Deposit & Custody Senior Lead

Wealth Global – Deposits, Custody & Sweeps Products is responsible for setting the global strategy, governance, and execution framework for the Wealth’s deposit, custody, and sweep product offerings. The team ensures global alignment, operational excellence, consistent product behaviours, and risk‑controlled delivery across all markets.

The organisation is undertaking a multi‑year transformation focused on product simplification, operational efficiency, platform modernization, and strengthening the global control environment. Delivering this requires rigorous programme execution, strong regional alignment, and close collaboration with Technology, Operations, Risk & Control, and regional business leadership.

The Deposit & Custody Senior Lead will work closely with the Global Product Head – Deposit & Custody to drive execution of global initiatives across Deposits, Custody & Sweeps. This role will lead strategic programmes, simplify product and process architecture, uplift controls, coordinate the global technology book of work, and strengthen cross‑regional collaboration.

• Ensure global control, operational, and product standards for Deposits, Custody & Sweeps are clearly defined and consistently implemented across regions.
• Partner with Risk & Control, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure strong control design, proactive issue identification, and high‑quality remediation.
• Support global governance routines spanning issue management, key risk indicators, process documentation, and testing frameworks.

• Provide insights, analysis, and decision support to the Global Product Head – Deposit & Custody on global priorities and strategic planning.
• Drive adoption of data‑driven, risk‑aware decision‑making across global product management.
• Identify emerging risks, simplification opportunities, and areas where enhanced coordination or redesign can improve client outcomes.

• Lead global transformation initiatives across Deposits, Custody & Sweeps, including product simplification, modernisation of platforms, and process re‑engineering.
• Coordinate execution with stakeholders across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance, and regional business teams.
• Support delivery of regulatory, operational, and strategic commitments tied to product quality, controls, and technology improvement.

• Act as the central coordination point across Americas, EMEA, and APAC, ensuring alignment and consistent execution.
• Lead global governance forums, ensuring transparency on milestones, risks, issues, and performance metrics.
• Promote a unified “One Global Product” mindset and facilitate collaboration across markets and functions.

• Drive alignment between the global technology book of work and product strategy, regulatory commitments, and operational priorities.
• Establish governance routines to improve transparency, prioritization, and dependency management across global delivery teams.
• Partner with Technology to enable timely delivery of critical enhancements, control improvements, and platform modernization initiatives.

• Proven ability to deliver complex, multi-region change programmes in a global financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of deposit, custody, sweep, or related liquidity products.
• Strong ability to influence, challenge constructively, and build alignment across a matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication and synthesis skills, capable of presenting complex issues clearly to senior leadership.
• Collaborative and relationship-driven, able to build trust across Product, Ops, Tech, Controls, and regional business leaders.
• Continuous improvement orientation, focused on simplification, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Resilient, proactive, and effective in dynamic and ambiguous environments.

• A good track record of experience in global financial services in product, transformation, COO, or risk/control leadership roles.
• Strong familiarity with deposits, custody, sweeps, or adjacent liquidity…