Rabobank

Team Leader - Financial Markets Services, Asia Pacific

Rabobank  •  Sydney, AU (Hybrid)  •  18 days ago
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Job Title

Team Leader - Financial Markets Services, Asia Pacific

About Us

Rabobank is the world’s leading specialist in food & agribusiness banking. One of our key strengths lies in our people who have a deep understanding of agriculture & are committed to adding long-term value for clients. Our commitment to our employees & clients is at the heart of everything we do.

About the role

As Team Leader - Financial Markets Services (FMS) APAC, you will be a trusted subject-matter expert within FMS Operations. Partnering closely with Markets & Treasury, you will lead a team to deliver accurate, timely & compliant day‑to‑day support across ANZ & Asia.

This role combines hands-on operational leadership with stakeholder engagement & continuous improvement, making it ideal for an experienced Markets or Treasury professional ready to step into a visible regional leadership position.

The team operates Monday to Friday from 12:30pm to 9:00pm (11:30am to 8:00pm during daylight saving), supporting the Asia time zone. This is a hybrid role, with a mix of office-based & work-from-home days.

Top Role Accountabilities:

  • Lead, coach & develop the FMS team to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes
  • Oversee core FMS operations across ANZ & Asia, including transaction processing, settlements, reporting, reconciliations & confirmations
  • Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, managing daily requests, issues & escalations
  • Ensure timely & accurate execution of financial market transactions in line with SLAs
  • Maintain high standards of accuracy, completeness & reliability across all processes
  • Review & sign manually created confirmations in line with regulatory timelines
  • Drive process improvements & operational initiatives, coordinating delivery & stakeholder engagement
  • Ensure timely investigation & resolution of cash & transaction reconciliation breaks

To be successful you will have:

  • 5+ years’ experience in a senior Treasury or Markets Operations role, ideally with regional exposure
  • Demonstrated experience leading, coaching & motivating teams
  • Strong knowledge of financial market products
  • Experience with payments & settlement systems (including SWIFT, RTGS & securities settlements platforms)
  • Excellent stakeholder management & communication skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving & decision-making capability
  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities & meet deadlines
  • A proactive, continuous improvement mindset
  • Chinese language (Mandarin or Cantonese) skills highly regarded
  • Willingness & ability to work 12:30pm–9:00pm, Monday to Friday, in a hybrid environment

Our Values

Rabobank Australia values inclusion, belonging, & positive experiences for all. Our work environment, our benefits, & the way we live our values, “Client Driven”, “Responsible”, “Professional” & “Cooperative” make it a great place to work. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any accommodations to make our opportunities more accessible to you.

Rabobank

About Rabobank

Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Our goal: to help customers realize their ambitions. We serve about 10 million customers in 47 countries. As an international financial institution, we work on the well-being and prosperity of millions of people. In the Netherlands, we serve individual and business customers. Globally, we focus on the food and agriculture sectors. For big or small challenges, in every area, people join forces in search of solutions. Rabobank has been doing this for 125 years, and we will continue to grow a better world together.

As an employer, we support the growth of colleagues every day. At Rabobank, you can work on your own development & shape the world around you. This is reflected in your own development budget, our hybrid work environment, and a good balance between your work and home life. You can work on banking matters for our individual and business customers, as well as on societal issues such as food and energy transitions.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Utrecht, NL
Year Founded
Unknown
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