Front Office Trading Ops Analyst – ETF & Equities

Aplaro Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 133,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) match up to 50%

25 vacation days

Office perks and events

Job summary

Optiver in New York is seeking an Operations Analyst to own critical workflows end-to-end as our desk expands into ETF and cash equities trading. You will work closely with traders, support trade capture, confirmation, clearing, and settlement, and help build the next generation of our operational infrastructure.

You will identify manual processes, design improvements, and develop tools and dashboards with developers to enhance daily trading operations while mitigating risk in a fast-paced

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, and settlement
• Excellent communication skills — you'll be the point of contact for traders, counterparties, and exchanges daily

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, 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

Skills

Excel proficiency

Trade support

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Optiver in New York is seeking an Operations Analyst to own critical workflows end-to-end as our desk expands into ETF and cash equities trading. You will work closely with traders, support trade capture, confirmation, clearing, and settlement, and help build the next generation of our operational infrastructure.

You will identify manual processes, design improvements, and develop tools and dashboards with developers to enhance daily trading operations while mitigating risk in a fast-paced