Senior Collateral Analyst

About the Role

The Derivatives Operations team supports a broad range of post‑execution activities, including collateral and margin processing, lifecycle event management, confirmations, and trade messaging for OTC instruments (rates, credit, TRS, options), futures, listed options, cleared OTC, MSFTA, and repo. This Derivatives Operations Senior Analyst role will be responsible for managing daily collateral activity for our ISDA, GMRA/MRA and MSFTA agreements, ensuring timely and accurate margin calls, movements, settlements, and reconciliations while supporting risk management.

• Calculate, issue, and respond to margin calls for OTC derivatives & MSFTA products.
• Process collateral movements (cash and non‑cash) and lifecycle events (coupons, interest, etc.) accurately and on time.
• Monitor settlement and reconciliation activity, investigating and resolving failed trades, margin disputes, and valuation differences.
• Monitor collateral balances and eligibility schedules, ensuring usage aligns with legal agreements and internal guidelines.
• Support regulatory requirements related to margin and collateral (e.g., uncleared margin rules).
• Act as a steward of risk and controls by maintaining strong documentation, procedures, and a focus on accuracy and quality.
• Identify and support front‑to‑back process improvements, including automation and system enhancements, to strengthen efficiency and controls.
• Serve as a subject‑matter resource and escalation point for issues raised by internal and external stakeholders, including clients, custodians, accounting agents, trading, and portfolio managers.
• Participate in industry working groups to assess new regulatory developments.

• Undergraduate degree with a strong academic record.
• 4+ years of experience in collateral management.
• Strong understanding of OTC derivatives products.
• Experience with OTC agreements (ISDA, GMRA/MRA, etc.) a plus.
• Strong communication skills, high attention to detail, and an analytical, problem‑solving mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Willingness to elevate issues and propose solutions.
• Technical proficiency in Excel; experience with Python and SQL preferred.
• Experience with Calypso Collateral, Tri Optima, and Acadia a plus.
• Experience with agentic applications a plus.

Job Title: Derivatives Operations Senior Analyst
Job Family: Inves Tech
Location: 280 Congress, Washington, DC (hybrid; office 4 days, remote 1 day)

We encourage applicants who may not meet 100% of the qualifications—if you believe you can excel in this role, we welcome you to apply.

Base salary range: USD 80,000 – 150,000. The range reflects skill set, role, experience, and education. Additional rewards may include discretionary corporate bonus and/or incentives if eligible.

Benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing coverage, dental, vision, pharmacy, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, backup childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement, and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).

Wellington Management is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability or are assisting a candidate with a disability, please contact GMWTa for accommodations.