Brokerage Ops Associate — Futures & Options (Hybrid)

Macquarie Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

25 days annual leave

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Transition leave

Volunteer leave

Donation matching

Insurance: medical, dental, vision

HSA/Dependent care savings

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

EAP

Learning & development

Recognition awards

Hybrid/flexible working

WFH equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group in New York is seeking an Associate, Brokerage to support execution services and strengthen operational controls across futures and options. You will collaborate with front, middle, and back offices to drive efficiencies and manage agency payments, with exposure to a global, regulated environment.

The role emphasizes control improvements, process refinement, and partnership with technology, legal, compliance, and clearing teams to sustain an effective brokerage operating model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within a U.S. FCM or comparable global organization in futures and options operations, middle office, market operations, or brokerage support functions.
• Strong understanding of futures and options products, execution services, brokerage operations, and the full trade lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience identifying control gaps, improving operational processes, and implementing efficiencies within a regulated financial services environment.
• Ability to effectively partner with front office, middle office, back office, technology, compliance, legal, and clearing teams to deliver solutions and resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee key operational controls related to brokerage revenue streams, front office operating expenses, and agency payment arrangements.
• Partner with front office, clearing, operations, technology, compliance, and legal teams to ensure efficient, well-controlled processes.
• Review existing workflows, identify opportunities to strengthen controls and mitigate risk, and drive initiatives to improve the brokerage operating model.
• Support documentation processes through the FIA Docs platform and assist with related accounts payable activities.

Skills

Futures & Options

Brokerage ops

Trade lifecycle

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Job description

Macquarie Group in New York is seeking an Associate, Brokerage to support execution services and strengthen operational controls across futures and options. You will collaborate with front, middle, and back offices to drive efficiencies and manage agency payments, with exposure to a global, regulated environment.

The role emphasizes control improvements, process refinement, and partnership with technology, legal, compliance, and clearing teams to sustain an effective brokerage operating model.