Vice President – Securities Settlements The Edge Partnership

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Mumbai, India, seeks a Vice President-level leader to shape the strategic direction of a global securities settlements function. You will oversee the end-to-end settlement lifecycle across markets, handling large daily volumes and driving digital transformation with AI and automation.

Ideal candidates bring 14+ years in settlements, deep regulatory expertise, and a track record of leading global teams.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in securities settlements operations, with senior leadership exposure.
• Deep knowledge of settlement processes and market infrastructures.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and risk controls.
• Experience with STP and major custodian/CSD platforms.
• Exposure to DLT, AI/ML, or data analytics is a plus.
• Graduate or postgraduate qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead global settlement lifecycle across markets, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Drive digital transformation via AI and automation to cut costs.
• Implement predictive analytics for fail prevention and explore DLT.
• Reduce costs and optimize processes through value creation.
• Build relationships with market infrastructure providers, custodians, and regulators.
• Lead a global team and ensure robust risk frameworks.
• Represent the organization in industry forums and market engagement.

Skills

Securities settlements leadership

Global stakeholder management

Digital transformation

AI/ML implementation

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

STP expertise

Education

Graduate or postgraduate degree

Tools

Settlement platforms

Automation tools

DLT / blockchain

Risk analytics software

Job description

Role Overview

A high-impact, Vice President-level opportunity within the Operations function of a leading global financial services group, seeking an experienced securities settlements leader to shape the strategic direction of a critical global settlement function. The role manages the end-to-end settlement lifecycle of securities transactions across global markets, with daily settlement volumes exceeding several billion dollars.

This role offers the opportunity to lead digital transformation within a high-volume, mission-critical function, spearheading AI and automation initiatives and positioning the organisation at the forefront of market structure evolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the global settlement lifecycle of securities transactions, driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Providing strategic leadership on digital transformation, including AI and automation initiatives to enhance settlement efficiency and reduce costs.
• Implementing predictive analytics for fail prevention, exploring DLT solutions and leading initiatives such as T+1 settlement adoption.
• Driving value creation through cost reduction, risk mitigation and process optimization.
• Building relationships with market infrastructure providers, custodians and regulators.
• Managing key stakeholder relationships across Trading, Risk and Compliance, as well as custodians, CSDs and regulators.
• Directing a global team, driving technological transformation and ensuring robust risk frameworks and regulatory compliance.
• Representing the organisation through industry advocacy and market engagement.

Eligibility Requirements

• 14+ years of relevant experience within securities settlements operations, ideally at a senior leadership level.
• Deep understanding of securities settlement processes and market infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, risk management and control frameworks.
• Solid understanding of global markets and financial instruments.
• Expertise in settlement systems and platforms, with strong understanding of Straight Through Processing (STP).
• Knowledge of major custodian and CSD platforms, with experience in settlement automation tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capability, with experience directing global teams.
• Exposure to DLT/blockchain, AI/ML implementation or data analytics/visualisation would be advantageous.
• Graduate or postgraduate qualification.