About the Role
The ETF Capital Markets Specialist supports the execution, trading, and sales enablement activities across Vanguard’s ETF platform, focusing on enhancing market quality and client outcomes. This role provides critical oversight of primary and secondary market dynamics, partnering closely with internal teams and external market participants to ensure efficient trading, liquidity, and product success. The Specialist also contributes to strategic projects and product initiatives across Canada, Latin America, and offshore markets, helping expand Vanguard’s global ETF capabilities. This position plays a key role in scaling coverage and improving engagement as regional ETF activity continues to grow.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze primary and secondary ETF market activity to support trading efficiency, liquidity, and price integrity.
- Partner with trading and sales teams to provide insights, support execution strategies, and respond to client and FAS inquiries.
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including market makers, authorized participants (APs), and exchanges.
- Support Canada-focused ETF capital markets activities, including oversight, market engagement, and product execution initiatives.
- Contribute to key product launches and changes, including fixed income, emerging markets, and index-based ETFs.
- Provide secondary market oversight for cross-listed ETFs across Latin America and offshore regions.
- Collaborate with sales teams to educate clients on ETF trading, including UCITS structures and switch trade execution.
- Engage with regional exchanges (e.g., Mexico) to support ongoing market structure development and efficiency improvements.
- Partner with global ETF Capital Markets teams to coordinate coverage and ensure alignment across regions.
- Analyze trends and deliver insights that inform product development, market strategy, and operational enhancements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience in capital markets, ETF trading, product management, or a related financial services discipline.
- Strong understanding of ETF ecosystem, including primary/secondary markets, liquidity providers, and exchange dynamics.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze market data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Effective communicator with experience collaborating across trading, sales, and external partners.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to complex initiatives.
- Intellectual curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset.
Skills
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is a plus.
- UCITS experience a plus.
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
Salary/Compensations
- $93k-$169k
Benefits
- Health insurance, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans.
About the Company
- Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals.
- We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.
Equal Opportunity
- Vanguard is committed to fostering an accessible and inclusive workplace.
- We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please inform us.
- We will work with you to meet your needs and you can reach us at americas_crewcentral@vanguardhr.com, quoting the job ID and job title.
