AVP, Equities Settlements — Global Ops & Automation

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Equities Settlements to lead end-to-end settlement of equity trades across Singapore and international markets. The role emphasizes timely settlement, risk management, and regulatory compliance, with opportunities to drive process improvements and automation.

Based in Singapore, this 100% office-based role requires 5–8 years in equities settlements, strong stakeholder management, and a keen eye for controls.

Qualifications

• Degree in Banking, Finance, Business or related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Equities Settlements, Securities Operations.
• Good understanding of domestic and international settlement practices, market infrastructure, and SWIFT messaging.
• Strong knowledge of settlement risk, reconciliation, exception management, and operational controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end settlement of equity trades across Singapore and international markets.
• Monitor and resolve settlement exceptions, failed trades, unmatched transactions, and reconciliation breaks.
• Liaise with brokers, custodians, counterparties, exchanges, and internal stakeholders for prompt issue resolution.
• Ensure daily BAU activities align with SLIs and KPIs.
• Investigate and address settlement risks, operational issues, and control breaches promptly.
• Adhere to SOPs, regulatory requirements and compliance standards.
• Support market claims, buy-ins, penalty management, stock transfers, and other post-trade activities.
• Produce accurate management information, metrics, and exception reporting.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and control enhancements to reduce risk.
• Support system enhancements, UAT, and change initiatives.
• Participate in projects and regulatory initiatives as directed.
• Lead and supervise the Equities Settlements team to meet daily deliverables.

Skills

Equities Settlements

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Regulatory & Controls

Problem Solving

Securities Operations

Education

Degree in Banking, Finance, Business

Tools

SWIFT messaging

Job description

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Equities Settlements to lead end-to-end settlement of equity trades across Singapore and international markets. The role emphasizes timely settlement, risk management, and regulatory compliance, with opportunities to drive process improvements and automation.

Based in Singapore, this 100% office-based role requires 5–8 years in equities settlements, strong stakeholder management, and a keen eye for controls.