Lead Operational Excellence Specialist

About the role

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy. We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. Are you an operational leader who has run production environments and transformed how services operate at scale ? Do you combine hands-on engineering credibility with the ability to shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders and drive lasting operational improvements ? In this role, you will lead the evolution of operational excellence across our mission-critical platforms and services. You will work closely with engineering, service owners and senior leadership to improve resilience, strengthen governance, and embed a culture of continuous improvement grounded in real-world operations . This role is critical to ensuring our licence to operate , enabling our teams to deliver stable, secure and high-performing services to our global community.