Trading Associate - Active

Tidal Financial Group; Oakbrook Terrace (IL); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tidal Financial Group is seeking a skilled Trading Associate to implement and manage ETF portfolios. The role requires deep market understanding, analytical acumen, and a proven trade management track record within risk-reward frameworks.

You’ll be part of the ETF Portfolio Management team handling day-to-day portfolio management, trading, and operational support across global asset classes. Chicago-area proximity is preferred.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, or related fields.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience, preferably with an ETF or trading background.
• Strong Excel skills; VBA/Bloomberg/Python are a plus.
• Proactive problem solver with dedication and ability to tackle challenges efficiently.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Be a key member of portfolio management, managing portfolios and liaising with clients.
• Provide operational support through portfolio monitoring, trade execution, and reporting.
• Collaborate with trading team on trade prep, execution, rebalances, and ETF baskets.
• Understand and improve firm policies and procedures for compliant portfolio management.

Conocimientos

ETF trading experience

Excel

VBA/Bloomberg/Python

Educación

Bachelor's degree in mathematics/finance/economics/accounting

Herramientas

Bloomberg

Descripción del empleo

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions.

Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

About the role

Tidal isseekinga highly skilled Trading Associate responsible for the implementation and management of various Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and a proventrack recordin managing portfolios within relevant risk-reward frameworks.

The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. The firm manages both active and index-based portfolios and covers most major global asset classes. This position will closely be involved with day-to-day portfolio management and trading of exchange traded products.

What you'll do

• Be a key member of the firm’s portfolio management team, taking an active role in
  managing portfolios and acting as a liaison with clients.
• Provide operational support through portfolio monitoring, trade execution,
  compliance reporting, and investment thought leadership.
• Work with trading team on the preparation or execution of trades, rebalances, ETF
  baskets, etc.
• Understand firm’s policies and procedures for overall compliance and portfolio
  management, identifying improvements, as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, or related fields
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience, preferably with an ETF or trading background
• Strong excel skillsa must, VBA/Bloomberg/Python/etc. a plus
• Must be a proactive problem solver and dedicated hard worker, capable of tackling challenges efficiently.
• Must excel at managing multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously whilemaintainingexceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proximity to Chicago and New York preferred
• Basic Bloomberg command knowledge
• Exposure to investment compliance guideline monitoring and updating
• Effective communicator that works well in a teamenvironment that hasa strong desireto continuously improve workflows, fundamentallyunderstandsoperational risk, and takes initiative.

The pay range for this role is:

80,000 - 110,000 USD per year (Chicago Office)