Equities Operations Analyst

Optiver; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 50%

Comprehensive health coverage

25 paid vacation days

Office perks and snacks

Job summary

Optiver in New York seeks an Operations Analyst to own critical trade workflows end-to-end within ETF and cash equities trading. You will work closely with traders and clearing firms to ensure accurate, timely lifecycle execution and robust data controls.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in trade support, strong data handling, and proficiency with Python/AI tools to automate workflows and enhance efficiency in a fast-paced front-office environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in trade support or operations within financial markets.
• ETF and cash equities operations experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle: booking, reconciliation, confirmation, settlement.
• Excellent communication skills — daily liaison with traders, counterparties, and exchanges.

Responsibilities

• Own the full trade lifecycle for ETF/cash equities and options: trade capture, confirmation, clearing, and settlement
• Compile and reconcile data from electronic and voice trades
• Resolve erroneous, broken, or unmatched trades with urgency
• Monitor and control post-trade processes, mitigating operational risk
• Act as liaison between desk traders, external dealers, brokers, and clearing firm
• Identify manual workflows and design improvements to reduce risk and increase scalability
• Build tools, reports, and dashboards to enhance daily trading operations
• Collaborate with developers and traders to streamline systems and data flows
• Continuously optimize processes and identify efficiency opportunities
• Coordinate end-to-end onboarding of new counterparties and KYC/AML documentation

Skills

Trade support

Communication

Detail oriented

Data analysis

Python

Tools

Python

Job description

The OES Operations team is critical to our trading business. We manage the processes that connect us to exchanges, counterparties, and internal teams — ensuring assets, information, and trades flow accurately and efficiently. As our desk expands into ETF and cash equities trading, we need a sharp, driven operations analyst to own critical workflows end-to-end while helping build the next generation of our operational infrastructure.

This role offers direct exposure to the fast-paced environment of front office trading. You will work alongside traders daily, supporting trading functions and ensuring seamless communication between internal teams, external stakeholders, and clearing firms.

What You’ll Do

As an Operations Analyst, your key responsibilities include:

• Own the full trade lifecycle for ETF/cash equities and options: trade capture, confirmation, clearing, and settlement
• Compile and reconcile data from electronic and voice trades
• Resolve erroneous, broken, or unmatched trades with urgency
• Monitor and control post-trade processes, proactively identifying and mitigating operational risk
• Act as liaison between desk traders, external dealers, brokers, and clearing firm.
• Identify manual workflows and design improvements to reduce operational risk and increase scalability
• Build tools, reports, and dashboards to enhance daily trading operations
• Collaborate with developers and traders to streamline systems and data flows
• Continuously optimize processes — challenge existing workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and risk controls
• Coordinate end-to-end onboarding of new counterparties — gathering KYC/AML documentation, liaising with Legal and Compliance, and tracking progress through to completion

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in trade support or operations within financial markets (ETF and cash equities operations experience preferred), ideally on a trading desk or bank
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle: booking, reconciliation, confirmation, and settlement
• Excellent communication skills — you'll be the point of contact for traders, counterparties, and exchanges daily
• Detail-oriented critical thinker who thrives under pressure and can manage competing priorities
• Self-motivated and takes ownership — you see a problem, you fix it
• Enjoys working with large datasets to find patterns and identify irregularities
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging Python and AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT) to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and continuously optimize the way work gets done

Who We Are

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above.

Base Salary Range

$110,000—$150,000 USD