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About the Role

We are seeking an Associate to join the ETF Portfolio Administration team with a primary focus on derivatives back-office operations. This role will support the day-to-day operational oversight of derivatives held across our ETF platform, including swaps, listed and OTC options, and futures. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of hands-on derivatives operations experience at an asset manager, investment manager, bank, fund administrator, or similar financial institution. ETF experience is preferred but not required. The Associate will work closely with Portfolio Management, counterparties, custodians, fund administrators, and other internal teams to ensure derivatives transactions are accurately captured, reconciled, margined, settled, and reflected in the funds' books and records.

Responsibilities

Support daily back-office operations for derivatives portfolios, including swaps, options, and futures.
Perform daily trade, position, cash, and valuation reconciliations across internal systems, counterparties, custodians, and fund administrators.
Monitor the full derivatives trade lifecycle, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement, resets, expirations, exercises, assignments, terminations, and other lifecycle events.
Review and reconcile daily variation margin and collateral activity for OTC derivatives and futures.
Monitor collateral requirements and coordinate collateral movements with counterparties, custodians, and internal stakeholders.
Investigate and resolve trade, position, cash, margin, and valuation breaks in a timely manner.
Review counterparty statements and ensure activity is accurately reflected in the funds' accounting and portfolio records.
Support operational workflows related to swap resets, financing payments, option premiums, futures variation margin, and other derivative cash flows.
Coordinate with fund administrators and custodians to resolve accounting and settlement discrepancies.
Work closely with Portfolio Management and trading teams to address operational issues and ensure accurate portfolio information.
Maintain strong controls around derivatives processing, reconciliations, settlements, and collateral management.
Assist with onboarding new derivative counterparties, products, funds, and operational workflows.
Support testing and implementation of new systems, automation, and process improvements within Portfolio Administration.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve operational scalability and controls.
Maintain procedures and documentation for derivatives operational processes.
Assist with internal and external audit requests and other control-related reviews as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum of 2 years of derivatives back-office, middle-office, or operations experience at an asset manager, investment manager, bank, fund administrator, or similar financial institution.
Hands-on working knowledge of swaps, options, and futures and their associated operational lifecycle.
Understanding of derivatives settlements, cash flows, margin, collateral, and reconciliations.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to research and resolve discrepancies.
High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with internal teams as well as external counterparties, custodians, administrators, and other service providers.

Skills

Derivatives operations
Swaps
Options
Futures
Trade capture
Confirmation
Settlement
Resets
Expirations
Exercises
Assignments
Terminations
Variation margin
Collateral management
Microsoft Excel
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Attention to detail
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Relationship management
Process improvement
Automation
Python
SQL

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Associate
Minimum of 2 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$110,000-$120,000 plus annual bonus

Benefits

Competitive base salary with annual performance-based bonus
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Generous paid time off and company holidays
Professional development and continuing education opportunities
Hybrid work flexibility
Life and disability insurance
Wellness programs and employee assistance program (EAP)

About the Company

Global X was founded in 2008. For more than fifteen years, our mission has been empowering investors with unexplored and intelligent solutions. Our product lineup features a wide range of ETF strategies and $78.1 billion in assets under management. While we are distinguished for our Thematic Growth, Income, and International Access ETFs, we also offer Core and other funds to suit a wide range of investment objectives. Explore our ETFs, research and insights, and more atwww.globalxetfs.com.
Global X is a member of Mirae Asset Financial Group (“Mirae Asset”), a global leader in financial services, with $803 billion in assets under management worldwide. Mirae Asset has an extensive global ETF platform ranging across the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Europe, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

Equal Opportunity

Global X does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters.