Operations Manager – Trading and Investment Platform

• Global trading platform experiencing exponential growth
• Hands on high impact role with a broad remit
• High performing team with great company culture

Our client is an award winning Trading and Investment firm who are seeking an Operations Manager to join their Australian office. This is a high-impact role requiring a proactive and detail-oriented professional who understands a wide range of operational processes from end-to-end, who can provide hands-on operational experience while also driving process improvements and working with global stakeholders.

Reporting to the COO, the Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end operational processes,

Why is this the company for me?

• Join a leading global fintech and investment firm with access to over 40,000 financial instruments across multiple asset classes
• Work with cutting-edge trading technology
• Work within a small, close-knit team in Australia along with an offshore team and key business stakeholders
• Be exposed to global teams and markets
• Get involved with-functional learning, project management, and process improvement.
• Work on complex operations processes in a high-pressure and regulated environment.
• Fast-paced, high-ownership role with broad exposure to multiple business functions.

What will my day to day look like?

You will be responsible for:

• Product setup across all product types for the business to offer trading & investments to clients
• Client structure and configuration to ensure accurate setup of client accounts
• Events and lifecycle of client trading and investments, and the management of their portfolios and reporting. This covers, and not exhaustively: Client payments Client configuration Corporate actions, Custody & HIN management, Tax handling (including US IRS), Client reporting
• Working with compliance and regulatory reporting teams to ensure end-to-end activities are managed
• Ensuring operational accuracy across all transactions
• Work with the COO and team to design and scale the operations team
• Define roles across all of the operational functions
• Foster a culture of ownership and improvement
• Design and ensure all operational SOPs are well documented and aligned with all functions across the business
• Introduce controls, SLAs, and KPIs
• Identify automation opportunities
• Support new product launches

What skills and experience do I need?

You have a passion for operations and have worked as an Operations Manager or Team leader within a Financial Services / Wealth Management or Trading firm along with:

• Experience in financial services, brokerage, or fintech operations
• Strong understanding of payments or client money flows
• Strong understanding of full lifecycle of investment products (client setup, to investment, to settlement, to reporting) and client experience
• Strong focus on managing operational risk, ensuring operational robustness, and operating in a compliant manner
• Experience improving operational processes
• Experience in regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Collegiate approach to working with all teams and team members
• Experience in managing teams

Sounds Great! How do I apply?

If you are a self-motivated, structured, and detail-driven professional passionate about operations, we encourage you to Apply Now!