AVP, Derivatives Middle Office

Posted 4 days ago

emerald recruiting groupNew York (NY)

Financial Quantitative Analysts Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation

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About the role

Our client, a leading global asset management firm, is seeking a Derivatives Middle Office professional to join their Investment Operations team supporting front-office trading and portfolio management across global markets. This role will focus on trade capture, lifecycle management, valuation, and collateral processes for a broad spectrum of derivatives-swaps, futures, options, and FX-ensuring the accuracy and integrity of P&L, risk, and exposure reporting. It's an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of trading, risk, and operations, with visibility into investment decision-making at an institutional scale.

What You'll Do: Oversee daily trade capture, affirmation, and lifecycle management for OTC and exchange-traded derivatives. Ensure timely and accurate trade booking, valuation, and reconciliation across internal systems and third-party providers. Monitor collateral requirements, margin calls, and dispute resolution across counterparties and clearing brokers. Collaborate with front office, risk, and fund accounting teams to support pricing, P&L validation, and exposure analysis. Manage key relationships with counterparties, clearinghouses, and custodians, resolving trade discrepancies and settlement breaks. Support corporate action events, resets, novations, terminations, and lifecycle processing. Contribute to automation and process enhancement initiatives to strengthen control and reduce manual touchpoints. Ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, CFTC, etc.) and internal governance policies. Participate in new product approvals, system migrations, and control testing projects. What You Bring 5-8 years of experience in derivatives middle office or trade support at an asset manager, hedge fund, or investment bank. Solid understanding of derivative instruments and trade lifecycle management, including confirmations, settlements, and margining. Experience working with cleared and bilateral OTC products, including interest rate, credit, and equity derivatives. Proficiency with trade capture and reconciliation platforms (e.g., MarkitSERV, DTCC, TriOptima, Aladdin, Murex, or similar). Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with Python or SQL a plus. Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail. Strong communication skills and the ability to work across trading, risk, and back-office teams. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field. Why It's Worth a Conversation Join a world-class asset manager with a collaborative, high-performing culture. Direct exposure to front office and portfolio management teams. Opportunity to help modernize middle office workflows and drive automation. Competitive compensation, strong bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.

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