Director, ETF Capital Markets & Liquidity

InforCapital, partnership; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Investments is seeking an experienced ETF capital markets professional to lead market quality oversight for our U.S. ETF lineup, with coordinated support for Canada and Australia.

The role is hands‑on and strategic, combining day‑to‑day oversight of liquidity and trading with relationship management across the ETF ecosystem to support growth and market integrity. You will partner with product, sales, operations, legal, and compliance to drive launches, on‑board new participants, monitor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA, CFA, or related credential is a plus.
• 8+ years of ETF capital markets experience in U.S. markets.
• Established relationships with authorized participants, market makers, exchanges, and other ETF ecosystem partners.
• Strong knowledge of ETF primary and secondary market mechanics, creation/redemption, liquidity and price discovery.
• Experience supporting Canadian and/or Australian ETFs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own market quality and liquidity oversight for Russell's U.S. ETF lineup, with coordinated support for the Canadian and Australian lineups.
• Develop and manage strategic relationships across the ETF ecosystem, including authorized participants, market makers, exchanges, custodians, distributors, and data/tech providers.
• Lead the ETF capital markets workstream for new product launches, conversions, listings, material product changes, and liquidations.
• Coordinate timely resolution across portfolio management, trading, operations, fund administration, service providers, legal, compliance, risk, and external participants.
• Develop and deliver ETF education on market structure, liquidity, trading practices, and how Russell's products trade.
• Partner with product, sales, and marketing to shape market-facing collateral, website content, trading resources, FAQs, and thought leadership.
• Ensure ETF trading data and liquidity messaging are accurate and useful to sales teams and investors.

Skills

ETF capital markets

Market structure

Relationship management

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Bloomberg

Communication

Trading guidance

Regulatory knowledge

FINRA licenses (7/63)

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

CFA designation

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Job description

Russell Investments is seeking an experienced ETF capital markets professional to lead market quality oversight for our U.S. ETF lineup, with coordinated support for Canada and Australia.

The role is hands‑on and strategic, combining day‑to‑day oversight of liquidity and trading with relationship management across the ETF ecosystem to support growth and market integrity. You will partner with product, sales, operations, legal, and compliance to drive launches, on‑board new participants, monitor