FIS
Director, Business Process & Service - Derivatives Operations
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About the role:
We are seeking a senior operations leader with significant Operations and Middle Office experience to fill a director level role leading Derivatives Margin Operations to lead a margin operations team for cleared derivatives activity across a global operating model. The candidate will provide senior leadership for not only a regional Margin function and play a global central role in strengthening control, change delivery, governance, and onboarding new clients.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for a derivatives operations professional who can operate in a complex, client-focused environment, influence regional and global stakeholders, and drive consistent standards across APAC, EMEA, and the US. The successful candidate will help lead a function that supports significant daily margin volumes, a fast-paced change environment and delivers critical services for clients and the business including audit support and change delivery.
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What you will be doing:
- Lead a regional derivatives Margin Team for Derivatives, providing direction, coaching, governance, and senior operational oversight.
- Own and enhance Global Margin Control standards, promoting consistency across APAC, EMEA, and the US.
- Drive a globally consistent change agenda for the margin function, partnering with change teams, clients, and regional operations teams.
- Support new product rollouts, client-driven change, and operational efficiency initiatives across the margin operating model.
- Strengthen governance, controls, and issue management practices to reduce operational risk and improve service resilience.
- Improve OTC derivatives accounting processes to increase efficiency and reduce the risk of material P&L or balance sheet errors.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across operations, change, client service, and business leadership.
What you bring:
- Extensive experience in derivatives operations, margin, collateral, clearing, or a closely related financial services discipline.
- Strong understanding of cleared derivatives, OTC derivatives processes, margin services, and related operational control environments.
- Proven success leading complex operational teams or functions within a global financial services organization.
- Demonstrated ability to improve controls, governance, processes, and operational outcomes in high-volume, high-risk environments.
- Experience working across regions and building consistent global operating standards.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders, clients, change partners, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong people leadership skills, including team development, prioritization, performance management, and organizational effectiveness.
- Commercial awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to balance client needs, risk management, and operational delivery.
- A sharp risk-focused approach to evaluating group processes.
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What we offer you:
- A senior leadership role with global visibility and impact across a complex derivatives operation’s environment.
- The opportunity to shape control standards, governance, and change delivery across a critical margin function.
- A role with meaningful client, operational, and business impact, supporting significant daily financial movements.
- The chance to lead and develop a specialist team while partnering with senior stakeholders across regions.
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