Job Description

Leading Financial Services organisation seeking a Executive Director to join their Operations department in St Louis, MO, focused on Credit & Custody.

Key Responsibilities

• Sets overall strategic direction for Operations in cooperation with other Executive Directors and Senior Management.
• Establishes and develops oversight procedures and documentation to ensure department policies and procedures comply with industry standards and regulations.
• Directs, evaluates, hires, terminates, subordinate staff, as appropriate.
• Communicates the firm’s mission and oversees leadership within assigned departments.
• Coordinates with other internal departments, such as Compliance and Enterprise Risk, to ensure firm policies are followed.
• Ensures Directors have the necessary resources to fulfill new initiatives.
• Ensures appropriate career paths and training and development resources are in place and used to cultivate and improve Operations associates.
• Promotes effective communication within and outside areas of responsibility.
• Ensures consistent adherence to Corporate & Regulatory policies.
• Designs projects necessary to improve the overall efficiency of the Operations area.
• Oversees new product introduction and development.
• Interacts with internal/external auditors and regulators, as necessary.

Skills/ Experience Required

• Minimum Required: 10+ years of relevant experience within the financial services industry, preferably including a broker dealer back office environment
• Strong working knowledge and thorough understanding of industry regulations.
• Deep understanding of brokerage operations with extensive experience in the relevant subject areas.
• Ability to analyze and interpret industry rules and regulations.
• Positive leadership and teamwork skills to effectively manage projects. Ability to lead, train, and support team members to develop career progression within the department. You will be managing a small team of directors in this role
• Excellent communication skills to present to internal/external business partners.
• Ability to interact with all levels of management and externally with auditors and examiners.
• Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licenses & Credentials, Systems, Tech.

• Minimum Required: FINRA Series 7, 63, 24 & 27.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365: Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access (or SQL).
• Thorough understanding of applicable BETA functions. #LI-AS1

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