Head of Fixed Income Operations - Lead, Optimize & Control

Social Capital Resources; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Capital Resources is seeking an experienced Head of Fixed Income Operations to lead a team delivering post-trade capacity across bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and related products.

You will partner with trading, tech, compliance and other teams to drive risk controls and process improvements. The role combines people leadership with hands-on oversight, focusing on workflows, settlements, and client clearing, while ensuring regulatory alignment and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of financial services experience with a strong background in Fixed Income Operations.
• Experience managing and developing an operations team.
• Strong knowledge of the trade lifecycle for corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries.
• Experience supporting repo, securities financing and/or fixed income prime brokerage.
• Strong understanding of clearing, settlements, trade breaks, fails and post-trade controls.
• Familiarity with DTCC/FICC, Fedwire and institutional settlement processes.
• Experience with fixed income platforms; exposure to Broadridge, Pershing, Bloomberg or similar tools.
• Understanding of regulatory trade reporting and broker-dealer operational requirements.
• FINRA Series 99 preferred or willingness to obtain.
• Proven ability to improve processes and controls across Front Office, Operations, Technology and Compliance.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team responsible for fixed income trade support and post-trade operations.
• Oversee daily processing and lifecycle management across corporate bonds, U.S. Treasuries, repo and related fixed income products.
• Partner with trading and front-office teams to resolve operational issues and improve workflows.
• Manage escalations involving trade breaks, failed settlements, allocations and post-trade exceptions.
• Oversee settlement, clearing and securities financing processes.
• Support fixed income prime brokerage and customer clearing activity.
• Maintain operational controls and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automation.
• Manage relationships with third-party technology and service providers.
• Support implementation of new products, workflows, systems and initiatives.
• Ensure processes align with regulatory and internal control requirements.
• Develop procedures, controls and reporting for a scalable, well-controlled operating environment.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for fixed income operational matters.

Skills

Fixed Income Operations

People Leadership

Operational Oversight

Process Improvement

Vendor Management

Regulatory/Controls

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem Solving

Tools

Broadridge

Pershing

Bloomberg

Job description

Social Capital Resources is seeking an experienced Head of Fixed Income Operations to lead a team delivering post-trade capacity across bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and related products.

You will partner with trading, tech, compliance and other teams to drive risk controls and process improvements. The role combines people leadership with hands-on oversight, focusing on workflows, settlements, and client clearing, while ensuring regulatory alignment and scalable operations.