Lead Trader, Fixed Income & Advisory Services

WHO WE ARE

Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and Webull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers.

Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. As a global organization, we have offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila.

If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you.

AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:

• 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards
• 2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company
• 2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards

The Lead Trader, Fixed Income & Advisory Services will own Apex’s fixed income trading strategy and execution across Treasuries, corporates, municipals, agencies, MBS, and ABS. This role sits at the intersection of markets, product, engineering, and client service—designing scalable workflows, driving platform development, and ensuring best‑in‑class execution quality, compliance, and client outcomes.

• Develop and execute Apex’s fixed income strategy based on market research and intelligence, monitor trends and regulatory changes, and recommend roadmap priorities, market expansion, and client segmentation
• Design and implement scalable fixed income trading workflows, serve as the business SME with Product and Engineering, define user personas and journey maps, and drive product development and go to market
• Own end to end connectivity and client onboarding across clients, dealers, and electronic platforms (Market Axess, Tradeweb, Bloomberg), and streamline setup and trading
• Lead user acceptance testing and product validation, develop comprehensive test plans for new instruments and capabilities, and monitor system performance, connectivity health, and SLA compliance
• Negotiate commercial terms and pricing with vendors and execution partners, structure commission schedules, markup models, and connectivity fees, and manage relationships with dealers and venues to optimize execution quality and cost
• Oversee integrations with data vendors, pricing services, and regulatory reporting systems (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, ICE), maintain technical specifications and trading protocols with version control, and support regulatory examinations and audits
• Ensure compliance with SEC, FINRA, and MSRB regulations, collaborate with Sales, Client Onboarding, Compliance, Operations, and Post Trade teams to resolve trade breaks, settlement issues, and client inquiries, and deliver seamless client experience
• Track and report KPIs including execution quality, settlement rates, and client satisfaction, and use insights to drive continuous improvement

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field
• 7+ years in fixed income trading operations at brokerage or wealth management firms with deep knowledge of Treasuries, corporates, municipals, agencies, MBS, and ABS
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses required;
  Series 52 preferred
• Experience integrating and managing fixed income data feeds, pricing services, and market data
• Experience with mentoring junior staff and leading process improvements, with adaptability to changing market and regulatory conditions

• Expertise of the fixed income trade lifecycle from execution through settlement, including pricing methodologies, yield calculations, and market microstructure
• Strong proficiency with trading platforms, dealer networks, OMS/EMS, user interfaces and workflow tools, and electronic trading protocols
• Proven commercial acumen in vendor negotiations, pricing structures, and client proposal development
• Exce…