Trading Operations AVP – Equities & Settlements

Texas Capital; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Fertility & family planning support

Life and disability insurance

401K retirement match

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Texas Capital is seeking a Trading Operations AVP in Dallas to oversee equities settlement and broader trade lifecycle operations across Fixed Income, MBS, Treasuries, and FX. The role partners with trading desks, back office, and technology to resolve settlement issues, improve processes, and ensure risk-mitigated, accurate post-trade workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in trading operations or middle-office roles, knowledge of DTC/NSCC processes, and strong data reconciliation, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in trading operations, equities settlement, or middle‑office functions within investment banking or a broker‑dealer environment.
• Extensive, hands‑on experience with equities trade and settlement processes, including DTC/NSCC workflows, fail management, trade confirmation, and position reconciliation.
• Familiarity with investment banking operations, trade lifecycle management, and the broader capital markets ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Primary Settlement Focus: Manage end-to-end equities settlement processes including, Trade booking, trade confirmation, matching, fail management, and resolution with clients and custodians.
• Fail Management: Monitor and remediate equity settlement failures using DTC, NSCC, and other clearing platforms; escape aged fails with appropriate urgency.
• Trade Confirmation: Ensure timely affirmation and confirmation of equity trades with brokers, prime brokers, and institutional counterparties.
• Reconciliation: Perform daily reconciliation of equity positions, cash, and market values across internal books and records versus custodian and counterparty statements.
• Corporate Actions: Process and track corporate action events including dividends, splits, mergers, and spin-offs; ensure accurate reflection in trading systems.

Skills

Equities settlement

Trade lifecycle

DTC/NSCC workflows

Regulatory awareness

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

SIE preferred

Series 7/63 preferred

Tools

Bloomberg

Broadridge

Calypso

DTCC systems

Job description

Texas Capital is seeking a Trading Operations AVP in Dallas to oversee equities settlement and broader trade lifecycle operations across Fixed Income, MBS, Treasuries, and FX. The role partners with trading desks, back office, and technology to resolve settlement issues, improve processes, and ensure risk-mitigated, accurate post-trade workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in trading operations or middle-office roles, knowledge of DTC/NSCC processes, and strong data reconciliation, with