Trade Settlement Officer

Deutsche Bank; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Pune is seeking a specialized professional to support the GTB Investor Services team in day-to-day trade processing, settlements, FX and cash processing for local and offshore clients.

The role involves coordinating team activities, ensuring SLA quality and volume management, acting as a technical operations expert, and maintaining robust control with compliance. Experience in Indian capital markets and custody is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate with 5–8 years in trade processing, settlements, custody, or related areas.
• Exposure to Indian capital markets and custody background preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate team activities related to trade processing and regulatory reporting.
• Ensure processing quality and SLA adherence.
• Monitor volumes and allocate resources during peak periods.
• Serve as technical operations expert for client and team queries.
• Maintain robust controls with compliance and risk mitigation.
• Assist with BAU FX/Cash processing for local and offshore clients.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Your key responsibilities

This specialized role entails day to day trade processing/settlements/FX/Cash processing. of DB Securities & Custody Operations team which supports local and offshore clients of the GTB Investor Services.

Principal Accountabilities: Key activities and decision making areas

• Co-ordinate the activities of the team related to trade processing and regulatory reporting
• Ensure quality and quantity of processing is maintained as per the client SLA
• Monitor volume inflow and ensure sufficient resource and workflow allocation in a justifiable manner
• Serve as technical operational expert for queries from clients/team members etc.
• Building a strong mechanism to take care of volume peaks during peak season
• Ensuring closure of tasks within prescribed SLAs
• Ensure strict adherence to all internal and external process guidelines including compliance and legal so as to build and maintain robust control environment.
• Identifying operational risks proactively and mitigating appropriately.
• Ensure adequate back-ups created for all critical positions and assist other teams during contingencies (Staff shortage, high volumes etc).
• Work very closely with the process owners/stakeholders and other internal clients for overall growth of the banks business
• Handling BAU to process FX/Cash processing for offshore and local clients, FX and Regulatory reporting for India market, break analysis and escalations, follow up with stakeholders.
• Mandatory experience -Settlement , Trade life cycle, custody , equities, otc , trade repair, swift , custodian, Swift messaging 540, 541, 543.

Your skills and experience

• Graduate (BA / BS / B.Com, etc.) with 5 to 8 year experience in the relevant field
• Exposure to the Indian capital markets, settlements or having custody background would be preferred
• Strong analytical skills, detail orientation, service commitment, and solid organizational and interpersonal skills
• The candidate should be proficient in written and verbal communication.

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.