Clearing-Risk Associate

We're looking for a sharp, detail-driven individual with strong financial operations, critical thinking, and organizational skills to join our global Clearing and Risk team. This role is part of our core Operations team, ensuring the reliable flow of trading activity across global markets and managing moment-to-moment risk for trading teams.
This is a 4-day workweek role, with one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) as part of your schedule. During onboarding and training, you'll initially work a standard Monday-Friday week before transitioning to the 4-day schedule (Wednesday-Saturday or Sunday-Wednesday). Candidates must be comfortable with and prepared for this arrangement. Flexibility and reliability to support weekend trading are essential to success in this role.
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What You'll Do
• Perform daily clearing functions, including trade capture, lifecycle management, reconciliation, and resolving breaks across venues and products.
• Oversee and manage real-time risk operations, including monitoring trading activity, evaluating trading teams' risk requests, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring the smooth operation of trading and risk systems in collaboration with brokers, exchanges, and internal teams.
• Facilitate smooth operations by working directly with trading teams, clearing brokers, exchanges, and internal stakeholders across Technology, Finance, and Operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and workflows while assisting with developing and maintaining detailed procedural documentation.
• Execute additional operational duties as needed to support the business.
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What You'll Bring
• Experience: 3+ years in a related operational role, preferably in financial services. Familiarity with post-trade lifecycles (Equities, Treasuries, Futures, FX, or Options) is ideal.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups) is required. Python and SQL skills are a strong plus.
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with exchange connectivity, clearing systems, and trading infrastructure is advantageous.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills, process improvement experience, and the ability to handle large data volumes accurately under time constraints.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate globally and interface with internal and external contacts.
• Adaptability: Composure during stressful situations, strong judgment in dynamic environments, and a proactive approach to decision-making.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.