Global Head of Credit Financing Operations | Executive Director

Executive Director — Global Head of Credit Financing Operations

Division: Operations - ISG Fixed Income

Role Overview

• We are seeking a senior leader to join Credit Operations as Global Head of Credit Financing Operations, reporting directly to the Global Head of ISG Fixed Income Credit Operations.
• This role will lead the global operational function supporting securities financing transactions, including repo, securities lending, and margin financing. The successful candidate will oversee the end-to-end post-trade lifecycle, drive transformation, and ensure a best-in-class control environment, while partnering closely with Front Office, Technology, and Infrastructure teams.
• A key priority for this role is to drive the strategic modernization of the Credit Financing platform, enabling scalability, automation, and operational efficiency across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Provide global leadership of the Credit Financing Operations function across EMEA, Americas, and Asia
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Credit Financing Operations, aligned to business growth and transformation priorities
• Act as a culture carrier and role model, embedding the Firm's core values and driving a high-performance environment
• Own financial and resource planning, ensuring efficient deployment against strategic objective

Business & Client Partnership

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Trading, Sales, and key infrastructure partners
• Represent Operations in senior governance forums and drive alignment with business unit priorities
• Engage with external clients, counterparties, and market participants as required

Product & Operational Oversight

• Oversee the operational lifecycle of repo, securities lending, and margin financing transactions
• Ensure robust management of collateral, margin, settlement, and lifecycle events
• Maintain high standards of operational excellence across trade support, settlements, and exception management

Transformation & Change

• Provide subject matter expertise to support legacy platform modernization and architecture design
• Lead process re-engineering initiatives, including:
  • Process mapping and simplification
  • Requirements definition and system design
  • Testing and implementation of new platforms
• Drive automation, scalability, and efficiency improvements across the operating model
• Partner with Technology to shape the future-state operating architecture

Risk Management & Controls

• Establish and maintain a robust risk and control framework across all activities
• Proactively identify, escape, and remediate operational risks and issues with urgency
• Develop contingency plans to support business resilience
• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations and internal governance standards

Experience & Expertise

• Significant experience in securities financing operations (repo, securities lending, margin financing) or similar domain
• Proven track record in leadership roles within Operations or Middle Office
• Strong technical understanding of financing products and post-trade architecture
• Experience leading large-scale transformation or platform modernization initiatives

Skills & Leadership Attributes

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Commercial mindset with the ability to assess impact on cost, risk, and efficiency
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into execution
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and resilience

Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements

If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement

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Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) Statement

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