Senior Trade Finance Product Manager

**Career Opportunity: Trade Finance Product Manager Controls Lead**

At the heart of a global financial institution, you will find a team dedicated to shaping careers and driving growth. Our Global Trade and Working Capital Solutions (TWCS) business is seeking a highly skilled and visionary Senior Trade Finance Product Manager Controls Lead to join our team in Dublin.

This critical role is designed to be at the forefront of our digital transformation journey, directly contributing to the enhancement and automation of our control environment within the TWCS business. Reporting directly to the Head of TWCS Business Execution, the successful candidate will be responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and leading the execution of a comprehensive controls automation strategy across our diverse Trade Finance platforms.

The primary focus will be on developing and implementing technology-driven solutions for Trade product controls. This mandate spans controls automation across all our products, regions, and countries, ensuring an end-to-end focus from deal origination and execution through client onboarding and transaction processing to post-transaction servicing.

The role will have full ownership of the underlying technology platform and manage relationships with key external and internal technology partners.

**Key Responsibilities and Focus Areas**

• Strategic Controls Automation:

• Design and implement technology-driven solutions to automate existing manual controls, reducing operational risk and enhancing efficiency.

• Automation of Controls Processes:

• Transaction Monitoring:
  • Develop automated rules and alerts for unusual transaction patterns or deviations from standard operating procedures.
• Compliance Checks:
  • Automate the verification of regulatory requirements and internal policy adherence at various stages of the trade finance lifecycle.
• Document Processing:
  • Utilize automation to streamline the intake, indexing, and verification of trade finance documents.
• Exception Handling:
  • Design automated workflows to triage and route exceptions for review, improving response times and reducing manual intervention.

• Platform Integration and Optimization:

• Collaborate with technology teams to integrate automated controls seamlessly into our Trade Finance systems and platforms, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.

• Risk Mitigation and De-risking:

• Proactively identify control gaps and vulnerabilities, developing and deploying automated solutions to de-risk the business and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and internal policies.

• Performance Monitoring, Analytics and Reporting:

• Establish robust metrics, analytics, and reporting mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of automated controls and provide real-time insights to senior management on control performance and risk exposure.

**Requirements and Qualifications:**

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Extensive experience: In Trade Finance operations, product management, or risk and control functions within a banking institution.

• Extensive experience in technology management, including vendor relationships and platform ownership.

• Demonstrable expertise in leveraging automation technologies, with a strong emphasis on AI and RPA implementations, workflow automation, and other scripting/programming skills relevant to business process automation.

• Proven track record in designing, implementing, and optimizing automated control frameworks.

• Strong understanding of Trade Finance products, processes, and associated operational and regulatory risks.

• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives, with a focus on delivering tangible results in a complex, global environment.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and foster strong relationships across various functions.

• A proactive, innovative, and solution-oriented mindset, with a passion for driving change and operational excellence.

**What We Offer:**

By joining us, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support your well-being and success.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

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