Operations Specialist

Janestreet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Janestreet in New York is seeking an Operations team member to manage trading processes efficiently. The role includes engaging with financial products like equities and bonds, ensuring trade settlements run smoothly, and resolving issues in trading flows.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 2+ years of operations experience, and proficiency in data analysis and Excel. A collaborative and motivated attitude is essential to thrive in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of operations experience within financial services.
• Enjoys working with large data sets to find patterns and identify irregularities.
• Can easily navigate Excel and loves to find faster ways to process data.

Responsibilities

• Engage with a wide range of financial products including equities, bonds, ETFs, futures, and swaps.
• Resolve issues that arise from complex trading flows.
• Ensure processes are running smoothly.

Skills

Operations experience

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Position

The Operations team is critical to our trading at Jane Street. The team manages the processes that connect us to the outside world, and those that connect us internally. We aim to move assets, information, and ideas in ways that are accurate, controlled, and efficient. There are many tough problems to solve and we are big believers in finding exceptional, smart people to tackle them.

Operations is a collaborative, integrated group where the pace is quick and the best idea wins. As a member of the team, you’ll play a key part in an area focused on trade settlements, trade record and position management, or cost and cash management. You’ll work closely with external service providers and trading partners as well as colleagues in your local office and around the world. Together, you’ll resolve issues that arise from our complex trading flows and ensure our processes are running smoothly.

In this role, you will engage with a wide range of financial products including equities, bonds, ETFs, futures, and swaps. We are looking for someone bright and eager to learn starting from day one.

About You

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years of operations experience within financial services
• Enjoys working with large data sets to find patterns and identify irregularities
• Can easily navigate Excel, and loves to find faster ways to process data
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented critical thinker who can multitask in a fast-moving, highly intellectual environment
• Humble attitude about what is known or unknown; not afraid to ask questions
• Reliable and flexible team player with a positive demeanor
• Interested in learning more about finance and the day-to-day operations of the firm