Trading Operations Associate

Wolverine Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch

On-site gym

Annual company outings

Volunteer/community engagement

Mentorship program

In-house education opportunities

Job summary

Wolverine Trading in Chicago, IL is seeking an Operations professional to be at the center of the firm's trading activities, supporting multiple trading groups and partnering with traders, finance, engineering, exchanges, and clearing firms. You’ll help keep daily trading activity running smoothly while improving controls and automating processes.

In this role you will oversee daily trading operations, reconcile trades and cash, work with engineering to automate workflows, and coordinate with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of SQL, or willingness to learn quickly.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Hard working and dedicated individual
• Strong communication skills and desire to work in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily trading operations, serving as a key liaison among trading teams, clearing firms, exchanges, Finance, and Engineering.
• Monitor and reconcile trades, positions, cash, and clearing activity throughout the trading day, investigating and resolving discrepancies as they arise.
• Partner with Finance to maintain accurate books and records, support daily and month-end reconciliations, and ensure operational data flows correctly into financial reporting.
• Work closely with Engineering to design, automate, and continually improve operational processes, controls, reporting, and exception-management tools.
• Coordinate with exchanges, clearing firms, brokers, and other external partners to resolve issues, improve workflows, and support efficient and scalable trading operations.
• Monitor critical operational and risk processes, proactively identifying exceptions, escalating issues, and coordinating resolution across internal and external teams.
• Support corporate actions, position and trade lifecycle events, clearing activity, and infrastructure cost allocation.
• Document procedures, strengthen operational controls, and reduce manual work and operational risk through process standardization and automation.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Work ethic

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Be at the center of the firm’s trading operations, supporting multiple trading groups and partnering with traders, finance, engineering, exchanges, and clearing firms. You’ll help keep daily trading activity running smoothly while improving controls, solving operational challenges, and building more automated, efficient, and dynamic processes.

Department: Operations
Location: Chicago, IL
Be at the center of the firm’s trading operations, supporting multiple trading groups and partnering with traders, finance, engineering, exchanges, and clearing firms. You’ll help keep daily trading activity running smoothly while improving controls, solving operational challenges, and building more automated, efficient, and dynamic processes.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee daily trading operations, serving as a key liaison among trading teams, clearing firms, exchanges, Finance, and Engineering.
• Monitor and reconcile trades, positions, cash, and clearing activity throughout the trading day, investigating and resolving discrepancies as they arise.
• Partner with Finance to maintain accurate books and records, support daily and month-end reconciliations, and ensure operational data flows correctly into financial reporting.
• Work closely with Engineering to design, automate, and continually improve operational processes, controls, reporting, and exception-management tools.
• Coordinate with exchanges, clearing firms, brokers, and other external partners to resolve issues, improve workflows, and support efficient and scalable trading operations.
• Monitor critical operational and risk processes, proactively identifying exceptions, escalating issues, and coordinating resolution across internal and external teams.
• Support corporate actions, position and trade lifecycle events, clearing activity, and infrastructure cost allocation.
• Document procedures, strengthen operational controls, and reduce manual work and operational risk through process standardization and automation.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of SQL, or willingness to learn quickly
• Strong attention to detail
• Hard working and dedicated individualStrong communication skills and desire to work in a team environment

Why Join Us

Our flat organizational structure promotes teamwork across the Firm and offers easy access to senior staff. While we work exceptionally well as a team in the office, our bonds are further strengthened through company events, activities and giving back. Volleyball, soccer, hockey, 5K runs, picnic, parties, and trivia nights provide friendly competition and build better relationships. By getting out of our usual environment and doing out-of-the-ordinary things together, we foster creativity and broaden our imaginations to accomplish new challenges.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary & bonus opportunity
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits for single coverage
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Plans: 401K and Roth 401K
• Profit sharing plan
• Long- and short-term disability

Additional Perks

• Free breakfast and lunch from our in-house kitchen with rotating menus (including snacks!)
• On-site gym with a subsidized membership
• Frequent company outings
• Opportunity to give back to organizations that help individuals in need in the Chicagoland area

Professional Development

• In-house education team – classes and resources are offered for continuous learning opportunities
• Mentorship Program through your first six months of employment

The base compensation range for this role is approximately $60,000-$90,000 contingent on experience. Wolverine Trading's total compensation model includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.