Director, Global Markets Operations, India and South Asia Cluster Lead

Lead and drive end-to-end Global Markets Operations for South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal) ensuring control discipline, operational resilience, and commercial alignment.

Oversee Middle Office, Client Support, Onboarding, and GBS operations covering confirmations, settlements, margining, reporting and related post-trade activities with accountability for service quality and risk management.

Act as senior operations partner to Markets Heads, Trading, Sales, and Country COOs, providing strategic guidance, governance, escalation management, and driving alignment with regional/global strategies and transformation.

Experience required: Proven senior leadership managing large, multi-location Global Markets / Post Trade operations teams including GBS/offshore/hub environments.

Mandatory skills: Deep understanding of Global Markets product lifecycle, settlement processes, post-trade controls, operational risk and governance.

Education: University degree preferred in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Technology, Data, Engineering or related field.

Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD; Notice period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.

Experienced in managing complex, multi-market operations with strong stakeholder management across Front Office, COO, Risk, Compliance and Technology functions.

Track record of driving operational resilience, risk management, process simplification, automation and transformation in a high-volume, risk-sensitive environment.

Strong strategic orientation with ability to provide effective challenge and influence at senior business and regional/global levels in a diverse and evolving franchise.