Equity Trade Support Specialist

Trade Support Analyst – Equity Derivatives

Position Overview Are you looking to elevate your career in financial services within a fast-paced, collaborative trading floor environment?

Natixis is seeking a highly motivated Trade Support Specialist to play a pivotal role in supporting and securing the development of our Equity Derivatives business. In this position, you will act as the key liaison between the Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, and Risk teams. You will directly assist traders and sales professionals with their daily activities, ensuring all transactions are accurately booked, monitored, and reported. As the primary point of contact for support functions, you will champion the resolution of operational discrepancies on behalf of the Front Office, helping to maintain processing integrity and mitigate risk.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Facilitate Front Office Operations: Assist traders and sales staff on a daily basis, facilitating seamless execution, booking, and post-trade management of derivative transactions.
• Manage Lifecycle Events: Actively monitor, process, and manage portfolio expiries, corporate actions, and other critical lifecycle events.
• Resolve Trade Discrepancies: Investigate and resolve trade booking discrepancies by coordinating promptly with global and local support teams, external counterparties, and the trading desk.
• Collaborate with Risk Teams: Partner closely with the Market Risk and Finance groups to investigate, analyze, and resolve profit and loss (P&L) breaks.
• Optimize Controls and Procedures: Regularly update operational metrics and ensure internal procedures are current. Constantly leverage available resources to design and maintain efficient, robust control processes that protect our business and serve our clients.

Qualifications and Skills

To be successful in this role, you should possess:

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience: Two or more years of experience in trade support, middle office, or operations within an investment banking or capital markets environment.
• Market Knowledge: Strong, comprehensive knowledge of equity derivatives markets, derivative products, the trade lifecycle, and end-to-end settlement flows.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VBA or advanced functions are a plus).
• Direct working knowledge of Sophis is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with the Summit application is considered a strong plus.
• Soft Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to confidently, effectively, and promptly liaise with institutional counterparties and fast-paced trading desks.
• Licensing: SEI and Series 99 certifications are highly preferred (or the willingness to obtain them shortly after hire).

What We Offer

• A highly collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace.
• Direct exposure to complex financial products and senior Front Office professionals.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and clear pathways for career growth.

Natixis is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Natixis will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on age, color, mental or physical handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry or citizenship status, race, religion, sex (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), veteran status, creed, genetic information or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Respect for all means that we deal with each person as an individual and not as a member of any group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Management is expected to provide leadership in supporting the firms EEO program by taking steps to promote EEO in all facets of employment including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, performance assessment, and career-development opportunities.

The salary range for this associate-level position will be between $105,000 - $120,000. Natixis is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Actual base salary will vary and will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills set, applicable licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Base salary is only one component of our total rewards package. Natixis also offers a generous benefits package, and you may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award depending on company and individual performance.