Associate, Trading Operations, Settlements

The Role

As a Trading Operations Associate, you’ll build your career in Financial Services through hands-on exposure to the full trade lifecycle, including both settlements and corporate actions. This role provides practical experience within the settlements ecosystem, helping you develop a strong operational foundation and expand your knowledge as you grow your career in the industry.

How You'll Help Take Us There

• Act as a subject-matter expert, partnering closely with Trading,  Middle Office, Custodians, and external counterparties to ensure a high settlement success rate and minimal aged fails.
• Manage the full trade settlement lifecycle for U.S. and international securities, ensuring accurate and timely settlement through DTC, Euroclear, and Fed settlement systems Exhibit general knowledge of both domestic and foreign Buy-in rules and regulations
• Execute and monitor DVP/RVP, free of payment, and cash movements across central securities depositories and payment systems
• Investigate, resolve, and escalate settlement exceptions, fails, and breaks, including principal, cash, and custody discrepancies
• Proactively manage aged fails, coordinating with counterparties, custodians, and internal stakeholders to drive resolution and reduce settlement risk
• Perform daily reconciliation of securities and cash positions with custodians, clearing agents, and internal ledger/control accounts
• Partner with Trading, Middle Office, Client Services, and Treasury on settlement-related issues, trade corrections, and funding requirements
• Contribute to operational risk reduction initiatives by identifying process gaps, documenting procedures, and recommending automation or control enhancements
• Assist with regulatory, audit, and compliance inquiries by providing settlement data, controls evidence, and process documentation
   

What We’re Looking for  

• 4+ years of direct settlements experience within a broker-dealer, bank, custodian, or asset manager
• Knowledge of DTC (Deliver Orders, DVP/DVP, P&I, Partials, settlement controls), Euroclear (international settlement flows, cross-border securities, cash movements), Federal Reserve systems (Fedwire Securities and Fedwire Funds)
• Experience with fixed income products (corporates, governments, agencies, munis)
• High attention to detail with strong ownership and accountability
• Ability to prioritize in a time-sensitive, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills for interacting with traders, custodians, and external counterparties
• Good multitasking and analytical skills with the availability to prioritize processes and responsibilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in using Shadow Financial, Neolink, BMO OLBB and Alert is preferred.
• Series 99/ SIE preferred (required to obtain within the first six months of employment)
• Ability to incorporate AI into daily workflows; passion for ethical adoption of AI practices

What You Can Expect from Us

• Hybrid Environment: Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
• Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
• Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
• Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
• Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers
• Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs

For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $80,000 USD to $100,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.

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