Associate III - Derivatives

Role Description

Key Responsibilities

• Process assigned transactions and events within deadlines, following up and escalating when required.
• Prioritize workload and escalate issues to senior team members when appropriate.
• Investigate and resolve stock and cash reconciliation breaks and operational queries.
• Manage stakeholder and client communications with quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Support ad hoc operational tasks and project initiatives.
• Follow operational controls, procedures, and risk management practices.
• Identify process improvement, automation, and risk reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with operations teams, Portfolio Implementers, Dealers, and external counterparties.
• Mentor junior analysts and report operational issues and incidents comprehensively.

Must-Have Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in derivatives operations, including collateral management.
• Hands-on experience with Aladdin.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of transaction services and operational workflows.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, prioritization, analytical ability, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience handling reconciliations, operational breaks, and escalations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Good-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Trade operations experience across equities, fixed income including ABS or MBS, FX, money markets, unit trusts, repo, or term deposits.
• Cash operations experience, particularly payments processing.
• Working knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards.
• Understanding of mandatory and voluntary corporate actions and income processing.
• Knowledge of operational risks across the transaction and asset lifecycle.
• Experience driving process improvement or automation initiatives.
• Prior experience mentoring junior team members.

Preferred Behavioural Competencies

• A proactive and ownership-driven mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under changing priorities and market-driven timelines.
• Continuous learning attitude focused on operational excellence.
• Risk-aware and control-focused approach to operations.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in an investment operations, transaction services, or derivatives operations environment is preferred.