Vice President - Treasury Settlements

Phaxis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in New York seeks a senior operations professional to oversee settlement activities for U.S. Treasury and secured financing businesses.

You will manage teams responsible for post-trade processing, cash movements, collateral activity, and intraday settlement risk across client and tri-party infrastructure. The role requires 8+ years in Capital Markets Operations with deep Treasury and repo knowledge, and hands-on experience with Fedwire systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in capital markets operations or a related field.
• Strong background in U.S. Treasury settlements and repo/secured financing.
• Hands-on knowledge of Fedwire Securities and Fedwire Funds systems.
• Experience leading large teams and driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for Treasury, repo, and secured financing settlement activity.
• Establish scalable operating models to support growth in volumes.
• Oversee settlement processes, including delivery, cash settlement, and exceptions.
• Coordinate intraday cash and funding requirements with internal partners.
• Monitor activity, resolve fails, breaks, and time-sensitive exceptions.
• Maintain controls around high-value settlement flows and operational risk.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Serve as a point of contact for audits and regulatory examinations.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls, automation, and settlement infrastructure.

Skills

Capital markets ops

Treasury settlements

Team leadership

Regulatory awareness

Tools

Fedwire Securities

Fedwire Funds

Tri-party repo infra

Job description

A leading financial services organization is seeking a senior operations professional to oversee settlement activities supporting U.S. Treasury and secured financing businesses. This role will manage teams responsible for critical post-trade processing, cash movements, collateral activity, and intraday settlement risk across Client and tri-party infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for teams handling U.S. Treasury, repo, and secured financing settlement activity.

• Establish scalable operating models and processes to support continued growth in Treasury and financing volumes.

• Manage team performance, hiring, development, and succession planning across the function.

• Oversee the full settlement process for Treasury transactions, including delivery, receipt, cash settlement, and exception management.

• Manage repo settlement activity, including opening and closing transactions, collateral movements, substitutions, and related processing.

• Coordinate with Treasury, Liquidity, and other internal partners on intraday cash and funding requirements.

• Monitor settlement activity and resolve fails, breaks, and time-sensitive exceptions to minimize financial and operational exposure.

• Maintain strong controls around high-value settlement flows, liquidity usage, and operational risk.

• Ensure processes remain aligned with applicable regulatory requirements and industry standards, including U.S. Treasury clearing and TMPG guidelines.

• Serve as a senior point of contact for internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and remediation initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to improve controls, automation, workflow efficiency, and overall settlement infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience within Capital Markets Operations, Securities Operations, or a related function.

• Strong background in U.S. Treasury settlements and repo/secured financing operations.

• Hands-on knowledge of Fedwire Securities, Fedwire Funds, and/or tri-party repo infrastructure.

• Experience managing large teams, team leads, or multiple operational functions.