Operations Lead - Trading

As Operations Lead, you will own the daily operating engine of our FCM: making sure every trade, position, margin call, cash movement and customer account is processed accurately, on time and under documented controls. You will be the first-line owner of the trade lifecycle and of back- and middle-office operations. You will work closely with Compliance, Risk, Finance and Engineering, with clear first- and second-line responsibilities. You will build the operating model, write the procedures and run them from day one. As volume grows, you will build the team under you.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end trade flow, including trade capture and booking, DCM/DCO and other applicable clearing interfaces, and the daily clearing files, statements and confirmations; Run daily trade, position, margin, fee and cash reconciliations, and drive breaks to resolution; Run margin processing, margin calls and settlement, and coordinate customer liquidations or position reductions with Risk when thresholds are breached; Operate deposit and withdrawal flows across fiat and stablecoin rails, bank and depository movements, and dual-control approvals; Provide reconciled cash, margin and customer-account data supporting Finance/CFO segregation and residual-interest calculations; Own the handoff from KYC/AML approval into account opening, plus account maintenance, statements and tax-document workflows; Own operational customer escalations; Own day-to-day relationships with clearing houses, banks, custodians, funding rails and back-office systems; Run SLAs, incident management and BCP/DR, and lead launch readiness; Write procedures, maker-checker controls, key risk and control indicators, and management reporting; Explain and defend the operating model to regulators during registration and exams

Requirements

6+ years of progressively responsible futures/clearing operations experience; Hands-on, end-to-end trade flow experience: execution, clearing, settlement and reporting; Deep experience with position management and margin; Working knowledge of FCM obligations, including customer funds segregation, daily segregation computations and books and records; A clean regulatory record, with no NFA or FINRA disciplinary history; Strong process and control design skills, and comfort writing the playbook rather than following one; Data fluency (SQL or advanced Excel) and the ability to partner with engineers on automation; Autonomy and composure in a 0-to-1 environment where priorities shift often

Nice to have

Experience with fiat and stablecoin funding rails, or with crypto custody operations; Experience with 24/7 markets or perpetual futures; Risk operations exposure, such as pre-trade limits and liquidation workflows; Experience standing up a new FCM, broker-dealer or product line; Familiarity with back-office platforms such as FIS GMI, Rolfe & Nolan, Broadridge or ION, and with CME clearing tools; Series 3 or equivalent registration