Global Network - Market Registration Consultant

 

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Job Description

The Global Network - Market Registration Consultant serves as a subject matter expert and trusted partner to U.S. Bank's WCIB business lines, relationship managers, product teams, and clients on access to international financial markets. The role provides guidance on foreign investor registration requirements, account opening structures, market-entry regulations, documentation standards, and related regulatory obligations across assigned global markets. Working closely with clients, internal stakeholders, subcustodian banks, and market infrastructures, the consultant facilitates efficient and compliant market access while advising on market-specific requirements, timelines, risks, and operational considerations. This role tracks regulatory and market infrastructure changes across global markets, helping stakeholders navigate evolving requirements while driving solutions that facilitate a seamless onboarding and market-entry process for clients. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of global custody, market registration requirements, and international market infrastructures, coupled with exceptional communication, relationship management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary consultant and subject matter expert for assigned international markets, providing guidance to clients, business lines, and internal stakeholders on foreign investor registration, market access, account opening requirements, and regulatory considerations.
• Advise clients and partners on market-entry strategies, investment eligibility, account structures, registration requirements, local market practices, licensing requirements, and documentation standards.
• Develop and maintain expertise in assigned markets, including regulatory developments, market reforms, settlement frameworks, investor identification requirements, beneficial ownership disclosures, and operational considerations.
• Collaborate with clients, sub-custodians, market infrastructures, exchanges, CSDs, and regulatory bodies to facilitate and drive complex market-entry and onboarding projects across global markets.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders during onboarding discussions, due diligence reviews, RFP responses, and sales engagements, providing guidance on global custody solutions and market access considerations.
• Lead and support client conversions, market-entry initiatives, and strategic consulting engagements, ensuring seamless transitions and effective navigation of local market requirements and operational complexities.
• Provide proactive market intelligence and updates on regulatory changes, emerging market developments, and industry trends that may impact clients, business lines, or account structures.
• Collaborate with operations, compliance, legal, tax, risk, technology, product, and business line partners to develop and implement solutions that support efficient and compliant access to global markets.
• Lead discussions and manage escalations related to market registration challenges, documentation requirements, regulatory reviews, and market-specific issues.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance market profiles, registration guides, client-facing materials, and internal knowledge resources to support informed decision-making and consistent service delivery.
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, mitigate risk, accelerate onboarding timelines, increase transparency, and improve the overall client experience.
• Promote knowledge sharing and industry best practices by delivering training, educational sessions, and market updates to internal stakeholders, clients, and external partners.
• Support strategic projects, industry initiatives, and business growth opportunities related to international market access, custody services, and regulatory change.
• Prepare and deliver management reporting on workload, service performance, regulatory developments, key risks, and strategic initiatives.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Strong background in global custody, securities services, client onboarding, market registration, or market-entry consulting, with proven experience navigating complex financial markets and custody-related processes. Direct global custody experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of foreign investor registration requirements in beneficial owner markets and international market access processes preferred.
• Professional experience interacting with institutional clients, relationship managers, regulators, subcustodians, and market infrastructures is highly desirable.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, supported by exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Work collaboratively and effectively across teams and interact professionally with clients, manager, and market authorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in documentation and compliance activities.
• Excellent leadership skills, communication and project management skills
• Effectively demonstrates analytical abilities, adept problem-solving skills, and sound decision-making capabilities.
• Exceptional customer relations, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical and computer navigation skills, with experience leveraging Microsoft Office applications and various software platforms to improve productivity, streamline processes, and support operational objectives.

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $124,650.00 - 152,350.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.