Trading Operations Specialist

Calculated Hire; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Calculated Hire is seeking an Investment Operations Specialist II to join a securities settlement team in a large financial institution. The role focuses on timely settlement, resolving trade fails, and coordinating with partners to meet market deadlines.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a core securities settlement role and strong post-trade knowledge, with preferred experience in DTCC settlements and platforms like Broadridge.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in securities settlement operations or equivalent core settlement function.
• Experience with settlement exceptions, fails, reconciliations, and cutoff processing.
• Strong understanding of the securities trade lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end settlement of securities transactions within market cutoffs.
• Monitor settlement activity and resolve trade breaks and fails.
• Investigate discrepancies involving settlement instructions, positions, or cash.
• Coordinate with internal teams, brokers, custodians, and counterparties to resolve issues.
• Perform reconciliations and maintain accurate books and records for settlement activity.
• Monitor time-sensitive transactions and escalate unresolved settlement risks.
• Maintain documentation and comply with controls and risk requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce operational risk.

Skills

Securities settlement

Trade lifecycle

DTCC settlement

Broadridge

Fixed income experiences

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Broadridge

Settlement platforms

Job description

Calculated Hire is seeking an Investment Operations Specialist II to support a securities settlement operations team within a large financial institution. This role is focused on the timely and accurate settlement of securities transactions, resolution of trade exceptions and fails, and coordination with internal and external partners to ensure transactions settle within required market deadlines.

The ideal candidate will bring at least 2 years of hands-on experience in a core securities settlement role and a strong understanding of the securities trade lifecycle. Experience with DTC/DTCC settlements is highly preferred, while FED settlement, Broadridge, or directly transferable settlement experience across other products and platforms is also valuable.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end settlement of securities transactions while ensuring trades are completed accurately and within required market cutoffs.
• Monitor settlement activity and identify, research, and resolve trade breaks, failed settlements, and other exceptions.
• Investigate discrepancies involving settlement instructions, positions, cash, counterparties, or transaction details.
• Coordinate with internal operations teams, brokers, custodians, counterparties, and other stakeholders to drive timely resolution of settlement issues.
• Perform reconciliations and support accurate books and records across settlement activity.
• Monitor time-sensitive transactions and appropriately escalated unresolved issues or settlement risk.
• Maintain clear documentation and follow established operational controls, procedures, and risk-management requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce operational risk, and increase efficiency across settlement workflows.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on professional experience in securities settlement operations or a directly comparable core settlement function.
• Experience directly supporting securities settlements, including settlement exceptions, fails, reconciliations, and cutoff-driven processing.
• Strong understanding of the securities trade lifecycle and post-trade operations.
• DTC/DTCC settlement experience strongly preferred.
• Broadridge or comparable settlement platform experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting fixed income, equities, government securities, or other institutional securities products is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, ownership, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to learn new processes and systems quickly and work effectively within a collaborative operations environment.