Citigroup, Inc

Trade Support Specialist Lead Analyst VP

Citigroup, Inc • $92K — $138K *
Getzville, NY 14068Hybrid
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-6 years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Strong understanding of trade lifecycle processes including trade capture, confirmation, and settlement
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and troubleshoot trade discrepancies with brokers, custodians, and counterparties.
  • Maintain processes to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risk.
  • Provide training and support to junior team members.
  • Analyze trade data, generating reports to identify trends for decision-making.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes impacting trade operations.
  • Support trade execution including confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
  • Collaborate with traders and stakeholders to address trade-related inquiries.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental & vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
Full Job Description
The Trade Support Specialist is an intermediate level role involved resolving trade-related issues in a timely manner. This job collaborates closely with various internal and occasional external stakeholders to support Citi's trading activities. This role monitors trade flows, troubleshoots discrepancies, maintains processes, provides training, analyzes data, stays updated on industry trends, and ensures accurate trade records. It plays a critical part in enhancing operational efficiency and mitigating risk within the trading environment. Additionally, this role acts as the primary point of contact for all trading and structuring business engagements, requiring product expertise, on-desk support, and time-sensitive resolution. It focuses on enhancing trading business/franchise performance and productivity by optimizing operational efficiency and delivering strategic projects, bringing together trading, operations, technology, and various lines of defense across the firm.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitors trade flows and troubleshoot any trade discrepancies or breaks, liaising with brokers, custodians, and counterparties as necessary.
  • Maintain trade support processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risk.
  • Maintain trade support processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risk.Maintain trade support processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risk.Maintain trade support processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and mitigate risk.
  • Provide training and support to junior team members and assist in their professional development.
  • Analyze trade data and generates reports to monitor trade activity, identify trends, and support decision-making processes.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, market developments, and regulatory changes impacting trade operations.
  • Provide support for trade execution, including trade confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
  • Monitor trade lifecycle events and ensure trades are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Participate in the testing and implementation of trading systems and upgrades or enhancements.
  • Investigate and resolve trade discrepancies or breaks with brokers, custodians, and counterparties.
  • Maintain accurate trade records and documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and other stakeholders to address trade- related inquires and requests.
  • Assist in the implementation and testing of new trading systems and enhancements to existing systems.
  • Monitor market events and communicate relevant information to internal teams.
  • Collaborate with IT teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to trading systems and platforms.
  • Contribute to cross-functional projects aimed at improving trade workflows and enhancing operational capabilities.
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
  • Assist in supporting new ideas through the New Activity approvals process (NACs). This includes driving initiatives for Business and Desk Heads which require facing off with third parties (e.g., brokers, clearing houses, and trading platforms).
  • Managing the Permitted Product List (PPL) for the trading desks which includes adding new products, annual reviews, and amending products to enhance revenue streams.
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert to support the establishment and maintenance of business-specific controls to mitigate operational, financial, and regulatory risk in addition to monitoring implementation of new regulations. Responsible for ensuring proportionality and workability of new controls and processes (e.g., soft vs hard blocks for price, notional thresholds).
  • Evaluate and optimize booking and legal entity strategies for trading desks. Act as a critical interface, articulating business requirements to various functions and ensuring clear communication between trading and support departments.
  • Monitor and analyze business performance, trading performance, market share, and client profitability , and cost reduction. This includes overseeing Best Execution practices and transaction cost analysis.
  • Manage and support enhancements to trade processing and client service delivery in collaboration with Operations, Technology, and Middle Office teams (e.g., product enhancements / annual prioritization efforts).


Qualifications:

  • 2-6 years of relevant experience
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong understanding of trade lifecycle processes, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.


Education:

  • Bachelor's/University degree


Job Family Group:
Institutional Trading

Job Family:
Trade Support

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Getzville New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$92,000.00 - $138,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Jun 29, 2026

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
NASDAQ
C
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