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About The Position

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, or supervising operational, trading, or analytical teams.
• Strong knowledge of trading workflows, portfolio rebalancing, and operational risk and control practices within advisory or asset management environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive process improvements across operations, technology, and business teams.
• Experience managing operational performance through metrics, KPIs, and risk monitoring frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable business improvements.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including experience documenting procedures, business requirements, or operational controls.
• Experience working within outsourced managed account platforms, wealth technology providers, or firms supporting independent financial advisors.
• Experience using data visualization and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar business intelligence platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Familiarity with model-based trading, UMA/SMAs, or large-scale portfolio rebalancing environments.
• 8+ years of experience in financial services, securities, or wealth management, including direct experience in trade operations, portfolio trading, or managed account platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US to be considered.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Additional industry licensing or professional certifications such as Series 7, Series 24, Lean Six Sigma, IOC, or similar operational focused credentials are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team to trade client accounts timely, accurately, and with the highest quality.
• Drive scale, improve cycle time, reduce operational risk, deliver consistent trading results, and improve the advisor and client experience.
• Owner and operator of trading processes, systems, and controls.
• Own operational performance by managing key risk and performance metrics and ensuring procedures and documentation are clear, current, and executable.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of traders, fostering accountability, engagement, and accelerated professional growth.
• Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and ensure consistent follow-through on commitments and outcomes.
• Inspire a high-performance, client-centric mindset by reinforcing ownership, purpose, and continuous improvement.
• Actively integrate firm values into team culture through leadership behaviors, recognition, coaching conversations, and accountability practices.
• Facilitate daily operational stand-ups to identify high-risk items, assess volume and capacity constraints, prioritize work, and escalate issues as needed.
• Proactively review procedures, workflows, and controls to identify pain points, inefficiencies, and opportunities aligned with evolving business needs.
• Write clear business and functional requirements that preserve trading intent, risk considerations, and client impact while enabling effective technical solutions.
• Review and interpret test plans, test results, and defect summaries to assess operational readiness and summarize actionable recommendations.
• Support change management efforts by ensuring teams are prepared to adopt new workflows, systems, and controls.
• Anticipate downstream operational impacts of new products, volume changes, and strategic initiatives and proactively adjust processes and controls.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flex Time or Paid Time Off and Sick Time Off
• 401K – 6% Employer Match
• Medical, Dental, Vision – HDHP or PPO
• HSA – Employer contribution (HDHP only)
• Volunteer Time Off
• Career Development / Recognition
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Hybrid Work Schedule