Senior Manager - Capital Markets Operations Transformation (FSI)

Sia Partners

Sia Partners

Operations

Posted on Jun 6, 2026

Job description

As a Senior Manager supporting our Corporate & Investment Banking practice, you will lead client engagements focused on front-to-back operating model design, process optimization, and technology enablement across institutional broker dealers, investment & digital-native banks, and market infrastructure providers.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in capital markets operations (e.g., trade lifecycle, post-trade processing, middle office, or data management) combined with strong consulting, stakeholder management, and delivery leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

In this role, you are expected to:

  • Demonstrate Post-Trade Operations Expertise: Bring strong working knowledge of post-trade operations within capital markets including trade capture and booking, allocations, confirmations and affirmations, custodian, clearing and settlements, asset servicing, securities financing and collateral management, reconciliations and break management and market infrastructure environments.

  • Apply Knowledge of Financial Markets & Products: Understand how evolution to post-trade operations impacts traditional financial products and market activities, including equities, fixed income, funds, collateral, securities financing, payments, clearing, settlement, custody, and corporate actions.

  • Translate Technical Concepts into Business Solutions: Explain complex post-trade operations concepts in a clear, practical way for senior business, operations, technology, risk, and regulatory stakeholders.

  • Always on Markets: Identify how changes to post-trade operations, including T+0 and continuous settlements and extended trading impacts front-to-back processes, including trade lifecycle, booking models, settlement processes, data flows, controls, reconciliation, client reporting, and integration with legacy platforms.

  • Navigate Regulatory, Risk & Control Considerations: Understand the regulatory and control environment surrounding post-trade settlements, including custody, recordkeeping, compliance, operational risk, third-party risk, data privacy, resiliency, and governance expectations.

  • Shape Client Solutions & Delivery Approaches: Support clients in defining post-trade operation strategies, use cases, business cases, implementation roadmaps, vendor or platform considerations, pilot design, testing approaches, and adoption plans.

  • Drive Business Development: Identify, develop, and expand client opportunities through account knowledge, cross-selling, proposal development, commercial discussions, and relationship building across new and existing clients while contributing to originated and managed revenue targets.

  • Coach & Develop Teams: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate consultants and managers, set clear goals, provide feedback, address team challenges, and contribute to recruiting and capability-building efforts.

  • Contribute to Firm Leadership: Share knowledge and best practices, support internal initiatives, represent Sia externally, and serve as a role model for consultants through professionalism, ownership, and leadership by example.