AVP, Capital Markets ETF Specialist

TIAA

Capital Markets Specialist managing ETF operations and market quality. Collaborating across departments and building relationships with market participants to drive growth and efficiency.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,380 - $141,180 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage Nuveen's ETF creation and redemption process (including custom in-kind basket construction and portfolio rebalancing) through close collaboration with Portfolio Management, Trading, Authorized Participant, and Market Making teams.
Support Nuveen's Closed-End Fund capital markets programs, including ATM shelf offerings and share repurchase programs, in coordination with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Monitor and analyze ETF market quality indicators including trading volumes, bid-ask spreads, premiums and discounts to NAV, and primary market flows, and work proactively with ecosystem participants to address liquidity or trading issues.
Build and maintain working relationships with authorized participants, market makers, and exchanges to support a healthy trading environment across Nuveen's ETF lineup.
Serve as a technical resource on ETF trading and liquidity for distribution teams, advisors, and clients, providing education and execution guidance as part of Nuveen's broader distribution support effort.
Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain ETF-specific policies and procedures related to custom baskets, AP oversight, and primary market operations.
Develop and deliver regular reporting on capital markets metrics, flow analysis, market quality indicators, and platform performance to ETF leadership and internal stakeholders.
Support ETF product launches and platform enhancements through cross-functional collaboration with Portfolio Management, Trading, Operations, Technology, Marketing, and Sales.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 3+ years of experience in trading or operations within financial services or asset management.
FINRA Series 7 and series 63 or ability to obtain within 120 days.
5+ years of experience in trading or operations within financial services or asset management preferred.
ETF experience or interest in ETF structure, primary and secondary market dynamics, and trading mechanics.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail and ability to synthesize complex information.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels, both verbally and in writing.
Self-motivated and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to take initiative, work independently, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Bloomberg a plus.
Bachelor's degree.
Familiarity with portfolio management, trading desk or investment operations.
Exposure to equity and/or fixed income markets.
Advanced degree or designation (MBA, CFA) a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Total Rewards package
Health insurance
Retirement program
Highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings

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Hard Skills & Tools

ETF creationportfolio rebalancingmarket quality analysisliquidity managementcapital markets metricsflow analysistrading mechanicsproblem-solvinganalytical skillsattention to detail

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsself-motivatedentrepreneurial mindsetinitiativeindependenceadaptabilitycollaborationrelationship buildingsynthesis of complex information

Certifications

FINRA Series 7FINRA Series 63MBACFA