Strategic Brokerage Operations Leader

Selby Jennings; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Brokerage Operations Manager to lead day-to-day brokerage operations from our Dallas team. This role requires guiding a small team, overseeing trade processing across asset classes, and acting as the liaison between clients, counterparties, and internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include onboarding institutional and retail clients, managing settlements and reporting, and ensuring regulatory compliance and risk controls across the operation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in brokerage, capital markets, securities operations, or financial services operations.
• Experience managing or mentoring a small operations team.
• Knowledge of trade processing, settlements, client onboarding, and securities operations workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small operations team while overseeing daily brokerage operations activities.
• Process and monitor transactions across fixed income, equity, and mutual fund products.
• Manage trade reporting, settlement reconciliation, exception resolution, and operational controls.
• Oversee client onboarding processes for institutional and retail accounts, including account maintenance and user access administration.
• Monitor cash movements, wire activity, margin-related items, and operational risk controls.
• Prepare and distribute operational reporting, commission adjustments, and transaction blotters.
• Partner closely with sales, trading, and capital markets teams to support transaction execution and client servicing needs.
• Provide responsive support to clients and counterparties, resolving inquiries related to trade activity, account administration, and operational matters.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, firm policies, and industry best practices.
• Support affiliated advisory and investment management activities as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Education

SIE license

FINRA licenses (optional)

Tools

Brokerage platforms

Trading platforms

Market data systems

Operational reporting tools

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking a Brokerage Operations Manager to lead day-to-day brokerage operations from our Dallas team. This role requires guiding a small team, overseeing trade processing across asset classes, and acting as the liaison between clients, counterparties, and internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include onboarding institutional and retail clients, managing settlements and reporting, and ensuring regulatory compliance and risk controls across the operation.