Securities Finance Specialist

Aware Super; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing support

Work from home tech reimbursement

Salary continuance insurance

Organisation-wide meeting-free zones

Job summary

Aware Super is seeking an experienced securities finance specialist to enhance our internalised securities finance function within the Liquidity & Markets team. You will work across financing, derivatives and collateral management to drive better investment outcomes for our 1.1 million members.

You will develop scalable processes, strengthen market relationships and identify opportunities across global markets while leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency and control frameworks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial markets or institutional investment.
• Hands-on experience with derivatives execution and portfolio management.
• Strong understanding of transaction lifecycle, collateral, financing, and counterparty risk.

Responsibilities

• Support securities finance strategies across asset classes using physical and synthetic instruments.
• Execute and manage full lifecycle of derivatives and physical transactions, including collateral and trade implementation.
• Conduct market, portfolio and relative-value analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Build relationships with broker-dealers, banks, and service providers to support execution and market intelligence.
• Drive AI, automation and process improvements to enhance efficiency and control frameworks.

Skills

5+ years experience

Derivatives execution

Portfolio management

Risk awareness

AI & automation mindset

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Aladdin

Job description

Your SUPER career starts here

As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

Sound good? Learn more about us and what we do at aware.com.au

Your New Role

The Liquidity and Markets team at Aware is growing. As we continue to expand our securities finance and beta capabilities, we're investing in the people, technology and market infrastructure needed to deliver stronger implementation alpha and outcomes for our members. We're now looking for an experienced securities finance specialist to grow that capability and deliver exceptional execution.

This is an exciting time to be joining Liquidity & Markets, and a rare opportunity to play a key role in the management and evolution of an internalised securities finance function. Working across financing, derivatives and collateral management, you'll help drive investment outcomes for our members, while developing scalable processes, strengthening market relationships and identifying new opportunities across global markets. Your role will include:

• Support the development and day-to-day management of securities finance strategies across asset classes, using both physical and synthetic instruments.
• Execute and manage the full lifecycle of derivatives and physical transactions, including, collateral, financing and trade implementation.
• Undertake market, portfolio and relative-value analysis to identify financing opportunities, implementation risks and trading insights.
• Build and maintain relationships with broker-dealers, banks, agent lenders and service providers to support execution, market intelligence and strategic initiatives.
• Drive innovation through AI, automation and process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, scalability and control frameworks.

How do you exceed our expectations?

• The idea of being part of our growth is exciting and you want to play a pivotal role in making super simple.
• 5+ years' experience in financial markets, investment management, investment banking or a similar institutional investment environment.
• Hands-on experience across derivatives execution, implementation and portfolio management, with securities finance and/or balance sheet management expertise.
• Strong understanding of transaction lifecycle management, collateral, financing, counterparty risk and supporting legal documentation.
• Experience implementing physical or synthetic beta strategies, or closely related portfolio implementation solutions, is highly regarded.
• Strong analytical capability, advanced Excel skills and experience using market and investment systems such as Bloomberg and Aladdin, combined with a passion for leveraging AI and automation to improve investment processes.
• You are balanced in accepting risk in any decision you face. You are curious to understand risk context and choose to speak up as we simplify, learn and grow.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you'll love working at Aware Super:

• Have a super impact: You'll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
• Be part of something super unique: You'll work to reshape super and retirement. We'll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
• Work with super humans: You'll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
• Feel super cared for: We'll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.

Desired Skills and Experience

Securities Finance, Beta, Trading, Dealing, Collateral Management, Forwards, Swaps, Options, Derivatives, Equities, Capital Markets, TCA Reporting, Coding, Python, Quantitative Techniques, Investment, Superannuation