Trade and Treasury Operations Principal

Position Description

The Trade and Treasury Operations, Principal located in Boston will play a critical role in supporting the trade execution, settlement, and treasury functions supporting the firm’s clients and multi-asset pooled vehicles through the completion of investment execution and treasury management. This position involves managing complex trade and cash flow activities across a wide range of asset classes and investment strategies, ensuring seamless operational efficiency, and maintaining strong oversight of liquidity and cash management. As key stakeholders of investment execution, Trade Operations and Treasury team members are expected to have a high degree of attention to detail and understanding our execution policies and procedures.

The candidate will be an integral member of the global Client Operations Team, with broad scope for progression into multiple specialist functions within the team. The role has a wide-ranging responsibility and involves working with the Operations and Investment teams across all offices. The candidate should be hardworking and must be able to interact with colleagues and third parties, prioritizing and completing multiple tasks and meeting key investment deadlines.

The company has a ‘small business’ atmosphere and attitude. The successful candidate should be ready for wide-ranging responsibilities in multiple areas and will be expected to be flexible and willing to do whatever it takes to contribute to the firm’s continued success.

Reporting and Analysis

• Oversee the preparation and delivery of daily, weekly, and monthly trade and cash reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to enhance trade execution, liquidity management, and overall operational efficiency.
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of trade and cash data across reporting systems and records.

Investment Execution

• Manage the full lifecycle of investment execution across public and alternative asset classes, ensuring precision, compliance, and timeliness.
• Maintain a deep understanding of alternative investment structures, including fund terms, fee classes, liquidity provisions, notice periods, gates, and lock-ups.
• Supervise the preparation and review of investment documentation for client and pooled vehicle transactions, including hedge fund subscriptions/redemptions and brokerage applications.
• Act as, or oversee, authorized traders for public market transactions such as ETFs and mutual funds.
• Ensure all execution instructions and investment documentation meet internal control and compliance standards.

Treasury and Cash Management

• Direct daily cash flow and liquidity management activities across multi-currency portfolios to ensure alignment with investment strategies and funding requirements.
• Oversee cash movement activities, including wire transfers, capital calls, and distributions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop and maintain liquidity forecasts to support portfolio rebalancing, capital commitments, and strategic allocations.
• Lead initiatives to enhance treasury operations, including system implementations, automation, and process improvements.
• Administer the Treasury Management System (TMS), ensuring data integrity, reporting accuracy, and alignment with best practices.
• Coordinate with investment teams to ensure sufficient liquidity for tactical opportunities and private market funding.
• Deliver clear and timely liquidity and capital activity reporting to portfolio managers and senior leadership.

Key responsibilities may be assessed and are subject to change from time to time based on the needs of the business. The individual may be required to work overtime as needed.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team
• Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels

Qualifications / Attributes

Required:

• 7 years in trade operations, treasury, or investment operations, preferably within an OCIO, asset management, or institutional investment environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, and public market instruments.
• Experience managing complex portfolio structures and multi-currency environments.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg (including trade execution functionality) and custodian portals.
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements governing trading and cash management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy when handling large data sets and documentation.
• Proven ability to manage complex workflows, balance competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
• Deep understanding of operational risk controls, compliance standards, and best practices in investment operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop team members.
• Highly organized self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator with professionalism, integrity, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative team player committed to contributing to the overall success of the business and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Receptive to feedback and proactive in engaging with colleagues and leadership to enhance processes and outcomes.

Benefits and Compensation

Partners Capital is committed to being a great place to work. We are focused both on wellbeing and professional growth. You can expect professional development and career progression opportunities, competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, and a flexible “results-focused” working model. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, paid time off and a 401(k) plan with employer matching. The Firm also supports global philanthropy via a charity program and volunteer day. In addition, we champion a variety of wellness and social events. We also support the pursuit of professional certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), etc.

Massachusetts requires Partners Capital to include a reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role. This base salary range is specific to individuals applying to work in our Massachusetts office and takes into account a number of factors. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role in Massachusetts is $100,000 – $160,000. The base salary offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

The base salary is one element of our competitive compensation package. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives and our profit share program.

Contact Details

Please send your CV to NorthAmericaRecruiting@partners-cap.com with the subject: Trade and Treasury Operations, Principal. Further information about Partners Capital is available on our website www.partners-cap.com.