Operations Manager; Back & Middle office Securities, FX and Commodities

We are a London FCA regulated Boutique Investment Advisory / Financial Brokerage company (with a sister office in the UAE) looking to expand our trading activities across Emerging & Frontier market securities and FX, Derivatives (FX/Rates/Commodities), vanilla debt instruments and structured products (notes).

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to build, manage, and control the full post-trade lifecycle. This is a hands-on senior role requiring deep operational knowledge across Listed, OTC and securities markets.

Ideal Candidate Profile

· 10+ years’ experience in operations within a bank, brokerage, investment firm, or trading house

· Proven experience handling post-trade lifecycle for:
Securities (bonds, notes, structured products), FX spot (must), forwards, swaps, NDFs, Interest Rate Swaps, Commodity derivatives, TRS (desirable)

· Strong understanding of trade confirmations and settlement documentation

· Practical experience with Euroclear settlement processes

· Experience calculating and reconciling cash flows (coupons, swaps, MTM, settlements)

· Familiarity with ISDA-based and non-ISDA derivative confirmations

· Experience working with custodians, counter parties, and prime brokers

· Strong understanding of operational risk controls and reconciliation processes

· High attention to detail and ability to design scalable operational workflows

· Strong Excel skills (ability to model cash flows and reconciliations)

· Foreign languages most welcome (especially CEE, FSU)

Key Responsibilities:

· Build and oversee full post-trade operations framework

· Draft and issue trade confirmations based on executed transactions

· Calculate cash flows for securities and derivatives (coupons, swap legs, settlements)

· Monitor MTM exposures and payment obligations

· Match, instruct, and settle transactions via Euroclear and other clearing systems

· Ensure timely exchange of principal and interest cash flows

· Reconcile trades with counter parties and custodians

· Implement operational controls and escalation procedures

· Coordinate with Front Office, Legal, Compliance, and external counter parties

· Establish operational infrastructure scalable for structured note issuance

What We Offer:

· Competitive compensation (based on interview results with successful candidate)

· Work visa and health insurance

· Opportunity to build operations function from the ground up

· Direct exposure to multi-asset trading environment

• The ideal candidate will have a good level of energy, be hands on and have an entrepreneurial approach.