Senior Associate, Global Middle Office - Financial Operations

D. E. Shaw & Co.

$150K — $190K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5-10 years in financial operations or trade support.
  • Strong understanding of trade lifecycle operations including P&L, and settlement.
  • Exceptional communication and organizational skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Proven experience in managing front office inquiries with stakeholders.
  • Ability to design dashboards and analytics for operational insights.
  • Familiarity with financial software like Bloomberg or Capital IQ.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main contact for trading desk inquiries.
  • Collaborate with trading desks and operations to improve processes and risk management.
  • Create workflows and tools for monitoring trading activities.
  • Assist in projects to enhance middle office capabilities.
  • Support implementation of new investment strategies and asset classes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching.
  • Wellness reimbursement programs.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Charitable gift matching program.
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

Act as the primary point of contact for trading desk inquiries, supporting and coordinating post-trade operations across multiple asset classes and strategies.
  • Partner with trading desks, technology, and operations to enhance operational processes, controls, data quality, and mitigate risk.
  • Develop workflows, dashboards, and tools to monitor trading activity, ensure knowledge continuity, and operational efficiency.
  • Contribute to projects that expand middle office capabilities and the firm's ability to seamlessly support new investment strategies or asset classes.


What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's degree and five to ten years of relevant experience in financial operations or trade support.
  • An excellent understanding of trade lifecycle operations, including trade capture, P&L, security master, and settlement processes.
  • Exceptional communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail, with a keen desire to grow and take ownership in a dynamic setting.
  • Experience managing front office inquiries and coordinating with internal/external stakeholders to resolve operational issues.
  • The ability to design or contribute to dashboards and analytics for operational insights.
  • Familiarity with financial software such as Bloomberg, IHSMarkit, or Capital IQ; comfort with tools used in middle/back-office environments.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $150,000 to $190,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.


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