Senior Trader

Vestmark, Inc.; Wakefield (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestmark, Inc. is seeking an experienced trader to support SMA/UMA sponsors by executing trades in Manager Models and overseeing trade orders across Vestmark platforms. The role centers on pre- and post-trade servicing, ensuring timely submission and accuracy of executions.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in SMA/UMA or wealth mgmt, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with MS Office. Collaboration with portfolio teams and sponsors is essential to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years in SMA/UMA or wealth management.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Must be highly organized and team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve trading process and efficiency.
• Process client model change requests by generating ATB block trade orders.
• Handle maintenance requests (new accounts, cash flows, terminations, tax harvests) and rebalance accounts.
• Communicate client model changes to sponsors per ATB trade order rotation within SLAs.
• Perform trading services to connect Vestmark with sponsors.
• Manage trade operations including order management, execution review and reconciliation.

Skills

SMA experience

UMA experience

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Vestmark

CG Trade Connect

InvestCloud

Envestnet EMP

Job description

Vestmark Advisory Solutions (VAS) is expanding its advisory and asset management services and has an opening for an experienced individual in the retail SMA order generation and trade execution arena.The VAS Trader is primarily responsible for implementing trades to Manager Models. The models are proprietary and 3 rd party. This position supports SMA, MSP, and Model Only/UMA sponsors and managers and maintaining the underlying accounts. In addition, this role handles trade order management, pre- and post-trade servicing, and ensuring trades are submitted and executed.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify opportunities for improvements in trading process and efficiency
• Process client model change requests by generating the across-the-board (ATB) block trade orders required to affect the model changes, within the client sponsor, while performing all related controls to mitigate risk.
• Process maintenance requests (new accounts, cash flows, terminations, tax harvests, etc.) by rebalancing accounts as instructed and routing the resulting trade orders for execution, within the client sponsor, while performing all related controls to mitigate risk.
• Communicate client model changes to Model Only/UMA sponsors in accordance with the ATB trade order rotation, within client SLAs, while performing all related controls to mitigate risk.
• Perform Trading Services on behalf of Clients to assist connectivity between Vestmark and Sponsors.
• Responsible for all aspects of trade operations including trade order management, execution review and reconciliation on trades generated by the portfolio management team across Vestmark and its enterprise clients' platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 3+ years of experience in the Separately Managed Account (SMA), Unified Managed Account (UMA) or wealth management industry
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail, self-motivated, good work ethics, and work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Vestmark, CG Trade Connect, InvestCloud (formerly Fiserv APL), Fiserv MMS or Envestnet Manager Portal (EMP).
• Knowledge of tax overlay and direct indexing would be preferred.

Vestmark is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Vestmark prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability status, protected military or veteran status, and genetic information. #LI-TG1 #LI-Remote It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Vestmark takes a market-based approach to compensation to ensure we pay fairly and competitively. Compensation for this role depends on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, job scope and location.

In addition to base salary, Vestmark offers a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes, company-paid medical premiums of 90%, a competitive time-off program, and other variable compensation, if eligible.

Salary range

$100,000 - $115,000 USD