Reconciliations Strategy Lead

We are currently mobilising a large-scale, multi-year transformation programme to rebuild the front-to-back reconciliations function for a leading global Tier-1 investment bank. We are establishing a foundational leadership team responsible for building and scaling this modern function from the ground up, including setting the overall programme strategy, defining the target architecture, and establishing a future-proof Target Operating Model (TOM). We are seeking a highly competent and drive-focused Manager to lead core delivery streams within this flagship programme.

In this role, you will sit at the crucial intersection of technology, business architecture, and post-trade operations, driving strategic alignment across front-office trading platforms, middle-office operations, back-office sub-ledgers, and general ledger ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities Programme Strategy & Delivery Leadership:
Lead key work streams in mobilising and executing the front-to-back reconciliations rebuild, delivering structured strategic plans, project timelines, and executive deliverables. Target Operating Model (TOM) Design:
Help define and implement a global operational framework, establishing standardized exception management workflows, global governance structures, SLAs, and operational KPI dashboards. Business & Target Architecture:
Map complex trade, cash, position, and ledger data flows across global banking systems. Design modern architectural patterns that streamline matching, reduce false-positive breaks, and eliminate manual interventions. Technology Strategy & Modernisation:
Collaborate with enterprise architecture and vendor platforms (e.g., Smart Stream TLM, Duco, Auto Rek, Gresham) alongside cloud-native streaming and API architectures to modernise legacy reconciliation engines. Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership:
Act as a trusted advisor to senior executive stakeholders across Risk, Operations, Finance, and IT divisions, translating complex technical architectures into actionable operational roadmaps. Team Capability Building:
Mentor and direct junior consultants, business analysts, and functional architects to scale project delivery capability. Required Capabilities & Qualifications Core

Qualifications:

Consulting / Delivery Track Record:
Proven experience as a Manager or Senior Consultant within top-tier management consultancies, technology services firms, or lead delivery roles within Tier-1 Global Investment/Wholesale Banking institutions. Domain Expertise:
Deep domain knowledge of capital markets trade lifecycle, front-to-back post-trade operations, trade matching, position recs, cash/nostro recs, inventory, and general ledger reconciliation. Business Architecture & Data Flows:
Hands-on experience mapping end-to-end data flows, data lineage, and integration patterns across front-office (e.g., Murex, Calypso), middle-office, and sub-ledger systems. Technology Architecture Strategy:
Practical knowledge of enterprise reconciliation matching engines, modern data architecture patterns (APIs, real-time streaming/Kafka, data mesh), and exception management automation. Stakeholder Management:
Outstanding communication, facilitation, and executive presence with a demonstrated ability to drive consensus across matrixed global teams. Preferred / Desirable

Skills:

Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting financial reconciliations (e.g., BCBS 239, EMIR, MiFIR, CSDR). Hands-on familiarity with reconciliation tools such as Smart Stream TLM, Duco, Gresham Clareti, or Auto Rek.

Experience with AI/ML-driven automated exception management or smart workflow orchestration engines. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.