Trading Operations Associate — Macro & Fixed Income

Schonfeld; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Schonfeld seeks a Trading Assistant for the Discretionary Macro and Fixed Income (DMFI) team inMiami, working closely with Portfolio Managers on trade bookings, data analysis, and reporting. You will build relationships across internal and external stakeholders and contribute to robust processes.

You will support blotter management, trade recaps, risk reporting, and P&L inquiries, while helping drive automation to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience supporting Portfolio Managers or Trading.
• Knowledge of operational risk and trade life cycle events as they impact P&L.
• Strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills, effective communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and various Fixed Income and FX products, including futures, forwards, swaps, and options.
• Self-manageable with intellectual curiosity seeking the best possible solutions wherever possible.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task with ease, with close attention to detail, and have a strong interest in the market and product structures.
• Advanced Excel with VBA.

Responsibilities

• Support the Portfolio Managers on trade bookings and blotter management.
• Responsible for trade recaps and management to ensure accuracy across the trade life-cycle and all systems.
• Oversee position management and P&L inquiries within PMS and trader systems.
• Manage FX & Future rolls, expiries, cash balances, and trade/position impactful events.
• Contribute to automation and tooling to reduce risk and gaps.
• Liaise with stakeholders and PMs on risk and attribution reporting.
• Ensure compliance and due diligence per regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Coordinate with Operations, Product, and P&L Valuations teams to align vendor and internal support with PMs' booking and P&L modeling.

Skills

Trade support

Operational risk

Quantitative skills

FX knowledge

Excel VBA

Python

Job description

Schonfeld seeks a Trading Assistant for the Discretionary Macro and Fixed Income (DMFI) team inMiami, working closely with Portfolio Managers on trade bookings, data analysis, and reporting. You will build relationships across internal and external stakeholders and contribute to robust processes.

You will support blotter management, trade recaps, risk reporting, and P&L inquiries, while helping drive automation to reduce risk and improve efficiency.