Vice President - Institutional Operations

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in India seeks a Vice President to own the entire post-trade function for its institutional desk, reporting to the Head of Operations.

You will lead the mid-office and back-office teams and ensure seamless settlements across cash equities and F&O. The candidate should have deep hands-on experience in the Indian settlement cycle, strong client-facing English, and a proven leadership record.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on command of Indian institutional settlement cycle for cash equities and F&O.
• Retail or PMS back-office profiles will not clear.
• Client-facing English is a stated hard requirement.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end settlement cycle for institutional equity and F&O trades with custodians for allocations, confirmations, funding and settlement instructions.
• Lead the mid-office function supporting dealing desk, sales traders and dealers on trade queries, allocations and position reconciliation.
• Own account opening across FPI/FII, FDI, DII, AIF, mutual funds, insurance and corporate treasuries; manage KYC/re-KYC and reviews.
• Ensure compliance with SEBI, FPI, exchange and depository circulars, PMLA and KYC norms including sanctions screening.
• Serve as senior operations contact for global institutional clients and custodians.
• Drive business process reengineering, automation and straight-through processing.

Skills

Client-facing English

People leadership

Settlement cycle knowledge

Custodian relationships

Regulatory knowledge

Education

MBA Finance

CA

Job description

An institutional broking and merchant banking firm is hiring a Vice President to own the entire post-trade function for its institutional desk, reporting to the Head of Operations / COO and leading the mid-office and back-office team.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end settlement cycle for institutional equity and F&O trades across all client segments; daily coordination with custodians on allocations, confirmations, funding and settlement instructions
• Lead the mid-office function supporting the dealing desk, sales traders and dealers on trade queries, allocations, brokerage computation and position reconciliation
• Own account opening across FPI / FII, FDI, DII, AIF, mutual fund, insurance and corporate treasury segments; manage KYC, re-KYC and periodic review across jurisdictions
• Command of SEBI regulations, FPI regulations, exchange and depository circulars, PMLA and KYC norms, including sanctions screening
• Act as senior operations point of contact for global institutional clients and their custodians
• Drive business process reengineering, automation and straight-through processing

Must have

deep hands-on command of the Indian institutional settlement cycle across cash equities and F&O, and demonstrated ownership of custodian relationships. Retail or PMS back-office profiles will not clear. Client-facing English is a stated hard requirement.

Full-time, work from office - no hybrid option. MBA Finance, CA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is good-to-have, not a gate. Relevant NISM certifications good-to-have. Minimum 4 years leading a team is required.