ETF Transformation Lead
About The Position
The ETF Transformation Lead directs ETF operations and drives the transformation of end-to-end ETF lifecycle processes. The role applies deep primary-market expertise in creation and redemption, baskets, authorized participant interactions, and settlement, including NSCC and DTC infrastructure. The lead is accountable for high-volume daily operations, ensuring deadlines and service-level agreements are met, maintaining strong control frameworks, and ensuring compliance with procedures and audit and risk requirements. The role also drives root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation, partners with Technology to advance automation and scalability and reduce manual dependencies, develops and motivates the team through succession planning, backup coverage, and cross-training, and communicates clearly with senior management, clients, and counterparties.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Typically eight or more years of relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Thorough knowledge of ETF lifecycle processes, including creation and redemption, baskets, authorized participants, and settlements, as well as related market infrastructure such as NSCC and DTC.
- Understanding of applicable Federal and State laws and regulations.
- Experience in ETF operations, custody, asset servicing, or securities operations.
- Good organizational, managerial, and project management skills.
- Well-developed customer relations skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Excellent supervisory and management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks.
Responsibilities
- Direct ETF operations and transform end-to-end ETF lifecycle processes.
- Oversee high-volume daily operations and ensure deadlines and service-level agreements are met.
- Maintain supervisory controls and dual-approval frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with procedures and audit and risk requirements.
- Drive root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation.
- Partner with Technology to advance automation and scalability and reduce manual dependencies.
- Develop and motivate the team through succession planning, backup coverage, and cross-training.
- Foster accountability and continuous improvement.
- Communicate with senior management, clients, and counterparties.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
- Basic term and optional term life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
- Paid vacation of two to five weeks, depending on salary grade and tenure.
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
- Adoption assistance.
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- Pension.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
