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AVP, Derivatives Middle Office

The Emerald Recruiting Group, New York, NY, USA

Job type: Full Time


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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