Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Trading Services Senior Associate** in Manila oversees trade operations, focusing on complex exception resolution and control enhancement. Lead high-impact investigations, drive process improvements, and mentor team members. Requires 8+ years of trading operations experience, proficiency in equity/ETF operations, advanced Python skills, and strong analytical and communication abilities.

Compensation: Not specified
City: Manila
Country: Not specified

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Location: Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Make an impact in a role where operational excellence protects clients and markets. Youll take senior ownership of complex trade exceptions, strengthen controls, and drive process improvements that reduce risk and manual effort. Join a team that values clear thinking, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.

Job summary

As a Trading Services Senior Associate in the Trading Services team, you will take senior ownership of trade operations with a focus on complex exception resolution and control discipline. You will lead high-impact investigations, ensure clear root-cause documentation and preventive actions, and drive sustainable process improvements. You will also mentor team members and provide escalation support to help the team deliver consistent outcomes.

Job responsibilities

Own daily operational health for assigned coverage, including exception aging, settlement quality, and control checkpoints

Lead investigations for high-impact and complex exceptions, ensuring timely resolution and clear stakeholder updates

Document root cause, corrective actions, and preventive actions in a clear and audit-ready manner

Strengthen procedures and controls by identifying gaps, updating documentation, and improving control discipline

Drive process improvements to reduce operational risk, rework, and manual effort

Support daily operational activities (for example: reconciliations sign-offs, backlog clearance, and reporting support) as required

Support incident and problem management for operational issues, including appropriate escalation and follow-through to closure

Coach and mentor junior team members to raise quality, consistency, and ownership

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

Bachelors degree in Finance, Business, or a related field

8 years of relevant experience in trade operations or a closely related operations function

Advanced understanding of equity and exchange-traded fund (ETF) operations, including key drivers of corporate actions and reconciliations

Demonstrated ability to lead complex exception investigations, including structured root-cause analysis and preventive action planning

Strong control discipline, including documentation practices that support audit readiness

Strong critical thinking with a practical, risk-aware approach to reducing manual effort and improving outcomes

Confident stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to stay effective under pressure

Hands-on experience with Python-based automation for data processing, reconciliations, and reporting, including strong debugging skills to identify root cause and ensure stable results

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Masters degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience coaching others and improving team-wide quality and consistency

Strong interpersonal skills, including negotiation and influencing across stakeholders

Experience working effectively in a global environment, adapting communication style across cultures

Developing experience using AI-powered analytics, workflow automation, or intelligent process tools to drive efficiency gains, reduce manual effort, or improve accuracy in operational processes

Lead complex trade operations investigations, strengthen controls, and automate processes to reduce risk and manual effort.

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