Associate, Middle Officer Support Trading Equity

Crédit Agricole CIB; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB in New York is seeking a Middle Officer in Equity Trading Support. You will provide operational support for equity trading activities, including strategies, investments, and global repo/indexing, ensuring accurate lifecycle management.

The role requires 3–5 years in MO Equity trading support, and solid knowledge of Equity Derivatives (Vanilla and Structured). Proactivity, organization, and strong Excel/VBA skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3-5 yrs experience in MO Equity trading support.
• Mandatory theoretical and operational knowledge of Equity Derivatives (Vanilla and Structured).

Responsibilities

• Provide support for Strategic Equity Trading, Equity Investment Solutions, and Global Repo and Indexing activities.
• Monitor and validate transaction lifecycle and reference data within Front Office and Back Office tools.
• Coordinate between Front Office, MO/BO, and IT Support for issues and process improvements.
• Assist with control of transaction modeling, invoices, and lifecycle events.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Sophis

Excel

VBA

Word

Job description

Candidate will join Capital Markets Operations (CMO), which has global responsibility for all operational support functions (MO and BO) dedicated to market activities. Within CMO, the Markets Middle Offices (CMM) are responsible for controlling the booking of transactions in CACIB's Front Office and Back Office tools and for managing the transaction lifecycle.

The Capital Markets Middle Office scope includes:

• FO to BO Processing & Reconciliation Middle Office
• Fees & Brokerage Middle Office

Tasks And Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of a Middle Officer in Equity Trading Support fall within the scope of providing support for Strategic Equity Trading, Equity Investment Solutions, and Global Repo and Indexing activities.

This includes the following activities:

• Corporate Investment Solutions
• Convertible Bonds
• Equity Investment Solutions
• Equity Finance and Delta One

Level 1 and 2 Controls

• Control of transaction modeling initiated by the Front Office in the SOPHIS FO application
• Control and validation of deals before issuance, by linking the order book and term sheet (System: Sophis)
• Monitoring and validation of invoices
• Liaison between the Front Office, Operations (MO/BO/Cross-functional), and IT Support
• Monitoring of Front Office to Back Office breaks reported by other teams in the chain
• Participation and support for continuous improvement and process optimization projects (specifications, user testing, process documentation) in collaboration with project teams, IT teams, and management

Data. Reference Data, and Lifecycle

• Monitoring and management of the market data reference data (Stocks, indices, proprietary indices, Third Parties, calendars) with internal or external providers)
• Monitoring and control of the reference data for listed Derivatives products (Options and futures) Coordination with BO payment teams for margin call settlements
• Tracking, calculation, and validation of events impacting the lifecycle of a structured product (coupons, Corporate Actions, early partial closure, early exercise, maturity, notional changes, etc.)
• Maintaining on-call duty before market opening and after closing to ensure accurate reflection of market information in our systems
• Modeling and booking of Corporate Actions in the Front Office system

Candidate Criteria

• 3-5 yrs experience in MO Equity trading support
• Prior experience with Equity Derivatives market products is required: Mandatory theoretical and operational knowledge of Equity Derivatives (Vanilla and Structured)

Special Role Requirements

Required

• Solution- and customer oriented
• Good knowledge of office tools (Word, Excel, VBA)
• Proactivity
• Organizational skills, methodical approach, rigor, priority management
• Active listening skills and ability to step back
• Analytical Skills

Knowledge of Sophis

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• English (French is a plus)
• Experience with Equity products required.