Trading Operations Specialist

Job Description: Securities Lending Operations Analyst

Job Title: Securities Lending Operations Analyst

Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84101-2174 (5 days/week onsite)

Duration: 01/27/2025 – 07/25/2025

Pay Rate: $23.00/hour

Key Responsibilities:

As an Operations - Securities Lending Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and optimizing securities lending operations for a leading global financial services firm. Your responsibilities include:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Develop and maintain strong relationships with business, engineering, operations, and credit stakeholders, actively partnering to drive changes and deliver exceptional service and support.
• Transaction Management: Ensure transactions are delivered within agreed timeframes according to SLAs, while maintaining high-quality processing standards and fostering a zero-error culture.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate operational risks inherent in the business, implementing adequate operational controls for non-generic processes.
• Daily Monitoring & Reporting:
• Manage and book recall requests on borrows from various lenders.
• Oversee and record returns on loans to external counterparts.
• Track and amend returns on open borrows based on counterparty feedback.
• Inform the trading desk daily on borrows recalled but not returned.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in cash and securities positions in the firm’s books and records.
• Query Resolution: Act as a liaison with the trading desk and lenders, ensuring timely resolution of recall/return requests.
• Margin Management: Coordinate margin delivery/receipt based on stock borrow/loan settlements and mark-to-market activity.
• Process Oversight:

1. Complete and oversee daily checklists, ensuring adherence to controls, procedures, and processes.
2. Serve as a change agent, addressing root causes of problems and identifying opportunities for process automation.

Skills & Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience within securities lending operations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand technical workflows in detail.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven flexibility and teamwork, with the ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous project management experience or demonstrated ability to identify and drive process improvement initiatives.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, supporting a critical function within securities lending operations for a highly regarded financial institution. If you have a passion for process improvement, operational excellence, and stakeholder collaboration, we encourage you to apply.

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