Regulatory Ops specialist - EMIR

Aptic Groupe; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptic Groupe is seeking a Regulatory Ops specialist – EMIR for an 18-month assignment to strengthen its post-trade operations. Reporting to the middle office, you will ensure compliant, reliable transaction flows under European transparency rules.

The role covers oversight of EMIR/SFTR reporting, data reconciliations, dashboards, and cross-functional governance with front office, legal, and tech teams; English fluency is required due to international interactions.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in a Middle Office or Capital Markets Operations environment.
• Strong analytical rigour with ability to prioritise.
• Autonomy in problem-solving and proactive approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with international teams.
• Fluent English required for daily interaction.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily regulatory reporting for derivatives and securities financing transactions (EMIR / SFTR).
• Review reconciliations of data submitted to trade repositories and resolve rejections and pairing/matching breaks.
• Manage delegated reporting flows with custodians and external partners to ensure accuracy of submissions (positions, collateral, valuations).
• Design and maintain operational dashboards (risk and volume KPIs).
• Act as subject-matter expert on regulatory changes and related IT system adaptation projects.
• Identify recurring issues, map operational risks, and automate/optimise processing workflows.
• Document and keep up to date all operating procedures within the scope.
• Centralise requests and manage relationships with key stakeholders (front office, legal, compliance, technical teams and service providers).
• Lead cross-functional scoping meetings to streamline the handling of complex cases.

Skills

Regulatory reporting

Middle Office

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Python

SQL

VBA

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

Our client, an internatonal asset management firm, is looking to strengthen its middle office and is seeking a:

Regulatory Ops specialist – EMIR – 18-month assignement

The role :

Reporting to the post-trade operations division, you ensure the compliance, integrity and reliability of transaction flows subject to European market transparency regulations.

Your responsibilities cover three main areas:

Oversight & operational compliance :

• Monitor daily regulatory reporting for derivatives and securities financing transactions (EMIR / SFTR).
• Review reconciliations of data submitted to trade repositories and resolve rejections and pairing/matching breaks.
• Manage delegated reporting flows with custodians and external partners to ensure the accuracy of submissions (positions, collateral, valuations).
• Design and maintain operational dashboards (risk and volume KPIs).
• Act as subject-matter expert on regulatory changes and related IT system adaptation projects.
• Identify recurring issues, map operational risks, and automate/optimise processing workflows.
• Document and keep up to date all operating procedures within the scope.

Interface & governance :

• Centralise requests and manage relationships with key stakeholders (front office, legal, compliance, technical teams and service providers).
• Lead cross-functional scoping meetings to streamline the handling of complex cases.

Profile :

• Experience: 2 to 4 years in a Middle Office or Capital Markets Operations environment, ideally at an asset manager or investment bank.
• Strong analytical rigour, ability to prioritise, and autonomy in problem-solving.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working with multidisciplinary, international teams.
• Languages: fluent English required (daily international interaction).

Technical skills :

• Very good understanding of the derivatives lifecycle (OTC, listed, clearing, collateral).
• Solid command of regulatory transparency requirements (EMIR, SFTR).
• Hands-on experience with scripting/automation languages (Python, SQL or VBA) is a real plus.