Point72's Operations team supports all operational aspects of trade processing, reconciliation, financing, and reporting firmwide for all products, including equities, derivatives, bonds, foreign exchange and futures, and digital assets across global markets. Within Operations, the Derivatives Trade Support team is responsible for the daily confirmation and settlement of fixed income, rates, credit, futures, FX and other OTC derivative products. The team is actively engaged with Point72’s Front Office, Back Office, Compliance and Technology teams to manage operational risks. The team also works very closely with all of Point72’s trading and clearing counterparties.
Requirements
- Knowledge of fixed income and derivatives products
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Responsibilities
- Confirm daily trade activity and manage exceptions in various products such as bonds, repos, interest rate swaps, credit, FX, futures, options, and other OTC derivatives
- Manage the verification and reconciliation of all positions to our prime brokers/FCMs and trading counterparties
- Work with our portfolio managers, traders, and external trading counterparties and prime brokers/FCMs to resolve trade related issues in a timely fashion
- Help monitor and reduce foreign currency exposure through the execution of FX transactions
- Assist in responding to ad hoc queries from internal and external clients
- Participate in the onboarding process for new investment teams, including account setup, platform training, and third-party connectivity
- Help push for continuous improvement of the team’s processes via automation and/or identifying opportunities for increased efficiency and/or control
Other
- Degree in accounting, business, economics or mathematics
- 0-2 years of experience in the middle office operations function of a financial institution
- Superior problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to a changing environment
- High attention to detail aimed at delivering a product that meets our best-in-class standards
- A self-starter who can work independently
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
