AVP/Sr. Group Manager - Investment Operations (Asset management)

Company Description WNS, part of Capgemini, is an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation, serving more than 700 clients across 10 industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Shipping and Logistics, and Travel and Hospitality. We bring together deep domain excellence WNS core differentiator with AI-powered platforms and analytics to help businesses innovate, scale, adapt and build resilience in a world defined by disruption.Our purpose is clear: to enable lasting business value by designing intelligent, human-led solutions that deliver sustainable outcomes and a differentiated impact. With three global headquarters across four continents, operations in 13 countries, 65 delivery centers and more than 66,000 employees, WNS combines scale, expertise and execution to create meaningful, measurable impact. Job Description Primary Responsibilities Supervise a team focusing on accurate and timely trade booking and settlements, ensuring tasks are prioritized accordingly to meet processing deadlines Strong Domain and have worked on Equity , Fixed Income Derivatives , ETFS , Mutual Funds Hedge Funds , Private Funds Work closely with front office and business partners to provide daily operational support included but not limited to trade entry, confirmations processing, settlements, and reconciliation Act as a subject matter expert on firms operational workflows and processes Take responsibility and provide proactive communication while troubleshooting and resolving issues related to trade processing and settlements Identify risk issues and use good judgement in communicating issues to management attention and escalating matters when warranted. Strong knowledge of TLM/DUCO for Cash and stock/NOSTRO reconciliations., Alladin SimCorp Dimension, Alteryx. Know to Build Controls on process, identify the GAPS in the process, and provide solutions to mitigate the same. Play a key role in Risk Mitigating and ensuring the team adheres the same. Good reporting skills and understand on the drafting of KPI/KRA. Draft Training plan and know how to prepare new process flow maps. Perform Independent RCA and appraise the Sr Management regularly on the Process gaps. Build and work on Process Health Indicators and regular monitor the same. Play a key role in People Management and People grooming and track the low performers Address the areas of improvement and bring Cost efficiency and prepare blue print on FTE reduction Develop strong client relationships and partner with front office and IT to realize the full potential of operational workflows Actively ensure upward and downward communication of developments and issues Independently manage the Client and internal Governance such as Monthly review meeting Quarterly review meeting with both external /internal stakeholders. Hands on Experience on working the SOX Audit compliance and other ISO Quality Audits and coordinate with Auditors. Have delivered projects on FTE Savings and Head count reduction. Create and implement on People Grooming plan. Have Performed review and Conducted Appraisal and prepare the Employee Yearly Goals in alignment with the process targets. Qualifications Full understanding of different types of products fixed income, equities and derivatives Understanding of the life cycle of the trade from execution to settlement Solid knowledge of Order Management Systems Understanding of operational risks and controls Analytical ability to evaluate the root causes of the problems and aptitude to understand complex workflows Able to manage variable workloads, understand urgency, multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines Strong teamwork ethic whilst also having the ability to function without explicit direction, challenge yourself to learn new things and continually improve Effective communication skills, both written and verbal Qualifications Bachelors + MBA preferable. Industry relevant certifications preferable .