Settlements Lead, Product Design

About the Role:

Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Product Developer/Solution Designer to lead the evolution of our settlement solution. You will apply your deep understanding of payment and settlement infrastructure and processes to develop forward-thinking product strategies that anticipate evolving market and regulatory trends. Your expertise will be pivotal in expanding our post-trade ecosystem and driving digital transformation within the payment and settlement sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous enhancement of our established and growing settlement solution consisting of over 50 custodian banks.
• Proactively anticipate and address evolving market dynamics and regulatory changes impacting payment and settlement cycles, keeping our solutions at the forefront of innovation.
• Forge strong partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including custodians and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs), to ensure seamless interoperability across the ecosystem.
• Track usage, consumption and costs across the network with a continuous focus on optimisation.
• Apply deep domain expertise in existing payment and settlement infrastructures to drive informed and impactful product development to eliminate the most significant pain points for our network participants.
• Champion digitalization strategies to optimize settlement processes and drive operational efficiency. Drive R&D efforts to plan and execute on these efficiency gains.
• Design roadmaps and strategies that deliver iterative value to our customer base, ensuring high levels of customer engagement throughout each change programme.
• Cultivate strategic relationships with key industry players, including SWIFT, CLS, and other critical financial market infrastructure providers.
• Drive engagement with new payment infrastructure providers such as Partior, Fnality, DTCC, Euroclear, Fragmos, HQLAx.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in the payments and settlement domain, with a proven history of leading successful digitalization initiatives.
• Extensive knowledge of payment and settlement processes, encompassing operational, regulatory, and technological complexities.
• Hands-on experience with emerging real-time settlement technologies across traditional cash, securities and digital stores of value.
• A collaborative mindset with a proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including custodians, CSDs, and other financial intermediaries.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, coupled with a proactive and innovative mindset.
• Experience within a bank settlements team (FX/MM/Derivatives) or with an industry settlement utility is a plus.
• Proven experience in change/project management in a growing/evolving business.
• Successful at working with management and senior stakeholders at different levels.
• Experience in driving industry working groups would be advantageous.
• Understand and have views on concepts of DLT and how they can reshape the payments/settlements landscape.

About OSTTRA

OSTTRA is an independent firm, jointly owned by S&P Global and CME Group. As part of the joint venture, S&P Global provides recruitment services to OSTTRA - however, successful candidates will be interviewed and directly employed by OSTTRA, joining our global team of more than 1,200 post-trade experts. OSTTRA was formed in 2021 through the combination of four businesses that have been at the heart of post trade evolution and innovation for the last 20+ years: MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset. OSTTRA is a joint venture, owned 50/50 by S&P Global and CME Group. With an outstanding track record of developing and supporting critical market infrastructure, our combined network connects thousands of market participants to streamline end to end workflows - from trade capture at the point of execution, through portfolio optimization, to clearing and settlement. Joining the OSTTRA team is a unique opportunity to help build a bold new business with an outstanding heritage in financial technology, playing a central role in supporting global financial markets.

What’s In It For You? Benefits: We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global. Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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