Trading Operations Specialist — STP & Tech Partner

Connect Search, LLC; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Connect Search, LLC in Chicago is seeking a Trading Operations professional to act as an operational partner to investment teams, covering end-to-end trade processing from entry to settlement across multiple assets.

The role leads initiatives to raise straight-through processing rates, streamline workflows, and evaluates technology to support that effort. You will partner closely with technology on design, specs, testing, and deployment, reporting to an SVP.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of investment operations experience across derivatives, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and multi-asset trade settlement.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with data-driven improvements.
• Exceptional communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-starter who operates independently with sound judgment.

Aufgaben

• Primary trade operations coverage for multiple credit strategies: staging, booking, and allocating fixed income, equity, and bank debt transactions.
• Support across a second set of trade processing workflows and contribute to integration initiatives.
• Communicate and resolve trade processing discrepancies with traders, accounting, and reconciliations.
• Monitor trade lifecycle activity to ensure timely settlement deadlines with counterparties.
• End-to-end processing of bespoke and privately negotiated settlements.
• Resolve escalated settlement failures and exceptions with custodians and internal teams.
• Lead continuous improvements to increase STP rates across business lines.
• Reinforce escalation protocols to surface operational risks.
• Cross-coverage to maintain continuity of trade processing.
• Partner with technology on business requirements, specs, testing, and deployment.
• Develop procedures, documentation, and training materials.
• Build relationships across investment teams, technology, finance, and compliance.

Kenntnisse

Strong analytical skills

Exceptional communication

Independent self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CTM

ALERT

SWIFT

FIX

VCON

Jobbeschreibung

Connect Search, LLC in Chicago is seeking a Trading Operations professional to act as an operational partner to investment teams, covering end-to-end trade processing from entry to settlement across multiple assets.

The role leads initiatives to raise straight-through processing rates, streamline workflows, and evaluates technology to support that effort. You will partner closely with technology on design, specs, testing, and deployment, reporting to an SVP.