or developing team members.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle across multiple asset classes.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex operational issues and elevate effectively, with advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong risk and control mindset, including experience implementing or enhancing control frameworks and supporting audits, regulatory reviews, or other control-related activities.
• In-depth knowledge of EMEA settlement market practices and cycles, with experience using industry platforms such as Euroclear, Clearstream, CREST, or similar.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience influencing across functions and regions, proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and a track record of delivering process improvements, automation, or change initiatives.

Company Culture

We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company—and ultimately a community—that recognizes and celebrates everyone’s unique perspective.

Use of AI in Hiring

As part of the recruiting process, Broadridge may use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools, to help review and evaluate applications. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and hiring managers, and all employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws. Please note that honesty and transparency are critical to our hiring process. Any attempt to falsify, misrepresent, or disguise information in an application, resume, assessment, or interview will result in disqualification from consideration.