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About the Role

This role supports the growth of the ETF share class business by providing daily operational oversight of ETF lifecycle processes, including end-of-day basket processing, Authorized Participant (AP) interactions, reconciliations, holdings dissemination, and issue resolution. The ideal candidate will combine operational expertise with a platform-oriented and risk-focused mindset to proactively identify and address potential operational or trading risks.

Responsibilities

Support ETF-related operational activity from trade inception through settlement to ensure accurate and timely execution.
Monitor secondary market trading activity, including ETF liquidity, bid-ask spreads, premiums/discounts, and overall market quality while partnering with external capital markets participants to identify and resolve market dislocations.
Monitor and oversee ETF basket creation/redemption workflows and Authorized Participant (AP) activity.
Coordinate end-of-day operational processing, including basket validation, holdings dissemination, reconciliations, and cash balancing.
Review and validate holdings files, corporate actions, pricing data, and fund-level operational reporting.
Investigate and resolve operational breaks, reconciliation exceptions, and data discrepancies across internal and external systems.
Partner closely with fund accounting, custodians, administrators, APs, market makers, and technology teams to support the seamless operation of the ETF ecosystem across both primary and secondary market activity.
Monitor operational processes and system interfaces to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact production.
Serve as the primary owner of Artisan’s end-of-day CPR process, overseeing the resolution of Trading and Capital Markets-related items to ensure accurate daily close and next-day operational readiness.
Manage critical model delivery-related deliverables including recurring Russell and Envestnet platform and Morgan Stanley daily trade review.
Support ETF launches, onboarding activities, and strategic process improvement initiatives while helping enhance operational procedures, controls, and exception-management frameworks that support a scalable operating model.
Identify opportunities to enhance operational controls, automate manual processes, and improve the efficiency and scalability of ETF-related workflows.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in fund operations, middle office, fund accounting, or capital markets operations.
3–5 years of direct ETF operations experience required.
Understanding of the ETF operational lifecycle, including creations/redemptions, basket processing, holdings dissemination, and Authorized Participant (AP) interactions.
Familiarity with reconciliations, holdings files, corporate actions, and daily NAV-related processes.
Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand operational systems, data flows, interfaces, and file-based processing.
Ability to troubleshoot operational and systems-related issues in a time-sensitive environment.
Experience working with operational platforms, data interfaces, APIs, flat-file processing, and workflow tools preferred.
Advanced Excel skills required.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while operating effectively in a high-accountability environment.
FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses required or must be obtained.

Skills

SQL
Python
data analysis tools

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years of experience in fund operations, middle office, fund accounting, or capital markets operations
3-5 years of direct ETF operations experience

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 - $175,000

Benefits

Associates may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon Firm and individual performance.

About the Company

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

Artisan Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.