PEAK6

Senior Director, Operations – Corporate Actions

PEAK6

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • New York • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $148,000 - $185,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Build, mentor, and manage a diverse, high-performing team; foster collaboration, inclusivity, accountability, and continuous learning.
  • Oversee accurate, timely processing of voluntary (tenders, rights), mandatory (mergers, splits, spin-offs), and income (dividends, interest) events; ensure reconciliation and entitlement reporting.
  • Act as SME for DTCC, Euroclear, and global clearing systems; strengthen relationships with custodians, depositories, and service providers.
  • Improve workflows, implement automation, and adopt new technology to reduce manual effort, errors, and risk; drive scalability aligned to organizational goals.
  • Establish robust controls, ensure regulatory/industry compliance, monitor market developments, and enforce effective governance.
  • Represent Corporate Actions with clients, internal leaders, and external partners; communicate updates, solutions, and risks clearly and credibly.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field (or equivalent work experience) required
  • 12+ years in corporate actions, event management, and depository processing, with global clearing experience
  • FINRA Series 7 and 24 License(s) required (or willingness to obtain)
  • Proven track record building and leading cohesive, high-performing teams.
  • Professional certifications (e.g., ISCD) preferred.
Benefits
  • healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
  • competitive PTO
  • 401k match
  • parental leave
  • HSA contribution match
  • paid subscription to the Calm app
  • external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
corporate actionsevent managementdepository processingregulatory complianceworkflow improvementautomationrisk managemententitlement reportingfinancial analysisscalability
Soft Skills
team buildingmentoringcollaborationinclusivityaccountabilitycommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingrelationship managementcontinuous learning
Certifications
FINRA Series 7 LicenseFINRA Series 24 LicenseISCD certification