Post Trade Operations Analyst

Job title: Post Trade Operations Analyst

About the Role The Post Trade Operations Analyst in Marex's Capital Markets FX Department is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and risk-controlled processing of post-trade activities across the full trade lifecycle, including FX and other asset classes. This role provides advanced operational expertise, acts as an escalation point for complex issues, supports regulatory and audit requirements, and drives process improvements to strengthen operational resilience. The analyst collaborates with Front Office, Middle Office, Technology, and external counterparties to resolve breaks and enhance straight-through processing (STP).

What You'll Do

• Trade Processing & Lifecycle Management: Ensure accurate and timely processing across trade capture, affirmation/confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation; manage lifecycle events like rollovers, resets, expiries, corporate actions, and rate fixings; oversee complex or non-standard transactions.
• Risk & Control Oversight: Identify, escalate, and remediate operational risks, breaks, and control gaps; maintain adherence to internal controls, regulatory obligations, and audit expectations; perform quality checks.
• Issue Resolution & Escalation Point: Act as primary escalation for complex or time-sensitive trade and settlement issues; liaise with Front Office, Sales, Middle Office, Technology, and external counterparties to resolve breaks; troubleshoot system/process failures and drive timely resolution.
• Process Improvement & Change Delivery: Analyze processes to identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and enhanced STP; support or lead operational improvement initiatives and system enhancements; contribute to UAT, regression testing, and implementation of new products or platforms.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Front Office, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Finance); engage effectively with external stakeholders such as custodians, clearing houses, and counterparties; communicate clearly and proactively regarding breaks, risks, and required actions.
• Reporting & Reconciliations: Oversee daily reconciliations (cash, positions, confirmations, nostro, clearing); produce and validate daily/weekly/monthly operational reports and KPIs; ensure exceptions are investigated, resolved, and documented appropriately.
• Regulatory & Compliance Responsibilities: Support regulatory reporting activities (e.g., EMIR, Dodd Frank, MiFID II)—ensuring data accuracy; ensure all operational processes meet compliance and record keeping standards; assist with audit requests, regulator queries, and compliance reviews.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness
• Experience in post-trade operations, including trade capture/confirmation/settlement/reconciliation, and strong understanding of STP and risk & control governance
• Ability to liaise with Front Office, Middle Office, Technology, and external counterparties to resolve breaks and drive timely resolution.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: €40,000 - €51,000 per year
• Marex is committed to inclusive recruitment and providing adjustments to remove any disadvantage in being considered for this role.