Vice President - Institutional Operations

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

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad is seeking a Vice President to own the entire post-trade function for the institutional desk, reporting to the COO and leading mid-office and back-office teams.

You will manage the settlement cycle, custodian relationships, KYC, and regulatory compliance across cash equities and F&O, with global institutional clients. Strong leadership and English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on command of Indian institutional settlement cycle across cash equities and F&O.
• Experience owning custodian relationships and trade support.
• Strong English client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end settlement cycle for institutional trades; coordinate with custodians.
• Lead mid-office and back-office activities supporting dealing desk and traders.
• Oversee account opening across multiple investment segments and KYC processes.
• Ensure compliance with SEBI, FPI, KYC norms and related regulations.
• Act as senior ops contact for global institutional clients and custodians.
• Drive process reengineering and straight-through processing improvements.

Skills

Settlement cycle management

Custodian management

KYC/compliance

People management

English client-facing

Education

MBA Finance

CA or equivalent postgraduate

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.