Fund and Trade Operations Associate
Service to Success, Austin, TX, United States
Compensation: $110–150k total comp ($90–110k base + equity)
About Our Client Our client is a high-growth fintech startup building modern infrastructure for private markets. Their platform enables investors to access and trade shares in leading pre-IPO companies by replacing outdated, manual workflows with real-time, technology-driven systems.
Serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, RIAs, and wealth platforms, they are building the execution and operations layer for private market investing, unlocking liquidity in a historically inefficient asset class.
The Opportunity This is an opportunity to join as an early operations hire and help build the engine behind a next-generation private markets platform with a lot of opportunity for growth within the company.
You will operate at the center of transactions, working across trade execution, fund operations, and investor experience while helping define and scale internal systems.
This is a high-ownership role with direct exposure to live deals, SPVs, and the full lifecycle of private market transactions.
Two Paths Within This Role
Trade Operations Focus (NY preferred): Own the front-to-middle office execution layer. You will manage live deals, support transaction workflows, oversee KYC/AML, and ensure a seamless client and investor experience from onboarding through execution.
Fund Operations Focus (Austin preferred): Own the back-office and post-trade lifecycle. You will manage SPVs, fund workflows, capital activity, reporting, and coordination with audit, tax, and external partners.
What You’ll Do
Across Both Roles Operate within the full lifecycle of private market transactions and SPVs Maintain accurate data, reporting, and internal systems Support investor onboarding, communications, and issue resolution Identify and implement process improvements across workflows
Trade Operations (Execution Focus) Support end-to-end deal execution and transaction workflows Manage offerings, allocations, and deal configuration in internal systems Oversee KYC/AML and compliance readiness Act as a key point of contact for clients during live transactions
Fund Operations (Post-Trade Focus) Manage fund operations including cash flows, reconciliations, and distributions Support fund accounting and reporting workflows Coordinate audits, K-1s, and external partners (tax, audit, banking) Maintain fund-level data integrity and performance tracking
What Our Client Is Looking For Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple workflows without losing detail Familiarity with private markets, SPVs, secondaries, fund admin, or broker-dealer operations preferred Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally Strong Excel or Google Sheets proficiency Process-driven mindset with a focus on building and improving systems
Nice to Have Experience at a fintech, broker-dealer, investment platform, or fund administrator Exposure to KYC/AML, trade execution, or fund accounting workflows Securities licenses (Series 7, 63, 65, 99)
Why This Role High ownership in a fast-scaling fintech environment Direct exposure to private market transactions and fund structures Opportunity to help build operational infrastructure from the ground up Early-stage equity with meaningful upside
About Our Client Our client is a high-growth fintech startup building modern infrastructure for private markets. Their platform enables investors to access and trade shares in leading pre-IPO companies by replacing outdated, manual workflows with real-time, technology-driven systems.
Serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, RIAs, and wealth platforms, they are building the execution and operations layer for private market investing, unlocking liquidity in a historically inefficient asset class.
The Opportunity This is an opportunity to join as an early operations hire and help build the engine behind a next-generation private markets platform with a lot of opportunity for growth within the company.
You will operate at the center of transactions, working across trade execution, fund operations, and investor experience while helping define and scale internal systems.
This is a high-ownership role with direct exposure to live deals, SPVs, and the full lifecycle of private market transactions.
Two Paths Within This Role
Trade Operations Focus (NY preferred): Own the front-to-middle office execution layer. You will manage live deals, support transaction workflows, oversee KYC/AML, and ensure a seamless client and investor experience from onboarding through execution.
Fund Operations Focus (Austin preferred): Own the back-office and post-trade lifecycle. You will manage SPVs, fund workflows, capital activity, reporting, and coordination with audit, tax, and external partners.
What You’ll Do
Across Both Roles Operate within the full lifecycle of private market transactions and SPVs Maintain accurate data, reporting, and internal systems Support investor onboarding, communications, and issue resolution Identify and implement process improvements across workflows
Trade Operations (Execution Focus) Support end-to-end deal execution and transaction workflows Manage offerings, allocations, and deal configuration in internal systems Oversee KYC/AML and compliance readiness Act as a key point of contact for clients during live transactions
Fund Operations (Post-Trade Focus) Manage fund operations including cash flows, reconciliations, and distributions Support fund accounting and reporting workflows Coordinate audits, K-1s, and external partners (tax, audit, banking) Maintain fund-level data integrity and performance tracking
What Our Client Is Looking For Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple workflows without losing detail Familiarity with private markets, SPVs, secondaries, fund admin, or broker-dealer operations preferred Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally Strong Excel or Google Sheets proficiency Process-driven mindset with a focus on building and improving systems
Nice to Have Experience at a fintech, broker-dealer, investment platform, or fund administrator Exposure to KYC/AML, trade execution, or fund accounting workflows Securities licenses (Series 7, 63, 65, 99)
Why This Role High ownership in a fast-scaling fintech environment Direct exposure to private market transactions and fund structures Opportunity to help build operational infrastructure from the ground up Early-stage equity with meaningful upside