Front Office Trading Services, EFC, Officer

Who we are looking forWe are looking for a motivated candidate who is eager to learn and expand their analytical and communication skills, while providing day-to-day support for Client Management and Sales & Trading teams within Execution, Financing and Clearing business.

This is a great learning opportunity to get immersed in Execution, Financing, and Clearing business, working closely with Client Management and Trading teams! In-office presence is required.

The Front Office Trading Services (FOTS) team provides support across the globe (North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific) for State Street Market’s Client Management, Sales & Trading Desks and acts as the primary liaison for external and internal clients. In addition to trading support and client services, the team works closely with Operations groups and participates in projects related to new trading initiatives, platform onboarding, integration, testing and implementation planning.

Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining is a part of State Street Markets (SSM). When owners and managers of institutional assets need research, trading, securities lending and innovative portfolio strategies, they turn to SSM business unit. As our investment research and trading arm, SSM’s number one goal is to enhance and preserve our clients’ portfolio values by applying technology, optimizing trading, and linking asset classes and markets across the world.

Join us if making your mark in the capital markets industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

Strong willingness to learn systems, processes and new technical skills.

Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative as well.

Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a deadline driven environment.

What you will be responsible forAs Front Office Trading Services team member you will:

Partner with Client Management and Sales & Trading to support financing transactions and post-trade lifecycle events across Prime Services and Secured Financing products.

Partner with team members performing key financing activities including returns, recalls, buy-ins, contract compare, corporate actions, collateral-related inquiries, trade matching, novation processes, and settlement monitoring to ensure timely and accurate execution.

Liaise with Front Office and Operations, proactively monitoring daily processes, resolving breaks, managing escalations, and coordinating issue resolution across trading, operations, technology, finance, collateral risk, and external counter parties.

Monitor trade activity, settlements, and financing positions to identify exceptions, mitigate operational risk, and ensure transactions are properly booked, matched, novated, and settled within required market deadlines.

Assist team members with onboarding activities for new borrower accounts, coordinating with internal stakeholders to facilitate account setup, trading readiness, and operational support requirements.

Respond to client, broker, and internal inquiries related to financing transactions, settlements, collateral discrepancies, position management, and other trade-related matters while providing exceptional client service.

Perform reconciliations and data quality reviews to ensure the accuracy and integrity of trade, position, collateral, and financing records, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.

Assist team members with client and management reporting, including financing activity, collateral, fee and rebate, pledged collateral, exception management, and bespoke client reporting requests.

Partner with Trading desks to monitor financing inventory, borrows, loans, returns, and other financing…