Global Market Operations VP – Margin, Middle Office Settlements

Deloitte

Global Market Operations VP overseeing collateral, margin, and middle-office settlements for Deloitte’s financial-services operations. Leading controls, remediation, automation, reporting, and strategic change across complex Markets Operations processes.

Posted 8/5/2026contractGlasgow • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Collateral Management and Margin Operations, with a strong focus on process improvement, control frameworks, and stakeholder engagement. Capable of leveraging data analytics and automation to enhance operational efficiency and risk management.

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Collateral ManagementMargin OperationsProcess ImprovementControl FrameworksStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Margin Lifecycle UnderstandingOperational Risk AssessmentControl Effectiveness EvaluationData AnalysisChange Management

Soft Skills

Stakeholder EngagementTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Core Margin PlatformsAI Tooling

Industry Keywords

Middle-Office ExperienceAudit InteractionGovernance ExpectationsControl UpliftProcess Efficiency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and oversee delivery of Collateral, Margin & Valuations Services processes across margin calculation, reconciliation, and collateral settlement.
Provide oversight of controls within the core margin platform.
Review and challenge exceptions, breaks, and disputes, and coordinate resolution and escalation.
Act as the primary escalation point for complex issues across Business, Risk, and Technology.
Maintain accountability for control execution, design, embedding, and evidence.
Lead process improvement and control enhancement initiatives, including automation, standardisation, and reduction of manual intervention.
Drive strategic change programmes and translate business requirements into implementable solutions.
Oversee MI and reporting, articulating themes, risks, and trends to senior stakeholders.
Engage with Audit, Operational Risk, and Control functions on process design, control operation, and remediation.
Support resource planning, prioritisation, and oversight of junior team members across BAU and change objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in collateral management or margin operations, with understanding of the end-to-end margin lifecycle and associated risks
Proven ability to oversee and challenge operational processes, controls, and outputs in a complex environment
Experience managing or leading process improvement and change initiatives, including control uplift and automation
Strong understanding of control frameworks and governance expectations, including audit and risk interaction
Margin experience ideally, or general middle-office experience with settlements
Ability to assess and articulate operational risk, control effectiveness, and remediation actions
Advanced analytical capability and ability to interpret complex data and identify root causes and themes
Strong stakeholder management skills with senior business, risk, and technology partners
Ability to prioritise BAU delivery and change activity while maintaining control discipline
Change, business analysis, and/or project management experience within a Markets Operations setting considered
Strong knowledge of control architecture within core margin platforms
Experience leading control uplift, transformation, or strategic programmes
Ability to leverage data, analytics, and emerging AI tooling to enhance control visibility, MI, and process efficiency
Track record of engagement with stakeholders and governance forums, including ownership of remediation outcomes

Benefits

Comp & perks

1 day working from home per week
Potential to go permanent