Head of Securities
Unlimit is a London-based global fintech providing cross-border payment processing, business accounts, banking-as-a-service, card issuing, and crypto/stablecoin payment infrastructure.
About Unlimit
Founded in 2009, Unlimit operates a global financial-services platform for businesses, combining payment processing, local and international payment methods, multicurrency business accounts, banking-as-a-service APIs, card issuing, payment rails, and digital-asset on/off-ramp capabilities. The company is headquartered in London and operates across multiple continents.
Skills
About the Role
You will own the securities business end to end, covering trading, custody, clearing and settlement, and the controls around them. You will set strategy and budget, manage relationships with brokers, custodians and exchanges, oversee the trade lifecycle and reconciliations, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead and develop the securities team.
Requirements
- 10+ years in securities operations, brokerage or custody, with 4+ years leading a team
- Hands-on knowledge of the trade lifecycle across equities, fixed income and ETFs; derivatives a plus
- Strong knowledge of MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC regulation, CSDR and client asset safeguarding
- Experience with custodians, prime brokers and settlement systems (e.g. Euroclear, Clearstream, DTC, SWIFT ISO 15022/20022)
- Track record of building controls, reconciliations and procedures that pass audit
- Degree in finance, economics, accounting or related field
- Fluent English; Greek or Russian an advantage
- Able to meet CySEC fit-and-proper requirements; holder of CySEC Advanced Certificate or willing to obtain it
- Experience with tokenized securities
Responsibilities
- Set and deliver the securities business strategy, product scope and annual budget
- Build and manage relationships with brokers, custodians, CSDs, exchanges and liquidity providers
- Evaluate and onboard new instruments, markets and venues
- Oversee the full trade lifecycle from order handling to settlement
- Run daily reconciliations of positions, cash and securities
- Manage corporate actions, settlement fails, breaks and exceptions
- Ensure safeguarding of client financial instruments and funds
- Ensure compliance with MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC rules, MAR, CSDR and EMIR
- Own best-execution policy and transaction reporting accuracy
- Work with Compliance, Risk and AML on market abuse surveillance and client categorisation
- Define and maintain operational controls, KPIs, procedures and the risk register
- Act as key contact for audits and regulatory inspections
- Own requirements for OMS, back-office and reconciliation systems and drive automation
- Lead integration projects with new counterparties and venues
- Lead, hire and develop the securities team
- Report to senior management and the Board