Global Securities Strategy Lead in London

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

The Global Securities team at Swift plays a central role in shaping and advancing Swift’s Securities & FX business worldwide. The team brings together deep industry expertise to define strategy, drive innovation, and deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of financial institutions and market infrastructures. Working closely with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders, the team focuses on strengthening Swift’s position in the global securities ecosystem by enhancing connectivity, improving operational efficiency, and enabling long-term industry transformation.

• Lead the definition and ongoing evolution of Swift’s strategic vision for Global Securities. Translate the vision into actionable strategic plans, milestones, and success measures.
• Drive execution throughout the organization, ensuring alignment between numerous internal stakeholders.
• Monitor strategic initiatives, identify risks, and recommend mitigation actions.
• Support the Head of Securities & FX Strategy on Capital Markets‑related priorities, requests, and governance engagements.
• Organise background material, build strawman proposals, and prepare content for executive forums, Board discussions, and industry interactions.
• Represent Strategy leadership when required.
• Maintain deep relationships with ecosystem actors: custodians, buy‑side, sell‑side, FMIs, fintechs and regulatory bodies.
• Act as a strategic ambassador for Swift’s Securities and FX work in industry forums, working groups, and conferences.
• Partner with Business Development teams to identify opportunities, customer needs, and market shifts impacting Global Securities.
• Provide strategic guidance for commercial engagements and value propositions.
• Ensure cross-functional coordination involving Strategy, Digital Assets, Business Development, Product, Communications and other functions.
• Lead change initiatives that strengthen alignment, create structure, and help teams converge on shared long‑term objectives.
• Act as an internal consultant helping shape coherent messaging, strategic analysis, and consistent delivery approaches.

• Ownership oriented: takes accountability for delivering results through driving outcomes that impact Swift’s long‑term strategic position in global securities; owns decisions and ensures execution.
• Analytical thinker: able to connect market developments and industry dynamics to inform strategic discussions.
• Strong communicator: able to translate complex concepts and analytical insights into simple yet impactful narratives for business, technical and senior executive audiences.
• Highly collaborative: collaborative team player who builds strong internal partnerships while operating effectively with a strong degree of autonomy.
• Structured and organized: able to run multi-stakeholder cadence and keep large groups aligned.
• Strategic listener: notices incentives, interests, hesitations; understands how to shape momentum.
• Curious and intellectually rigorous: interested in understanding the structural evolution of international capital markets.

• “A yes-and” mindset: focused on progress and building on top of others’ ideas.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to quickly pivot direction.
• Collaborative: able to work across multiple disciplines and teams, adding value to every discussion and iteration.
• Versatile skill set – experience across relationship management or go-to-market, product, strategy, technology or market analysis.
• Ability to synthesize complex industry developments and translate them into structured insights that support decision-making.

• 10+ years in strategy, consulting, financial market infrastructure, product/market management, or business development.
• Deep understanding of the capital markets industry and post-trade landscape.
• Proven track record in senior stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and cross‑functional leadership.
• Experience operating in a global, complex, multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Diplomatic communicator skilled at navigating complex stakeholder dynamics, understanding seniority nuances, and building alignment across differing interests.
• Prior experience in strategy, research, market analysis, relationship management, go-to-market or program management.

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact accessibility-Sysgroup@swift.com or indicate this in your application.

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Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.