Senior Project Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong expertise in Trade Surveillance and Trade Reconciliation within the Capital Markets domain. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading end-to-end project delivery, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, managing cross-functional teams, and implementing technology solutions to strengthen controls around trade surveillance, monitoring, and reconciliation processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of trade surveillance and trade reconciliation initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and budgets in alignment with business objectives.
• Drive governance and stakeholder reporting, ensuring risks, issues, and dependencies are properly tracked and mitigated.
• Coordinate with IT, Compliance, Operations, Risk, and Front Office teams to ensure successful implementation.
• Manage vendor relationships for trade surveillance and reconciliation platforms.

Trade Surveillance

• Oversee the implementation and enhancement of trade surveillance tools (e.g., NICE Actimize, Nasdaq SMARTS, Behavox, or equivalent).
• Partner with Compliance teams to ensure surveillance rules and scenarios meet regulatory standards (e.g., MAR, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank, SEC, FINRA).
• Monitor and review system alerts, escalation workflows, and exception handling processes.
• Ensure proper documentation of trade monitoring policies and procedures.

Trade Reconciliation

• Lead the design, testing, and rollout of trade reconciliation processes across asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, etc.).
• Collaborate with Operations teams to ensure daily trade break resolution and accurate position reporting.
• Support the implementation and optimization of reconciliation tools (e.g., SmartStream, Duco, Intellimatch, or in-house platforms).
• Drive improvements in straight-through-processing (STP) and exception management workflows.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure project deliverables meet global regulatory standards and internal audit requirements.
• Liaise with regulators, auditors, and compliance stakeholders where required.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of trade surveillance and reconciliation-related regulatory changes.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in Capital Markets with at least 4+ years in trade surveillance and/or trade reconciliation.
• Proven track record in project management or program management (PMP, Prince2, or Agile certification preferred).
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, front-to-back trade flows, and settlement processes.
• Experience with trade surveillance platforms (e.g., NICE Actimize, SMARTS) and reconciliation tools (e.g., SmartStream, Duco).
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (MiFID II, MAR, Dodd-Frank, SEC/FINRA rules).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Project).
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and SDLC processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in investment banking or large financial institutions.
• Exposure to data analytics or visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Knowledge of cloud-based trade monitoring and reconciliation solutions.
• Background in Compliance, Risk, or Operations beneficial.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team collaboration abilities.