Sr Associate, Brokerage Ops

Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Salary: $67,500–$111,500 USD annually

Company

Global financial services organization providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services.

What you will do

• Provide end-to-end brokerage operations support from trade execution and book-out through allocation, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Manage account opening and maintain client static data, including commission rates, sub-account configurations, booking preferences, and settlement instructions.
• Book and allocate equity, fixed income, and options transactions and support timely trade confirmation.
• Monitor trade matching and settlement, investigate exceptions, resolve mismatches, and coordinate with clients, brokers, and internal teams.
• Perform daily reconciliation and position management to keep agency brokerage accounts flat and document error positions.
• Contribute to process improvements, control enhancements, and complex cross-functional projects.

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship.
• Ability to review documentation and account activity for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Ability to analyze complex operational issues, identify practical solutions, and escalate risks appropriately.
• Commercial awareness of settlement risk, high-value trades, sensitive clients, debit-interest exposure, and time-critical market requirements.
• Ability to collaborate across Client Integration, Compliance, Sales Trading, Operations, clients, and execution brokers.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with accessible senior leaders and opportunities for internal movement.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) and pension.
• Medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, disability, life, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, and additional well-being benefits.
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
• Reasonable accommodation support is available throughout the employment process.