Senior Associate, FX Front Office Trading Services

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Boston, MA is seeking a motivated candidate to support Sales and Trading teams across Foreign Exchange and Financing Solutions. You will immerse in FX/FS trading operations on the trading floor, working closely with Sales and Trading teams in an in-office environment.

The Front Office Trading Services (FOTS) team provides global support for Sales & Trading desks and acts as liaison with clients and internal partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Some financial services exposure in FX/FS preferred but not required.
• Some client facing experience preferred but not required.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship skills are expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist SSM Sales & Trading in trade support capacity and related responsibilities.
• Research and resolve trade related inquiries from Sales and Trading, back office, fund groups, and clients.
• Monitoring SSM’s trading systems and address/resolve issues with appropriate escalations.
• Cancelling, modifying, and rebooking trades (post-execution).
• Supporting platform onboarding tasks (Front Office components) as needed.
• Communicate and maintain strong working relationships with multiple departments to resolve breaks and trade discrepancies on a time sensitive basis.
• Participate in various projects that require FOTS expertise, involvement with testing or future support.
• Understand the intricacies of manual and/or exceptional processes on the FX/FS desks and work with IT, Credit & Compliance, Operations and Business Analysis teams to improve process inefficiencies.
• Liaise with Client Support Services team with queries relating to the on-boarding of new business.
• Produce reporting for clients and internal use.
• Strictly follow the controls and procedures to reduce risk to Business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

CoPilot

Job description

State Street in Boston, MA is seeking a motivated candidate to support Sales and Trading teams across Foreign Exchange and Financing Solutions. You will immerse in FX/FS trading operations on the trading floor, working closely with Sales and Trading teams in an in-office environment.

The Front Office Trading Services (FOTS) team provides global support for Sales & Trading desks and acts as liaison with clients and internal partners.