Trading Operations Associate-Brooklyn Investment Group

Trading Operations Associate

Brooklyn Investment Group is an SEC-registered Investment Adviser that leverages the technology of its parent company, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Research. This technology is combined with institutional-grade portfolio optimization and automated tax-loss harvesting to power personalized portfolios for our clients, including financial advisory firms and asset managers.

Over the past five years, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Research has developed one of the most powerful engines for customizing investment portfolios and more than $5 billion has been traded on its portfolios to date. 

Our growing team of 20+ quant investors, machine learning researchers, and software engineers comes from top universities and financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Citadel and Bridgewater Associates.

Opportunity 
As a Trading Operations Associate, you’ll be the main point of contact for our clients, operational partners, and custodians, overseeing trade execution and reconciliation processes, primarily in public equities.
 

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Execute trading workflow, including pre and post trade checks, order generation/algo selection
• Supervise reconciliation processes and certify account status
• Act as a liaison and main point-of-contact with our operational partners and custodians
• Identify, investigate and remedy issues with trade execution, allocation and account positions
• Query trading and market data and create reports
• Monitor and analyze execution quality and identify opportunities for improvement
• Serve as a client-facing point of contact for portfolio management, trading, and reporting
• Coordinate with the portfolio construction team to ensure a seamless client experience
• Support integration efforts with execution providers and clients
• Analyze transaction and lot data for anomalies or errors
• Assist in implementation of feature enhancements to the trading and reconciliation systems.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 2+ Years Required; 3+ Years Preferred

Career Level
6IC

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in equities portfolio management, trading, or investment operations

Preferred:

• 3 years of experience in equities portfolio management, trading, or investment operations
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Experience with block and algorithmic trading
• Experience with financial data querying and analysis
• Desire to work in fast-paced environment that’s at the cutting edge of asset management innovation
• Experience with Order Management Systems
• Experience interacting with custodian platforms, like Schwab and Fidelity
• Experience with Python and SQL
• Experience in accounting and tax loss harvesting (preferred)
• Experience in C#, Rust, and Unix (preferred)
• Experience with AWS (preferred)

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

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