10-15 years in trading operations, middle office, or investment operations
Strong trade reconciliation and break resolution experience
Experience with multiple commodity products; SME in US Gas & Power preferred
Solid understanding of trade lifecycle and operational controls
Experience with Prime Brokers, custodians, or outsourced middle office providers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills
Experience with ION Triplepoint is a plus
Responsibilities
Oversee daily trade, position, and cash reconciliations across commodities
Monitor and communicate with front office on physically settled contracts
Collaborate with internal teams to test and build processes for new product approvals
Investigate and resolve trade, settlement, and cash breaks
Support the full trade lifecycle including trade capture and exception management
Partner with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Operations teams
Identify process improvement opportunities and automate workflows
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Discretionary bonus
Support for new account onboarding and operational projects
Opportunities for process improvement and automation
Dynamic, high-performance investment environment
Full Job Description
Job Description:
Job Title: Commodities Operations Associate
Location: New York
Key Responsibilities
Oversee daily trade, position, and cash reconciliations across multiple commodities
Monitoring and communicating with front office on physically settled exchanged listed contracts. Making sure front office have rolled or traded out before expiry/first notice
Work closely with multiple internal teams utilizing your product knowledge to help test & build out processes for new product approvals within Commodities.
Investigate and resolve trade, settlement, and cash breaks with internal teams and external counterparties
Support the full trade lifecycle, including trade capture, allocation, settlement, and exception management
Partner closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Finance, Operations, Prime Brokers, custodians, and fund administrators
Assist with portfolio and NAV reconciliations and support daily operational controls
Identify process improvement opportunities and help automate manual operational workflows
Support new account onboarding, product launches, and operational projects across the trading platform
Ensure operational risks are identified, escalated, and resolved in a timely manner
Working closely with multiple teams to efficiently work through new product requests, understanding where operational risks may lie and building processes to mitigate the risks.
Required Experience
10-15 years of experience in trading operations, middle office, or investment operations within an asset manager, hedge fund, or physical trading companies
Strong trade reconciliation and break resolution experience
Experience supporting multiple commodity products. SME in US Gas & Power is preferred (Exchange Listed or Physical)
Solid understanding of the trade lifecycle, settlement processes, and operational controls
Experience working with Prime Brokers, custodians, fund administrators, or outsourced middle office providers
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills
Experience with ION Triplepoint is advantageous but not essential
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative trading environment
Ideal Candidate
Proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized
Strong communicator with the ability to work across Trading, Finance, and Operations
Comfortable taking ownership of issues through to resolution
Process-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
Thrives in a dynamic, high-performance investment environment
Compensation
Jain Global offers a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits. The estimated base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $170,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual's experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
