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Anchorage Digital · 5 months ago

Member of Trading Operations

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. As a Member of Trading Operations, you will support clients in their daily activities and ensure timely settlements and reconciliations of digital assets while implementing strong risk mitigation strategies.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTechSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support our clients in their daily activities

Play a crucial role in supporting the post-trade life-cycle of the activity of various digital assets, ensuring timely settlements, reconciliations, and implementing strong risk mitigation strategies

Leverage deep understanding of traditional financial services, products and strategies as required to provide thought leadership and strategic support to Anchorage Digital clients and the goals they have to implement their own strategies

Efficiently manage all Counterparty and Client settlement requests within agreed SLAs

Monitor progress towards meeting established KPIs for trade operations

Support day-to-day spot, lending, and derivatives operations, ensuring all relevant processing and maintenance functions are completed accurately, within prescribed time-frames, and in accordance with established procedures

Utilize blockchain explorers, trading platforms, and other relevant software and tools to reconcile and monitor the activity of different digital assets across both internal ledgers and external systems (banks, custodians, etc.)

Perform cash positioning and inventory management for various product flows to ensure that we have the right assets at the right place at the right time to optimize the firm’s treasury management, mitigate risks, and streamline client settlements

Work with engineering and product teams to streamline trading, settlement, and risk operations workflows

Collaborate with the Accounting and Finance teams to ensure timely provision of accurate trade and settlement data and assist in the resolution of breaks

Develop and implement process improvement initiatives to ensure optimal operational efficiency

Adapt and learn quickly as business strategies evolve and new products and tasks are introduced

Manage the complexities of reconciling and settling transactions involving a wide range of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and fiat currencies

Handle time-sensitive tasks, prioritize competing demands, and meet deadlines to ensure efficient and timely settlements

Create internal presentations, reports, and/or lead projects to enhance internal processes or contribute to the development of new tasks

Be a prolific individual contributor, capable of delivering day-to-day results on core tasks autonomously

Manage and control the monitoring of all outstanding settlements

Effectively prioritize and triage competing tasks by ensuring accuracy with both Client and Counterparty monitoring tools

Effectively gauge risks to the organization and to clients, thoughtfully addressing complicated questions

Stay updated with the evolving cryptocurrency industry trends, regulatory guidelines, and best practices related to trading, settlements and custodial services

Possess a comprehensive understanding of different cryptocurrencies, their underlying technologies, and the operational processes involved in custodianship

Ensure that knowledge is shared among the team and do not position yourself or others as a single point of failure

Be familiar with the responsibilities and interests of interdepartmental teams, as well as foster collaborative relationships and partnerships to achieve common goals

Identify any shortcomings in current processes and suggest improvements

Actively contribute to discussions within the team to improve processes and productivity, and thoughtfully convey information and insights with impact when working with other teams to address projects & issues

Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, such as traders, operations teams, compliance officers, and executives, to resolve settlement-related issues

Cultivate strong client relationships by proactively addressing inquiries, providing expert guidance, and ensuring their needs are met with professionalism and clarity

Qualification

Cryptocurrency knowledgeBlockchain technologyFinancial operationsRisk managementSettlement operationsProcess improvementClient relationship managementAgilityKnowledge sharingStakeholder engagementMonitoring toolsKPI managementTreasury managementInventory managementEmerging risks identificationData analysisSoftware proficiencyPythonSQLLow-code platformsEffective communicationProblem-solving skillsOrganizational knowledgeTeam collaborationPresentation skillsTime managementAttention to detailAdaptability