Lead Securities Operations Specialist - NC

Business Execution Consultant

This role consults on and participates in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within business execution. The specialist will contribute to large-scale planning, review and analyze complex business execution challenges, and collaborate with personnel to meet deliverables while leveraging a solid understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading initiatives to redesign and improve service fulfillment processes.
• Analyzing and optimizing workflows to reduce manual processing, improve efficiency, and minimize operational risk.
• Supporting automation initiatives and process re-engineering efforts across securities operations.
• Reviewing and analyzing complex operational processes across the trade lifecycle.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across operations, risk, and technology teams to drive improvements.
• Managing and supporting processes including onboarding, funding operations, cash payments, settlements, and reconciliation.
• Resolving complex escalations and operational issues within securities operations.
• Supporting governance, risk, and control initiatives to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
• Developing documentation, reporting, and recommendations for leadership.
• Mentoring team members and supporting execution of strategic initiatives.

Required qualifications include:

5+ years of securities operations experience within financial services. Strong process improvement and business execution experience, including operations redesign and workflow optimization. Experience working across trade lifecycle processes such as settlement, onboarding, funding, and reconciliation.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience with service fulfillment automation or operational transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration and ability to influence across functions.
• Experience with risk, controls, and audit readiness in securities/trade environments.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor team members.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments.

The estimated pay rate for this position is $53.00/hr to $57.00/hr.