Credit and Loan Trading Middle Office

Natixis•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Credit and Loan Trading Middle Officer Are you a proactive and strategic operational professional passionate about the Credit Markets? Do you thrive at the intersection of front-office strategy and back-office execution? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in supporting and securing the growth of our Credit Markets business. This critical role serves as the operational and strategic bridge between Global Markets Operations, Global Banking Operations, and the Front Office. As our Credit and Loan Trading Middle Officer, you will be instrumental in: Ensuring seamless onboarding of new business initiatives. Effectively managing client and internal requests. Proactively mitigating operational risks. Driving efficiency through continuous process improvements and IT enhancements. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact within a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
A strong understanding of Credit and Loans products is a mandate, including ABS, CLO, Fund Finance, Syndication, and Credit Trading.
5+ years of experience in Credit Markets, Operations, and/or Securitization.
Proven familiarity with underwriting, origination, and syndication processes for Loans, CDS, and Bespoke Credit Products, as well as experience with Billing and Delivery activities.
Knowledge of Trafic and Summit is a significant advantage, including experience with Credit Bonds, loans, CDS trade capture, and risk systems.
Familiarity with Clearpar and Loan IQ systems is a strong advantage.
Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proven track record of mitigating operational risk.
Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Front Office teams, clients, and various support functions.
Covered Functions in a regulated Broker-Dealer require the Series 99 license. This can be obtained after hire.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree or relevant certifications are a significant plus.
Please clarify if Trafic is an internal-only system.

Responsibilities

Act as a transversal liaison, fostering seamless coordination and communication between Global Banking Operations, Global Market Operations, and the Front Office.
Lead New Product/New Activity (NPNA) onboarding, serving as the primary coordinator to ensure smooth integration of new business within Operations.
Be the Ops point of contact, managing and responding to client and business requests with efficiency and accuracy.
Identify, address, and escalate Operational Risk incidents, implementing robust processes to detect, mitigate, and resolve operational risks.
Oversee Billing activity, ensuring accurate and timely billing processes that support financial operations.
Contribute to resource planning, assisting with budgeting and forecasting of staff resources to align with business growth and trading activity.
Collaborate on IT enhancements, partnering with IT to deliver impactful projects that strengthen operational resilience and boost efficiency.
Represent Operations in key forums, serving as the Operations representative on the Credit bi-weekly IT task force, ensuring IT priorities align with critical business needs.
Leverage risk monitoring tools, utilizing the Front Office monitoring risk tool (BRICKS) for proactive risk identification and mitigation.
Support PnL reconciliation, investigating and resolving booking discrepancies identified by Global Banking Operations to ensure accurate Profit and Loss reporting.