Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Trade Lifecycle Analyst – Prime Brokerage Settlements** (Philippines: Metro Manila): Ensure accurate, timely settlements. Oversee daily deliverables, enhance processes, and manage risks. Requires 3+ years in banking ops, trade lifecycle knowledge, and strong organization skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and English is essential. Collaborate with stakeholders across regions.

Compensation: Not specified
City: Manila
Country: Not specified

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Location: Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Help drive accurate, timely settlement outcomes across fast-moving markets. You will lead day-to-day execution while improving processes and controls that reduce operational risk. Join a collaborative operations team that values ownership, precision, and client service. Partner with stakeholders across regions to deliver consistent results.

Job summary

As a Trade Lifecycle Team Lead Prime brokerage settlements in Prime brokerage settlements, you will oversee daily settlement deliverables and help ensure strong service quality and operational discipline. You will perform hands-on processing while partnering with leadership to improve procedures, controls, and issue management. You will also contribute to projects and change initiatives across the Asia Pacific region.

Job responsibilities

Release accurate trade instructions to the market and internal stakeholders within required timelines.

Manage reopening, processing, and settlement of trades in settlement platforms, including exception handling as needed.

Perform inventory and position checks and support intercompany reconciliation activities prior to settlement date.

Monitor and improve service quality by ensuring procedures are followed and deliverables are completed accurately and on time.

Partner with the process lead to drive operational excellence, including prioritization, escalation, and stakeholder communication.

Maintain and periodically update written procedures, including standard operating procedures and process documentation.

Identify opportunities for additional controls and process improvements to strengthen risk management.

Investigate settlement exceptions, including fails and trade breaks, and escalate issues promptly with clear root-cause detail.

Produce and share daily and weekly operational metrics to support performance management and transparency.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

3 years of experience in banking, financial services, or a related operations function.

Working knowledge of the trade lifecycle for equity and fixed income products, including settlements and post-trade processing.

Experience in settlements, trade management, and/or asset servicing operations.

Demonstrated ability to manage daily deliverables with accuracy and timeliness in a high-volume environment.

Strong written and spoken English communication skills, with ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders.

Strong organization and time management skills, including ability to prioritize under tight deadlines.

Control-focused mindset with understanding of operational risk practices, audit expectations, and relevant industry policies or regulations.

Proven relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate across teams and time zones.

Flexibility to work holidays and/or extended hours during peak volumes, when required.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Experience supporting prime brokerage settlements and/or markets operations.

Experience supporting settlements in Asia Pacific markets and market-rule driven changes.

Experience participating in process re-engineering, system enhancements, or operational change initiatives.

Lead prime brokerage settlements by releasing trade instructions, resolving exceptions, and strengthening controls.

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