Corporate Actions Client Support Associate Director

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?  

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.  

Pay and Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role: 

The Enterprise Business Operations (EBO) organization is responsible for all operations and asset services supporting the following DTCC businesses: The Depository Trust Company (DTC), National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) – Government Securities Division (GSD) & Mortgage-Backed Securities Division (MBSD), Wealth Management Services (WMS), and Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS). EBO's mission is to provide the Securities Industry with superior operations processing and client services support in an environment that minimizes risk and cost while maximizing efficiency. 

Corporate Actions Client Support provides phone and Salesforce inquiry support to DTC clients for Asset Services products. The team partners with Operations and Agents, to ensure timely resolutions are provided and strengthen the relationship between DTC and its clients. Corporate Actions Client Support is the central point of contact for Asset Services escalations and manages the handling and tracking of escalations through completion for both clients and relationship managers. Key Functions and Responsibilities: research and respond to data service client inquiries via email to case within Salesforce and via telephone and the My DTCC web portal.

Your Primary Responsibilities: 

• Performs oversight of day-to-day processing activities, including exception resolution, achievement of metrics and benchmarks, adherence to controls, audit follow-up, compliance, and risk management activities.
• Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, using available data, perceives the impact and implications of decisions. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely results.
• Understands, applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized business functions. Supports, drives continuous improvement for process and procedures; ensures procedures are continually followed and updated.
• Articulates and presents complex or technical information clearly and effectively to stakeholders and/or non-technical colleagues, in both small and large group settings.
• Oversees performance management by developing, and coaching team. Strong talent evaluator with a focus on development of others to perform by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
• Uses subject matter expertise to review and enhance the control environment, and identify and implement process improvements.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate issue resolution, process improvements, and risk reduction. Takes a lead role on department projects and initiatives.
• Implements short and medium term strategy and ensures execution of divisional goals at a department level.
• Oversees development of training plans and delivery to meet staff development targets.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Highlights the expected benefits of new actions and strategies to help others overcome fears of change.
• Fosters a culture where honesty and transparency are expected.
• Proactively seeks feedback from others on his/her own performance.