Trade Operations Associate: Digital Assets & Settlements

Clear Street; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

401k matching

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Lunch stipends

In-office perks and views

Job summary

Clear Street in Del Mar, CA seeks an Associate in Middle Office & Digital Operations to support trade capture, settlement and reconciliation across equities, fixed income and digital assets.

You will partner with Trading, Product, Client Service and Compliance, manage daily processes, drive KPI tracking, assist with new applications, and help scale controls in a fast-growing, office-based environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in trade operations, middle office or settlements at a broker-dealer, trading firm, hedge fund, investment bank or digital assets firm.
• Strong knowledge of equity and fixed income trade processing and the full trade lifecycle (execution, confirmation, allocation, settlement, reconciliation).
• Exposure to digital asset operations, such as on-chain transfers, wallet operations, exchange and custodian workflows, or stablecoin settlement, and genuine interest in the space.
• Experience with allocation platforms, Omgeo Central Trade Matching and the FIX protocol.
• Experience working with large data sets and spreadsheets. You can reconcile across multiple systems and spot discrepancies quickly.
• Self-motivated, extremely organized, and highly accurate when handling asset movements and client-impacting processes.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and the judgment to elevate the right issues at the right time.
• BA/BS degree in Finance or a similar major.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily trade capture, confirmation and allocation for equities and fixed income.
• Process and confirm settlements across equities, fixed income and digital assets. Handle counterparty settlement requests and trade and settlement queries within agreed timeframes.
• Reconcile trades, transfers, positions and inventory daily across internal systems and external exchanges, custodians, banks and nostro accounts. Investigate and resolve breaks to closure.
• Monitor inventory and funding needs for settlement activity, and coordinate cash and asset movements with Treasury.
• Investigate and resolve regulatory reporting items.
• Manage the monthly and quarterly Broker Confirmation processes.
• Partner with the Trading Desk, Product, Client Service, Accounting, Risk and Compliance. Provide accurate, timely trade and settlement data, and inputs that help design pragmatic controls in a changing regulatory landscape.
• Assist in building new applications and help test during integrations.
• Track and deliver against operations KPIs, and follow processes designed for regulatory compliance.
• Escalate issues promptly, document procedures, and contribute to process improvement and automation as the business scales.

Skills

Trade operations

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

BA/BS in Finance or related field

Tools

Omgeo Central Trade Matching

FIX protocol

Spreadsheets/Excel

Job description

Clear Street in Del Mar, CA seeks an Associate in Middle Office & Digital Operations to support trade capture, settlement and reconciliation across equities, fixed income and digital assets.

You will partner with Trading, Product, Client Service and Compliance, manage daily processes, drive KPI tracking, assist with new applications, and help scale controls in a fast-growing, office-based environment.