Securities & Derivatives AVP: Lead Settlement & Ops

Citi; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Malaysia is seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead a team responsible for processing securities and derivatives transactions from trading desks and branch offices, coordinating with Operations - Transaction Services to ensure seamless delivery.

Responsibilities include optimizing procedures, mentoring staff, escalating issues to senior management, and maintaining compliance with laws and internal policies while safeguarding clients and assets.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Business management, AI & Transformation skills.
• High resilience and ability to handle senior stakeholders.
• Experience in a securities transactions processing role.
• In-depth knowledge of settlement cycle concepts and procedures.
• Previous people management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute securities transaction processing related to Securities Clearance Settlement and Derivative Operations
• Formulate procedures, techniques and contribute to the development of new techniques that increase team productivity, ensuring entire team meets or exceeds performance goals
• Serve as an analytical and procedural expert, and as first point of escalation for staff members, management and internal/external clients
• Escalate control gaps and issues to senior management as needed
• Identify control gaps during settlement cycle and implements appropriate solutions to mitigate any risk or control losses
• Analyze data to identify control deficiencies and resolve discovered issues through implementing appropriate procedures
• Act as an advisor to new/junior staff
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Skills

Business management

AI & Transformation skills

Stakeholder management

Securities processing experience

Settlement cycle knowledge

People management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Citi in Malaysia is seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead a team responsible for processing securities and derivatives transactions from trading desks and branch offices, coordinating with Operations - Transaction Services to ensure seamless delivery.

Responsibilities include optimizing procedures, mentoring staff, escalating issues to senior management, and maintaining compliance with laws and internal policies while safeguarding clients and assets.