Equities Settlements Team Lead - Trade Operations

OCBC (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

Competitive compensation

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

OCBC Singapore is seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead the Equities Settlements team, ensuring timely and accurate settlement across markets. You will manage end-to-end processes, resolve exceptions, and drive improvements while coordinating with brokers, custodians, and exchanges in a fast-paced environment.

You should have 5–8 years in equities settlements or securities operations, strong risk and controls knowledge, and solid stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Equities Settlements or Securities Operations.
• Good understanding of domestic and international settlement practices and SWIFT messaging.
• Strong knowledge of settlement risk, reconciliation, exception management and controls.
• Strong analytical 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 reconciliations.
• Liaise with brokers, custodians, counterparties, exchanges, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Ensure BAU activities meet SLIs and KPIs; conduct timely reporting of metrics and exceptions.
• Drive process improvements, automation opportunities and control enhancements.
• Support system enhancements, UAT, and change initiatives; participate in projects and regulatory work.
• Lead the Equities Settlements team to meet daily deliverables and timelines.

Skills

Equities Settlement

Post-Trade Operations

Exception & Risk Management

Reconciliation & Investigation

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory & Control Compliance

Process Improvement & Automation

Change Management & UAT Support

Communication & Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Banking, Finance, or related discipline

Job description

OCBC Singapore is seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead the Equities Settlements team, ensuring timely and accurate settlement across markets. You will manage end-to-end processes, resolve exceptions, and drive improvements while coordinating with brokers, custodians, and exchanges in a fast-paced environment.

You should have 5–8 years in equities settlements or securities operations, strong risk and controls knowledge, and solid stakeholder management.