
Operations Analyst at Squarepoint Capital (Bengaluru, India)
Squarepoint Capital· Bengaluru, India·
Job description
Position Overview:
- The primary focus of this role will be on OTC Derivatives Middle Office operations, with responsibilities encompassing derivative trade capture, trade confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, and position life-cycle events within the firm.
- Manage all aspects of OTC Derivative trade validation, maintenance, affirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Validate, process, and settle all periodic events to ensure the integrity of the entire trade life cycle.
- Perform position and cash reconciliations.
- Perform trade affirmation in MarkitWire with counterparties to minimize risk.
- Monitor T+0 trade capture exceptions.
- Process corporate actions for APAC and EMEA regions.
Required Qualifications:
- 5–7 years of experience in an OTC Middle/Back-Office role, covering trade processing, collateral, confirmations, settlements, cash, position, and trade reconciliations.
- Demonstrated proficiency across all types of OTC products, including equity swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, options, asset swaps, interest rate swaps, forwards, MBS, FX settlements.
- Proven ability to assess the impact of corporate actions on P&L and start-of-day (SOD) processes.
- Demonstrated proficiency in all calculations required to support products within the applicable asset class coverage.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong organizational relationships that foster a productive and collaborative work environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience working on system and process improvements, as well as new business initiatives.
- Proficiency in relevant applications, including Excel, MarkitWire, CTM, Traiana, NYFIX, and Bloomberg, as required to excel in this role.
Why work at Squarepoint Capital
- Culture: Collaboration across teams, a flat structure with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and a focus on intellectual curiosity.
- Work environment: In-office for most roles (offices in New York, Boston, London, Paris, Singapore, Bangalore, etc.). Some roles offer a remote work program, but the majority require physical presence.
- Benefits: Generous parental leave, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(K) matching, disability and life insurance, paid sick days, generous PTO, paid volunteer time, free snacks and drinks. Offices are designed for in-person collaboration.
- Engineering culture: Technology is considered core to the business; engineers work closely with quantitative researchers to build and optimize trading systems. Emphasis on C++, Python, Kubernetes, and low-latency systems.
- Growth trajectory: Rapid headcount growth and a global footprint offer opportunities for career advancement and international mobility.