About Unlimit
Unlimit is the global financial infrastructure for the borderless agentic economy. Designed to bridge the gap between fragmented local markets and the future of autonomous commerce, Unlimit provides the programmable operating layer for the world’s most ambitious businesses.
Through an integrated technology stack, the platform unifies global payment acceptance, programmable financial accounts, and digital asset rails into a singular financial layer. By mapping hyper-local payment ecosystems directly into its architecture, Unlimit enables businesses to move value and settle transactions instantly across continents.
Built on decades of hard-won regulatory depth and an extensive global license portfolio, the platform provides direct access to a massive global infrastructure. With major hubs in London, San Francisco, Singapore, São Paulo, and Mexico City, Unlimit is building the infrastructure that makes global expansion a matter of code, not geography.
The Head of Securities owns Unlimit's securities business end to end: trading, custody, clearing and settlement, and the controls around them. The role reports to the CEO of the investment firm entity (or COO), leads the securities operations team, and is the senior point of contact for brokers, custodians, exchanges and the regulator on securities matters.
Key responsibilities:
Set and deliver the securities business strategy, product scope and annual budget.
Build and manage relationships with executing brokers, custodians, CSDs, exchanges and liquidity providers.
Evaluate new instruments, markets and venues, and lead their onboarding.
Oversee the full trade lifecycle: order handling, execution, confirmation, clearing and settlement.
Run daily reconciliations of positions, cash and securities across custodians and internal books.
Manage corporate actions, settlement fails, breaks and exceptions to resolution.
Ensure safeguarding of client financial instruments and funds
Ensure the securities business complies with MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC rules, MAR, CSDR and EMIR as applicable.
Own best-execution policy and monitoring, and transaction reporting (RTS 22) accuracy.
Work with Compliance, Risk and AML on market abuse surveillance, client categorisation and suitability/appropriateness.
Define and maintain operational controls, KPIs, procedures and the securities risk register.
Act as key contact for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.
Own requirements for OMS, back-office and reconciliation systems; drive automation and STP.
Lead integration projects with new counterparties and venues.
Lead, hire and develop the securities team; set objectives and run performance reviews.
Report to senior management and the Board on performance, incidents and risk.
Strategy and business
Operations
Risk, compliance and regulation
Technology and change
People
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 working 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 and regulatory review.
Degree in finance, economics, accounting or a related field.
Fluent English; Greek or Russian an advantage.
Able to meet CySEC fit-and-proper requirements; holder of the CySEC Advanced Certificate, or willing to obtain it.
Experience with tokenized securities
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in securities operations, brokerage, or custody
- 4+ years of experience leading a team
- Hands-on knowledge of the trade lifecycle across equities, fixed income, and ETFs
- Knowledge of derivatives
- Strong working knowledge of MiFID II/MiFIR, CySEC regulation, CSDR, and client asset safeguarding
- Experience with custodians, prime brokers, and settlement systems such as Euroclear, Clearstream, DTC, and SWIFT ISO 15022/20022
- Track record of building controls, reconciliations, and procedures that pass audit and regulatory review
- Degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related field
- Fluent English
- Greek or Russian language skills
- Ability to meet CySEC fit-and-proper requirements
- CySEC Advanced Certificate or willingness to obtain it
- Experience with tokenized securities
What We Do
From London to Singapore and from San Francisco to São Paulo, we help businesses enter new markets, explore new industries, and reach new milestones. We are driven by a deep-seated determination to be the best possible partner for our customers – giving you the support you need to capitalize on a world that’s changing at breakneck speed. Our mission is to provide innovators with a convenient and simple financial interface that enables payments to flow freely and invisibly across borders. We offer a wide range of services, including payment gateway, card acquiring, business accounts, card issuing, alternative payment methods, and more. That’s the reason why we are called Unlimit: we provide unlimited growth opportunities for our customers, freeing them from the payment constraints. Unlimit - Borderless Payments
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