Vice President – Fed & Tri-Party Settlements

Required Skills & Experience

• 10-15+ years of Capital Markets Operations experience
• Direct people management experience required (not just team lead, mentorship, or project leadership experience). Must have managed employees with formal supervisory responsibility
• Deep expertise in U.S. Treasury settlements, Fedwire Securities, Fedwire Funds, Repo/Secured Financing Operations, and Tri-Party settlements.
• Strong hands-on understanding of the end-to-end settlement lifecycle, including settlement exceptions, fails management, collateral movements, funding flows, and liquidity management.
• Experience with BNY Mellon and J.P. Morgan Tri-Party platforms.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Treasury clearing, settlement infrastructure, and market structure.
• Proven people management experience leading teams of 6+ professionals in a high-volume operational environment.
• Experience serving as a senior escalation point to Front Office trading desks and business leaders.
• Strong understanding of settlement risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, and control frameworks.
• Experience with audits, regulatory reviews, governance, and controls.
• Strong communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Must be comfortable working in a demanding, fast-paced environment with early market hours.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Undergraduate degree/college diploma
• Experience driving process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Experience working directly with Rates, Repo, and Securities Financing trading desks.
• Experience partnering with Treasury/Liquidity Management, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Infrastructure.
• Knowledge of UST clearing requirements and TMPG guidance.

Experience with tri-party collateral optimization, settlement efficiency, balance-sheet efficiency, and regulatory readiness.

Job Description

Lead the end-to-end Fed and Tri-Party Settlements function, overseeing U.S. Treasury, repo, and secured financing settlement activity across Fedwire Securities, Fedwire Funds, and Tri-Party platforms. Manage a team of 6-8 operations professionals while serving as the primary escalation point for Front Office trading desks and senior stakeholders. Oversee repo unwind/rewind activity, collateral allocations and substitutions, funding flows, liquidity coordination, settlement exceptions, and high-value transactions to ensure timely and accurate settlement. Monitor operational, settlement, and liquidity risks while maintaining a strong control environment. Partner closely with Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Infrastructure teams to improve front-to-back processes, support regulatory and audit initiatives, and enhance operational efficiency. Play a key role in readiness for evolving U.S. Treasury clearing requirements while helping build a scalable operating model capable of supporting future business growth.