Vice President - Institutional Operations

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Nagpur District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. seeks a Vice President to own the post-trade function for its institutional desk, reporting to the Head of Operations and leading mid-office and back-office teams.

You will manage end-to-end settlements and custody interactions, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with SEBI and KYC norms in a global client environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Indian institutional settlement cycles for cash equities and F&O.
• Ability to manage custodian relationships and end-to-end settlement ownership.
• Client-facing English is a hard requirement.
• Postgraduate qualification in finance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end settlement cycle for institutional trades with custodians.
• Lead mid-office & back-office teams handling queries, allocations, and reconciliations.
• Oversee account opening across FPI/FII, FDI, DII, AIF and mutual funds; manage KYC.
• Ensure compliance with SEBI, FPI regs, PMLA and KYC norms; sanctions checks.
• Serve as senior ops contact for global clients and custodians.
• Drive process reengineering and straight-through processing.

Skills

Settlement cycles

Custodian relations

KYC / AML

Regulatory compliance

Lead teams

Education

MBA Finance

CA

Postgraduate qualification

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.