Trade Operations Associate

Thornburg Investment Management; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornburg Investment Management in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a Trade Operations Associate to provide trade desk support and settlements oversight, with a focus on SMA operations and accurate trade processing. You will handle account creation, SSI setup, and ongoing SMA maintenance while coordinating with brokers, custodians, and internal teams.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with trade lifecycle activities, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with trade operations, settlements, reconciliations, SMAs, or related investment ops.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications; willingness to learn investment ops systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Create new accounts and SMA setups in applicable systems.
• Maintain SMA account information and provide ongoing operational support.
• Set up brokers and SSIs to support trade processing and settlement.
• Review unmatched and failed trades and resolve issues.
• Provide trade optimizer and OMS support, including day-start checks and reconciliations.
• Monitor trade matching, SWIFT messaging, and settlement activity.
• Coordinate with brokers, custodians, and third parties on trade details and settlements.
• Assist with end-of-day functions: export files, post trades, and generate summaries.
• Produce scheduled and ad hoc reports for trade ops and settlements.

Skills

SMA operations

Trade settlements

Reconciliations

Attention to detail

Communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Bloomberg

DTCC

InvestorTools Perform

IMTC

Job description

The Trade Operations Associate provides trade desk support and settlements oversight, with a focus on operational functions and support for separately managed accounts (SMAs). This role covers primary working hours from early morning through early afternoon, with occasional shift rotation to support late-afternoon or early-evening coverage and cross-training needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Creating new accounts within applicable systems, with emphasis on SMA setup.
• Maintaining account information within applicable systems, with emphasis on SMA account updates and ongoing operational support.
• Setting up new brokers and maintaining Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs) to support accurate trade processing and settlement.
• Reviewing and resolving unmatched and failed trades.
• Providing daily trade optimizer and order management system support, including beginning-of-day checks, reconciliation, account setup, new security setup, and order creation.
• Monitoring trade matching, SWIFT messaging, and settlement activity to support timely and accurate trade processing.
• Communicating trade details and coordinating with third-party service providers, brokers, custodians, and trade desk personnel on trade notification, settlement resolution, and operational inquiries.
• Supporting end-of-day functions, including exporting trade and security files from proprietary systems, posting trades to SMA portals, sending trade files to counterparties, and generating end-of-day trade summaries.
• Creating scheduled and ad hoc reports to support trade operations, settlement oversight, and related departmental needs.
• Occasionally participating in shift rotation to support late-afternoon or early-evening coverage and cross-training needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience), with experience or working knowledge of trade operations, settlements, reconciliations, SMAs, or related investment operations functions.
• Familiarity with securities markets, trade lifecycle activities, broker/custodian interactions, and standard settlement processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications and the ability to learn investment operations systems; experience with Bloomberg, DTCC, InvestorTools Perform, IMTC, or similar systems is preferred. Experience using AI tools to streamline operational workflows is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify discrepancies, investigate issues, and elevate exceptions appropriately.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in an organized, reliable manner, working independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.
• Clear, professional communication skills with internal teams, brokers, custodians, and third-party service providers.
• Flexible, adaptable, and service-oriented, with a commitment to timely, accurate, and efficient trade operations, including occasional shift rotation and overtime as needed.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. Founded in 1610 and nicknamed "The City Different", Santa Fe captures hearts and minds with its museums, restaurants, theater, opera, and adobe-style architecture. With an average of over 300 sunny days per year and picturesque landscape, it's no wonder that outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking in "The Land of Enchantment" attract visitors from around the world.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity or protected veteran status.