Senior Manager, Securities Operations - US Support

Standard Chartered; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Manager, Securities Operations - US Support to lead a mid-size team handling settlement, reconciliations and systemic inputs across front office and customers. You will drive accuracy, risk awareness and timely MIS reporting while engaging with cross-functional partners and vendors.

Ideal candidates maintain strong communication, problem-solving ability and experience with Clearstream/Euroclear and related market systems.

Qualifications

• Experience handling senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong banking and financial industry understanding.
• Proven ability to manage multiple processes and deadlines.
• Experience with market operations systems and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Handle settlement instructions, pre-matching, and exposure in repos/triparty areas.
• Investigate Nostro items and manage ISCD system entries (Clearstream/Euroclear/BONY).
• Coordinate training and manage operational risk activities.
• Prepare MIS data for senior management and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Communication

Complexity management

People management

Prioritization

Troubleshooting

FMSO product knowledge

Education

MBA

CA

ICWA

Tools

Clearstream

Euroclear

BONY

Job description

Senior Manager, Securities Operations - US Support

• Ability to handle stakeholders at Senior Management levels.
• Strong Analytical ability
• Eye for detail and good in numbers
• Excellent communication
• Recognize and manage complexity
• Good People Management skills
• Prioritization and Delegation of activities
• Problem solving / Trouble shooting skills
• Good knowledge in FMSO Products

Key Responsibilities

Business

• Good understanding of Banking & Financial Industry

Processes

Position responsible for handling amid size team, dealing in any of the following areas :

• Input / Authorize settlement instructions / Pre-Matching / Repo/Triparty transaction exposure
• Investigation of Nostro open items
• Input / Authorize transaction in ISCD Global Markets systems like Clearstream/Euroclear and Bony
• Manage Reconciliation activities
• Co-ordination for Training for staff
• Manage Operational Risk activities
• Processing Custody invoices
• Preparing MIS data for Senior Management
• Assist in completion of Documentation for new market and process

These activities involve interaction with Front Office / Customers. Good oral /written communication skill and people management skills are essential. The above activities cover a number of SCB Group countries. The person should also have good system skills, problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities. Multi tasking is essential. Should be able to manage various Project initiatives within the Department, manage cross functional Teams, besides strategizing and cost management skills.

People and Talent

• Help the unit to promote and embed a culture of openness, trust and risk awareness, where ethical, legal, regulatory and policy compliant conduct is the norm
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners
• Overall client satisfaction and meeting service expectations
• Quick turnaround for customer queries & Complaints
• Ensure Zero customer complaints
• Should be a Team player- flexible
• Adhere to the instruction of the Mangers.
• Having frequent discussions with team members to improve their career and People development.
• Actively participate in Sustainability (CSR) initiatives, staff engagement programmes.

• Ensure 100% compliance at all times to the group’s risk management framework as applicable
• Compliance with all applicable Rules/ Regulations of Company and Group Policies
• Comply with Group Money Laundering Prevention Policy and Procedures to the extent applicable and report all suspicious transactions to the Unit
• Timely escalations and resolutions on confirmation outstanding etc as per Escalation policy

Governance

• Comply with all the group standards, policies, procedures and guidelines as applicable and values of the Bank at all times
• Adhere to Group Code of Conduct at all times
• In the event of serious regulatory breaches, or where risk tolerances have been breached, ensure senior management are informed and that actions are taken quickly to remediate and/or activities are ceased

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct
• Lead the FMO to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles. Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; the Right Environment
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalation, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters

Key Stakeholders

• FMO handles clients from various financial sectors, representative in group and country.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed “Here for good” and Group’s brand and values in Financial Market Operations.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

People & Talent Experience

• For Local Grade G : 12 to 15 years experience and 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in handling systems such as Clearstream / Euroclear / Bony
• Graduate/ Post Graduate, MBA CA, ICWA

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.