Trade Operations Associate

Geode Capital Management, LLC; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Geode Capital Management, based in Boston, MA, seeks a Trade Operations Associate to support daily trading and investment operations. You will collaborate with portfolio management, compliance, and trading teams to manage corporate actions and ensure deadlines are met.

The role requires 3+ years in corporate actions, strong analytical and communication skills, and Excel proficiency; familiarity with SimCorp Dimension, Bloomberg, and SQL is a plus.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of corporate action experience, including voluntary and mandatory events, elections, and dividend reconciliation.
• Ability to understand corporate action terms, determine expected entitlements, and manage election deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy and operational risk.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL and Bloomberg is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Work closely with portfolio management, compliance, and trading teams to support day-to-day trading and investment operations.
• Process voluntary and mandatory corporate actions, review event details, request elections, and follow up to meet deadlines.
• Reconcile elections, expected cash and security proceeds, and dividend payments; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Support daily cash and ETF operations, including cash and position reconciliations and creation/redemption activity.
• Produce timely and accurate metrics and other analytical reporting for portfolio management, trading, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the trade operations team.
• Adhere to Geode’s operational policies and procedures.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

SimCorp Dimension

SQL

Bloomberg

ETF operations

Corporate actions

Time management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree Business, Finance or a relevant field

Tools

SimCorp Dimension

Bloomberg

SQL

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager.

With a robust infrastructure and talented investment professionals, Geode offers clients the scale of a large asset management firm, with benefits of a versatile platform - flexibility and customization. Our firm is able to offer institutional investors the essential building blocks for today's changing investment landscape.

The talent we hire at Geode today helps us shape the future of investment management tomorrow, while allowing individuals to thrive and grow in a positive dynamic environment. Geode seeks to enhance the employee experience with a culture of engagement, wellness, and inclusion.

Our headquarters are located in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs.

Workplace Inclusion Statement:

Geode recognizes the value that employees' individual differences can bring to the workplace. These differences may include attributes such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or age, and may also include differences in styles of work, communications or thinking. The firm endeavors to createan inclusive work environment:

• That supports the firm’s beliefs, values and business objectives
• That fully leverages all employees' contributions to Geode's success
• Where employees are treated with dignity and respect
• That challenges employees to grow and develop professionally
• That fosters innovation and creativity
• That encourages employees to demonstrate initiative, individual responsibility and teamwork to achieve business goals

Partnerships:

Geode supports inclusivity and gender equality through various corporate partnerships. In addition, Geode supports many other organizations that coincide with our mission to enhance our community.

EMPLOYEE CONNECTION THROUGH EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS

Our people are our greatest asset. As a firm, we all come together daily for a morning meeting where we review market highlights and share any firm updates or announcements.

Our Employee Resource Groups provide opportunities for our employees to connect internally and externally, create informal mentoring relationships and strengthen their leadership skills.

The Geode Women's Exchange Network (WE!)

The Geode Women’s Exchange’s mission is to motivate, challenge, encourage and support Geode's employees with a focus on Geode's female representation. WE! is designed to help female professionals both personally and professionally, as well as be a resource to others at the firm and to give back to those less fortunate outside of the firm.

Geode Diversity and Inclusion (GDI)

GDI encourages a positive work environment by actively contributing to Geode’s mission and, values and promoting diversity and inclusion. GDI helps to further enhance the Geode community and focuses on efforts such as internal and external awareness building, community engagement and professional development.

Geode EVOLVE - Employee Experience Working Team

EVOLVE's mission is to establish firm initiatives around culture, value and purpose to shape the future of work and create initiatives that make Geode a great place to work.

Geode Capital Management provides a generous and comprehensive benefit package. In addition to our Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans, we offer:

• 401K Matching and Annual Profit Sharing Contributions
• $2,500 annual charitable match
• Health Savings Accounts
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement / CFA and Certificate Reimbursements
• Student Debt Employer Contributions
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Generous Time off package that includes PTO and Volunteer Time Off
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
• Supplemental Benefits including Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD and LTD
• Commuter Benefits including 50% share of transit expense
• Employee discount programs
• Volunteer opportunities and employee events
• Family care assistance
• Hybrid working arrangements

Position: Trade Operations Associate

Location: Boston, MA

Job Id: 473

# of Openings: 1

Geode Capital Management, LLC is seeking an experienced Trade Operations Associate to support tactical initiatives and daily responsibilities of the Operations business unit.

This role is based in our office in Boston, Massachusetts. You are required to follow the firm’s policy on in-office attendance. Our current policy requires in-office attendance on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and then provides an option to work remotely on Monday and Friday. Please note that Geode may alter this policy at any time.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with portfolio management, compliance, and trading teams to support day-to-day trading and investment operations
• Process voluntary and mandatory corporate actions, review event details, request elections, and follow up to meet deadlines
• Reconcile elections, expected cash and security proceeds, and dividend payments; investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Support daily cash and ETF operations, including cash and position reconciliations and creation/redemption activity
• Produce timely and accurate metrics and other analytical reporting for portfolio management, trading, as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate to identify continuous improvement opportunities within the trade operations team
• Adhere to Geode’s operational policies and practices, in addition to established processing controls and procedures

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree Business, Finance or a relevant field
• 3+ years of corporate action experience, including voluntary and mandatory events, elections, and dividend reconciliation
• Ability to understand corporate action terms, determine expected entitlements, and manage election deadlines and follow-up
• Experience with cash and position reconciliation; ETF operations experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy and operational risk
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities independently and collaboratively
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with macros, database queries, and reporting preferred
• Experience with SimCorp Dimension preferred; Bloomberg and SQL a plus
• Flexibility to work a rotating evening schedule

Company Overview:

Founded in 2001, Geode is headquartered in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs and employs approximately200 employees.

Geode is an institutional asset manager providing core beta exposures across a range of equity and niche asset classes, with over $2 trillion. With robust infrastructure and experienced investment professionals, Geode offers the scale of a large asset management firm with the benefits of a smaller organization.

Our compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain top talent. We are committed to ensuring that compensation reflects the value our employees bring to Geode. Employees at all levels are eligible to receive a combination of base salary, variable compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. Compensation decisions are informed by a range of factors including role, experience, education, and skillset.

Our benefits program is designed to support employees both professionally and personally, offering comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) matching, annual profit sharing, paid parental leave, and generous time off. We also provide tuition and certification reimbursement, student loan support, fitness reimbursement, commuter subsidy, charitable donation matching, family care assistance including a backup care benefit, adoption and surrogacy support. Hybrid work arrangements and a culture that encourages community engagement through volunteer opportunities and employee events further enhance the employee experience at Geode.

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support a diversified work environment. Learn more about Geode at www.geodecapital.com/careers .

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we recognize the value that employees' individual differences can bring to the workplace.

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