Programme Manager [Programme Management, post-trade, securities settlement]

Key Skills: Programme Management, post-trade, securities settlement

We are hiring for Programme Manager at London, UK - 2-3 days per week Onsite

Job description

Looking for settlement/T+1 programme manager with industry/business readiness experience

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Investment Banking/Capital Markets background with understanding of securities settlement and post-trade operations
• Experience with industry-wide validation of change - involving FMIs, CCPs, CSDs and custodians
• Prior experience with delivery of large-scale regulatory or market-structure change programmes
• Programme-level test strategy ownership - Strong governance, risk and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed teams

Key Responsibilities

• Define critical scenarios and align industry milestones across Business, Operations and Technology.
• Coordinate participation with FMIs, CCPs, CSDs, custodians and other market participants.
• Manage external dependencies, risks and operational readiness.
• Own the T+1 industry testing strategy, roadmap and readiness criteria.
• Represent the programme in industry forums and provide readiness recommendations to senior governance.

Experience & Capabilities

• Strong knowledge of EMEA securities markets and post-trade, particularly clearing, settlement and custody.
• Strong understanding of accelerated settlement, market cut-offs, exceptions and operational dependencies.
• Ability to translate industry requirements into an effective programme-wide testing and readiness approach.
• Excellent leadership, communication and senior stakeholder influencing skills.
• T+1 or comparable securities-market transformation experience highly desirable.