Senior Associate – Alternative Operations Clearance, Settlement, & Trading Operations

State Street

Senior Associate in Alternative Operations at State Street handling settlements and trade processes. Leveraging financial product knowledge in a collaborative environment with hedge fund managers.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timePrinceton • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $52,000 - $94,120 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in trade processing and settlements for equities, fixed income, futures, and derivatives, with strong communication skills for liaising with clients and counterparties. Proficient in resolving trade breaks and fails while coordinating system enhancements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Trade ProcessingEquity, Futures, Options, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives KnowledgeSWIFT MessagingAdvent Geneva PlatformClient Relationship Management

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Hard Skills

Trade Order FlowSecurity Life-Cycle EventsAnalytical SkillsCommunication Skills

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Tools & Technologies

Markit PVBVALICE DataJPM Pricing Direct

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Industry Keywords

SettlementsEquitiesFixed IncomeFuturesForeign ExchangeDerivatives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Swift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Intermediate understanding of settlements for equities, fixed income, futures and foreign exchange and derivatives
Process trades
Confirmation of client trades by phone, email or matching platform
Interact on a daily basis with prime brokers and client counterparties
Resolution of trade breaks with client and counterparties
Resolve fails with prime broker and counterparties
Liaise with client regarding ad hoc issues, establish and maintain relationships with client and other external parties
Co-ordinate system enhancements or new requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
3-4 years of experience
In depth knowledge of some/all of the following products: Equity, Futures, Options, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives (IRS, CDS, TRS, etc)
Experience interfacing with security valuation agents like Markit PV, BVAL, ICE Data, JPM Pricing Direct
Knowledge of trade order flow, security life-cycle events, SWIFT messaging and cash wire processing required.
Strong verbal, analytical and written communication skills
Experience with Advent Geneva Platform advantageous

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching with company match
Paid-time off including vacation and sick leave
Access to Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Work Programs