Margin Operations, NCT

Overview

Associate role in Margin Operations, responsible for minimizing counterparty credit risk on collateralized derivatives by administering margin terms under ISDA and CSA agreements and facilitating collateral exchange.

What you'll do

• Take full ownership of assigned responsibilities and ensure their accurate and timely completion.
• Maintain end-to-end oversight of the process and ensure all daily deliverables are completed within established SLAs and cut-off times.
• Ensure all applicable controls, supervisory checks, checklists and process requirements are completed accurately and supported by appropriate evidence.
• Proactively identify operational risks, exceptions, potential control gaps and delays, and take timely corrective or escalation action.
• Prevent avoidable control breaches arising from missed tasks, insufficient oversight or failure to escalate known issues.
• Manage internal and external escalations effectively to mitigate operational, client and regulatory risk.
• Keep management informed of material exceptions, emerging risks and exceptional occurrences to enable timely action.
• Ensure effective handover, tracking and follow-up of outstanding items until they are fully resolved.
• Provide clear, timely and audience-appropriate communication to internal and external stakeholders, including clients and the Front Office.
• Develop effective working relationships across front-to-back processes and locations to enhance operational effectiveness and service delivery.

What you'll need

• Degree educated in Finance, Commerce or related field, or a minimum of 6 years of work experience in a Banking/Finance environment.
• Experience working in a global, cross matrix reporting organization.
• Background in Collateral, Margin, Rates, Credit, FX, Securities, Treasury or Liquidity Management.
• Microsoft Excel skills to a good standard.
• Strong organisational skills; ability to identify and prioritise multiple tasks based on criticality, impact and franchise importance.
• Exceptional communication skills – verbal, written and presentation.
• Independent problem solver who demonstrates analytical thinking, accountability as well as execution capability.
• Ability to independently coordinate and manage work requirements across multiple business areas and functions, think outside the box and connect with global stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• An outstanding team spirit and flexibility are key.
• Dedication to servicing a demanding internal and external client base with a high degree of accuracy.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in automotive industry tools is beneficial.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Corporate Title: Associate.