AVP of Trading (24 hour desk)

Tidal Financial Group

$95K — $135K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, or related fields.
  • Minimum 5 years+ trading experience in ETFs or trading.
  • Strong Excel skills; proficiency in VBA, Bloomberg, or Python is a plus.
  • Proactive problem solver with a strong work ethic and efficiency.
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Manage portfolios and liaise with clients as a key team member.
  • Work US overnight trading hours to meet trading demands.
  • Support operations with portfolio monitoring and trade execution.
  • Perform daily portfolio reconciliation tasks.
  • Collaborate with the trading team for executing trades and ETF baskets.
  • Prepare quarterly portfolio reports for compliance and oversight purposes.
  • Identify areas for improvement in compliance and portfolio management processes.

Benefits

  • Access to a supportive and dynamic portfolio management team.
  • Opportunity to work closely on active and index-based portfolios across global asset classes.
  • Exposure to leading industry practices in ETF trading and management.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill improvement.
Full Job Description
About the role

Tidal is seeking a highly skilled AVP of Trading and Portfolio Management responsible for the implementation and management of various Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in managing portfolios within relevant risk-reward frameworks.

The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. The firm manages both active and index-based portfolios and covers most major global asset classes. This position will closely be involved with day-to-day portfolio management functions of exchange traded products.

What you'll do

  • Be a key member of the firm's portfolio management team, taking an active role in managing portfolios and acting as liaison with clients.
  • We are seeking a Trading Associate who can work US overnight trading hours.
  • Provide operational support through portfolio monitoring, trade execution, compliance reporting, and investment thought leadership.
  • Perform day-to-day portfolio reconciliation.
  • Work with trading team on the preparation or execution of trades, rebalances, ETF baskets, etc.
  • Prepare quarterly portfolio reconciliation and reports to assist in portfolio oversight, compliance reporting, board meetings and regulatory filing updates.
  • Understand firm's policies and procedures for overall compliance and portfolio management, identifying improvements, as applicable.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, or related fields.
  • Minimum 5 years+ trading experience with an ETF or trading background.
  • Strong excel skills a must, VBA/Bloomberg/Python/etc. a plus.
  • Must be a proactive problem solver and dedicated hard worker, capable of tackling challenges efficiently.
  • Must excel at managing multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proximity to Chicago and New York preferred
  • Basic Bloomberg command knowledge
  • Exposure to investment compliance guideline monitoring and updating
  • Effective communicator that works well in a team environment that has a strong desire to continuously improve workflows, fundamentally understands operational risk, and takes initiative.


We are prioritizing candidates who arelocatedwithin proximity to Chicago, IL and New York City, NY

The pay range for this role is:

95,000 - 130,000 USD per year (Chicago Office)

95,000 - 135,000 USD per year (New York, New York)

The pay range for this role is:

95,000 - 130,000 USD per year (Chicago Office)

95,000 - 135,000 USD per year (NYC)

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