Manager - International Settlements

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, and performance-manage associates, senior associates, and supervisors.
• Oversee end-to-end EMEA settlements for accuracy, timeliness, and risk mitigation; own critical management settlement tasks and sign-offs.
• Set operational strategy and priorities; manage risk, controls, governance, regulatory requirements, and market deadlines.
• Drive automation, process redesign, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as subject matter expert and escalation point for complex or high-risk issues.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and oversee audit, regulatory, and governance deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of capital markets operations experience, with significant settlements and trade support exposure.
• Team leadership and delivery of operational objectives in a complex, high-volume environment.
• Deep end-to-end settlement lifecycle knowledge across multiple asset classes and in-depth knowledge of EMEA market practices and cycles.
• Strong risk and control management, analytical, problem-solving, strategic decision-making, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly Excel and Power BI.
• Settlement platform experience with Euroclear, Clearstream, CREST, or similar.
• Experience leading process improvement, automation, or change initiatives.

Location

• The role is described as based in the employer's new Scotland office.

Key competencies