Associate Director, Equity Derivatives Operations

About the role

The Associate Director, Equity Derivatives Operations (EQD Operations) oversees the end-to-end operational support of the EQD business, ensuring key operational processes are executed accurately and on time. The role drives process improvements, supports new products and system initiatives, and leads the team in handling complex exceptions, reconciliations and stakeholder relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Support the trade flow for the EQD trading desk across Delta One, Prime Services, Equity Finance, Exotic/Flow Trading and Listed Product Trading.
• Work with Front, Middle and Back office teams to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Work with clients and external stakeholders such as PBs to meet daily deliverables.
• Review the operations flow from upstream to downstream and guide the team toward up-to-date procedures.
• Carry out root cause analysis of issues and suggest process improvements.
• Represent the EQD Operations team on system enhancement projects and take part in the New Product Approval process.
• Work with Audit, Finance, Product Control and Risk to ensure trades are captured accurately.
• Lead the team on problem solving, including reconciliations and break investigations, and guide junior staff on complex workflows and products.

Required profile

• Minimum Bachelor's degree.
• At least 7 years' experience in an EQD middle office or trade support role.
• Good understanding of the EQD business structure and strategy.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, communication and prioritisation skills; proactive and takes ownership of tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written English.

Required skills

• Knowledge of derivatives products and lifecycle events; knowledge of ISDA/CSA/MCA agreements is advantageous.
• Preferred: products static data, market data and accounting posting knowledge.
• Preferred: good understanding of front-to-back operations flow.
• Excellent PC skills, including MS Office, particularly Excel and VBA.