Principal Officer

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Job Title: Principal Officer – GIFT City
Location: Gandhinagar
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced professional to lead and oversee the operations of our GIFT IFSC entity, a fintech-led broker-dealer business focused primarily on providing access to US-listed equities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).
The Principal Officer will be responsible for overseeing business operations, ensuring adherence to applicable IFSCA regulations, maintaining robust governance and internal controls, and coordinating with regulatory authorities and key business partners. The role requires a strong understanding of securities markets, brokerage operations, regulatory requirements, and cross-border trading arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Business Operations & Regulatory Oversight
Oversee the overall operations of the GIFT IFSC entity and ensure adherence to applicable IFSCA regulations, guidelines, circulars, and directions.
Establish and maintain robust operating procedures, governance frameworks, and internal controls.
Ensure timely completion of applicable regulatory filings, reporting, disclosures, and operational requirements.
Coordinate with senior management, compliance, risk, finance, technology, and operations teams to ensure effective business functioning.
2. US Equities & ETF Brokerage
Oversee operational processes supporting access to US-listed equities and ETFs.
Monitor trade execution arrangements, trade confirmations, clearing and settlement, custody, reconciliation, and corporate actions, as applicable to the business model.
Manage coordination with overseas brokers, custodians, banking partners, and other intermediaries.
Ensure appropriate controls around client accounts, transaction processing, operational exceptions, and service delivery.
3. Risk Management & Internal Controls
Identify and manage operational, regulatory, counterparty, settlement, and business risks.
Monitor adherence to internal policies, approved procedures, escalation protocols, and risk controls.
Drive resolution of operational issues, control gaps, audit observations, and regulatory findings.
Support business continuity planning and periodic reviews of operational effectiveness.
4. Compliance & Client Protection
Work closely with the designated Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and legal requirements.
Oversee operational support for client onboarding, KYC, AML/CFT, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and customer due diligence.
Ensure effective grievance management, incident escalation, record maintenance, and appropriate reporting.
Promote a strong compliance culture across the organisation.
5. Regulatory & Stakeholder Management
Serve as a key point of coordination with IFSCA and other relevant stakeholders in relation to the Principal Officer's responsibilities.
Coordinate regulatory inspections, audits, information requests, and remediation activities.
Track regulatory developments affecting the GIFT IFSC entity and ensure appropriate implementation.
Provide periodic updates to senior management on business operations, regulatory matters, risks, and control effectiveness.
Candidate Profile
Relevant professional or postgraduate qualification in finance, law, accountancy, business management, commerce, economics, capital markets, banking, insurance, actuarial science, fintech, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, or another qualification permitted under applicable IFSCA regulations.
Experience in financial services, capital markets, securities brokerage, or a regulated financial-services business, meeting the applicable IFSCA eligibility requirements.
Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, operational governance, risk controls, and securities-market processes.
Exposure to US equities, ETFs, international brokerage, global market access, or cross-border securities operations is highly desirable.
Experience managing external stakeholders, audits, regulatory reporting, and operational teams.
Strong ownership, decision-making, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Willingness to work from GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
Preferred Background
Principal Officer or senior operations professional from a GIFT IFSC-registered broker-dealer or global-access business.
Professionals from international brokerages, securities-market intermediaries, or fintech platforms offering global investment access.
Candidates with hands-on experience in regulatory oversight, international trading operations, and coordination with overseas market intermediaries.
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