Trading Associate - Active in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois at Tidal Financial Group

The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions.

Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

About the role

Tidal is seeking a highly skilled Trading Associate responsible for the implementation and management of various Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in managing portfolios within relevant risk-reward frameworks.  

The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. The firm manages both active and index-based portfolios and covers most major global asset classes. This position will closely be involved with day-to-day portfolio management and trading of exchange traded products. 

What you'll do

• Be a key member of the firm’s portfolio management team, taking an active role in
  managing portfolios and acting as a liaison with clients.

• Provide operational support through portfolio monitoring, trade execution,
  compliance reporting, and investment thought leadership.

• Perform day-to-day portfolio reconciliation.

• Work with trading team on the preparation or execution of trades, rebalances, ETF
  baskets, etc.

• Understand firm’s policies and procedures for overall compliance and portfolio
  management, identifying improvements, as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, finance, accounting, economics, or related fields  

• Minimum 3+ years’ experience, preferably with an ETF or trading background  

• Strong excel skills a must, VBA/Bloomberg/Python/etc. a plus  

• Must be a proactive problem solver and dedicated hard worker, capable of tackling challenges efficiently.  

• Must excel at managing multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Proximity to Chicago and New York preferred 

• Basic Bloomberg command knowledge   

• Exposure to investment compliance guideline monitoring and updating  

• Effective communicator that works well in a team environment that has a strong desire to continuously improve workflows, fundamentally understands operational risk, and takes initiative.