ETF Capital Markets Specialist, VP
State Street
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $202,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Manage relationships and communications with lead market makers, liquidity providers, and authorized participants regarding pricing and trading of SPDR ETFs
- Improve ETF market quality - leading to better execution quality for investors - by collaborating with ETF lead market makers, authorized participants, and internal stakeholders to drive enhancements to product structure and creation/redemption processes
- Develop and enhance SPDR’s market quality monitoring technologies
- Take a leadership role in driving US CMG’s key technology initiatives, working across all stakeholder groups and subject matter experts to effectively manage the process and outcome of each project
- Drive and lead the data analysis and reporting needs for the Capital Markets team, including buildout and maintenance of databases for trading volumes, partner data and metrics used by the team – responsible for providing this data, specifically curated for Select Sector ETFs, to the Select Sector Sales & Research Strategists teams in support of expanding reach, brand awareness, and driving organic growth
- Provide input for daily and weekly commentaries on market quality and liquidity trends
- Take leadership role in oversight of our Authorized Participant Oversight Program, incorporating oversight of Select Sectors ETFs into the program, and managing & coordinating the transition of existing AP Agreements for Select Sectors to SSGA Funds Distributor
- Deliver analytical insights and data to help support regulatory affairs & due diligence questionnaires
- Assist in projects and working groups, both internal and external, related to the development of innovative ETFs, the evolution of the ETF structure, and enhancements to the ETF creation/redemption mechanism
- Assist in our business development efforts with market makers, broker-dealers, and exchanges
- Develop, execute, and manage policies and procedures related to all aspects of a Transfer Agent for Select Sector ETFs
Requirements
- 7-10 years of experience in capital markets with a strong ETF background, preferably experience across asset classes – equities, fixed income, and derivatives
- Enthusiasm for the ETF Industry, a positive attitude, and a drive to succeed
- Able to multi-task and work effectively at various levels of an organization, including managing and engaging with senior level executives
- Experience working on or leading strategic project teams
- Highly organized, acute attention to detail, strong critical thinking skills, and team first mentality
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills - ability to build relationships within our team, across our organization, and with our clients
- Resourceful, proactive, and able to prioritize and navigate in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
- Proficient in Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
Benefits
- retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
- insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
- paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
- access to our Employee Assistance Program
- incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
- eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysismarket quality monitoringdatabase managementregulatory affairsdue diligenceproject managementETFscapital marketstrading volumesasset classes
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillscritical thinkinginterpersonal skillsattention to detailteamworkresourcefulnessproactivitymulti-tasking