Middle Office Specialist | Crypto / Trading Ops
Location
New York
Overview
Middle Office Specialist | Crypto / Trading Ops | New York
We’re excited to have partnered with one of the world’s leading trading firms in the digital assets space, as they continue to scale their US platform in New York.
Having now scaled headcount to almost 150 across the UK, Asia and the US, they are providing liquidity across all major cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms and have established themselves as one of the global leaders in the market.
This is an opportunity to join some of the industry’s brightest and best in a high performance trading environment. The position will play a significant role in supporting the growth of their US business, working alongside their Head of US Operations and the Global Head of Mid Office and will have exposure to various teams including working closely with Trading, Finance, Compliance and Legal.
The Role
As the Middle Office Specialist, you’ll sit at the operational heart of the trading business, ensuring seamless trade lifecycle management across crypto and traditional asset classes. This is a hands on role with meaningful impact on PnL, risk and trading performance.
Responsibilities
Manage the crypto settlements process for digital assets, communicating directly with counterparties
Manage end to end middle office operations across equities (stocks & ETFs), options, futures and FX including handling complex reconciliations
Operational risk management where maintaining a high level of attention to detail is key and ensuring error-free high value transactions are executed smoothly
Partner with traders to optimise inventory distribution for maximum efficiency
Collaborate cross functionally with Trading, Finance, Legal and Compliance teams, identifying regulatory implications
Support real time trading operations and trade query resolution
Support with the design and improvement of operational processes and controls
Continuous ad-hoc projects to support the business as they continue to scale
Experience
Experience in Middle Office or Trade Operations within complex, high volume environments (HFT or market making experience is a strong advantage)
Excellent Excel skills
Proven process improvement experience
Strong interest in trading and crypto
Extremely high attention to detail
Why?
Join one of the most influential trading firms in digital assets
Performance based compensation with market-leading bonus and benefits
Accelerated ownership and learning compared to traditional finance
Startup energy with world-class talent
High-performance culture with strong rewards for impact
Vibrant NYC office at the heart of the crypto ecosystem
Connect with Charlie Whitaker to hear more.
charliewhitaker@pearseprofessionals.com
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