Team Lead – Middle Office Operations

Our client is hiring: Team Lead – Transaction Operations

Are you a detail-driven operations professional with a passion for trade life cycle management and regulatory reporting? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment overseeing cross-asset operations and resolving high-impact issues? If so, our client invites you to apply for the position of Team Lead – Transaction Operations .

This is a leadership role within the Transaction Operations Team, responsible for ensuring operational excellence across the end-to-end trade life cycle , corporate actions, reconciliations, and client/regulatory reporting. You'll work in close partnership with the outsourced service provider to deliver seamless post-trade support across multiple asset classes including Equities, Fixed Income, FX, CIS, and Money Markets .

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead oversight and serve as the first point of escalation for all trade operations and regulatory reporting issues.
• Manage and resolve stakeholder escalations independently—including those from internal teams, custodians, brokers, and service providers.
• Oversee trade life cycle activities across all asset classes, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Provide regulatory reporting oversight and ensure all validations meet internal and external requirements.
• Support new market transitions, product rollouts, and process integration initiatives.
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for transaction operations in strategic projects and new product developments.
• Proactively manage and mitigate incidents and operational risks.
• Stay up to date with market developments, proactively recommending and implementing process improvements.
• Drive automation, innovation, and adoption of new technologies to streamline workflows and reduce manual dependencies.
• Work with the Head of Transaction Operations to enhance the risk and control environment for long-term efficiency and compliance.

Who You Are:

• An experienced operations professional with a background in trade processing, reconciliations, or regulatory reporting.
• A natural leader who thrives on problem-solving, stakeholder engagement, and driving operational excellence.
• Well-versed in the trade life cycle across multiple asset classes and experienced in managing outsourced operational teams.
• Comfortable handling incident management and driving continuous improvement in a dynamic regulatory environment.
• Tech-savvy and eager to explore automation tools and system enhancements.
• Strong communicator, collaborator, and mentor.

If you or anyone within your network is keen to discuss it further then share your resume with [email protected]/ [email protected]