Trading Operations Specialist: Automate & Coordinate

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

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