FX Front Office Trading Services, Vice President at State Street in Sydney, NSW

Job description

Who we are looking for We are looking for a Vice President to serve as one of the Regional Leads for Front Office Trading Services “FOTS” providing leadership for Markets Sales & Trading support model. This role will report to the Global Head of Front Office Trading Services and will be responsible for leading FOTS support functions across Foreign Exchange and Financing Solutions (in a matrix capacity) across North America, EMEA, and APAC. The successful candidate will oversee front-office-aligned support for FX across APAC region and assist with building out support model for FS businesses, including Agency Lending, Secured Financing, and Prime Services. The role will ensure that the FOTS organization operates as an effective extension of the trading teams, supporting post-trade lifecycle events, exception management, client- and market-specific workflows, inquiry management, and production readiness for trading-related systems and applications. Why this role is important to us The team you will be joining is part of State Street Markets. State Street Markets supports institutional clients through trading, securities lending, financing, liquidity, and innovative portfolio solutions. Front Office Trading Services team supports front-office execution and post-execution activities across FX suite of products and will expand its coverage to Financing Solutions with a dedicated leadership structure for Agency Lending, Secured Financing, and Prime Services. What you will be responsible for As a Regional Lead for FX Front Office Trading Services, Vice President, you will: Lead the regional FX Front Office Trading Services (FX FOTS) teams across APAC, providing support for FX Products and Services in a scalable, controlled, and client-focused operating model. Support the strategic build-out of the APAC Financing Solutions FOTS team and operating model by partnering with global FOTS leadership and stakeholders across Agency Lending, Prime Brokerage, and Secured Financing to deliver scalable support, operational excellence, and consistent client experience across the region. Serve as a Regional Lead while contributing to the global FOTS strategy, ensuring processes, training, client support models, and operating procedures are developed with a global-first approach and consistently executed across all regions. Partner with FX Sales & Trading and eFX teams, leading front-office support for post-trade lifecycle activities, exception management, workflow execution, and operational risk oversight across FX products. Drive timely resolution of trade, booking, account, balance, and workflow exceptions while managing client, market, and product-specific support activities in partnership with Operations, Technology, Risk, and Client Service teams. Review and enhance support processes, controls, escalation frameworks, and service standards to ensure operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management. Lead operational readiness for new products, systems, and workflow enhancements, including testing, implementation support, procedure development, and adoption across regional and global organization. Drive continuous improvement, control enhancement, and issue remediation initiatives to strengthen resiliency, reduce operational risk, and improve client and business outcomes. Lead and develop a high-performing regional team through talent development, succession planning, cross-training, and a culture of accountability, client focus, collaboration, and continuous improvement. What we value Strategic Leadership & Global Collaboration – Demonstrated ability to lead geographically distributed teams across APAC while fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, partnership, and continuous improvement. Client-Centric Mindset – Proven ability to build trusted relationships with Sales & Trading, clients, counterparties, and business partners to deliver exceptional service, solve complex challenges, and support b