Role Title: Operations Lead – Digital Finance
About Albany Beck
Albany Beck is a dynamic consulting firm specialising in financial services, partnering with top-tier investment banks and financial institutions. We are currently seeking a skilled Operations Lead to join a large-scale programme with one of our most prestigious Digital Finance clients.
Role Overview
* Supporting the Trading and Asset Management business in 24/7 digital and traditional markets, we are looking for flexible and dynamic individuals to help drive growth from this exciting launch phase.
* You will be responsible for managing client Prime Brokers, Custodians, and trading venues, ensuring timely trade settlement, meeting margin calls, and appropriately funding accounts in a sophisticated global trading environment.
* This is an opportunity to join a growing business in a critical function, helping to design and shape the role and its processes. We are seeking candidates who can support a 24/7 global operation, including weekends.
Key Responsibilities:
* Reconciliations – Ensuring trades and positions reconcile with Prime Brokers, Trading venues, and Custodians.
* Managing Cash and Digital Balances – Instructing transfers of both fiat and digital currencies and assets.
* Counterparty Management – Liaising with trading counterparties to ensure timely settlement.
* Process Management – Helping to design processes for new trading flows and asset types while optimizing existing flows for automation and efficiency.
* Banking and Currency Rails – Managing accounts across currencies to support business operations within agreed settlement periods.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Confident, organized, and self-motivated – able to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
* Experience in settlements for both traditional and digital assets.
* Exposure to a high-volume crypto trading environment across multiple regions and asset classes.
* Strong problem-solving skills, ability to think proactively, and identify process improvement opportunities.
* Experience in transformation and change management.
* Strong analytical skills.
* Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues and client