Director, Connectivity Specialist

Join to apply for the Director, Connectivity Specialist role at Clear Street
.

Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency, and scale. We provide our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud‑native, end‑to‑end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.

The Connectivity team will be responsible for learning how various sets of infrastructure communicate with each other. This can range from internal Clear Street connectivity, client connectivity, and vendor connectivity. You will be exposed to all areas of the firm and work with Sales, Trading, Operations, and our engineering team. This role sits within the Tech organization and works with third‑party service provider systems such as Broadridge, Flex Trade, and Nasdaq to orchestrate technical solutions that aggregate data from those platforms for reporting, dashboards, regulatory responses, and business decisions.

As an experienced Connectivity Specialist, you will work with a team of passionate and highly collaborative engineers and the business to build and connect systems that serve our clients. The candidate will be involved in front‑to‑back connectivity changes that impact our Electronic Trading and Prime Services teams. This is a client‑facing role with a lot of exposure across the value chain.

• You have at least 10+ years of professional experience with Connectivity across different areas of a bank. This includes Front, Middle and Back office Connectivity.
• You have client facing experience
• You have experience Project Managing and can deliver projects on time and manage expectations if there are obstacles that cause the project to be delivered late
• You are a self-starter with a sense of urgency and an eagerness to learn and explore new technologies as appropriate to solve business problems.
• You are a strong communicator who can interact in a clear and concise manner with non-technical business stakeholders, product managers and engineers.
• You have the ability to troubleshoot and logically assess problems and determine solutions.
• You have professional experience with FIX protocol with deep knowledge and understanding
• You understand the post-trade process and how trades allocate, book, clear and settle
• You have experience with SWIFT
• You have experience with PB client portal and can walk clients through a demo
• You have experience in the Stock Loan process and how locates are obtained
• You are inquisitive by nature and a team player

• You have experience across multiple asset classes (Equity, Options, OTC, Futures, FX Prime Brokerage)

The Base Salary Range for this role is $175,000 – $210,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job‑related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation.

The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender‑neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Beginning on January 2, 2023, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In‑office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other’s successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high‑performance work forces that are diverse – in ideas, cultures, and experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.