Job Description & How to Apply Below
At Swissblock, we are a private investment firm on a mission to lead the way in cross-asset investing. With a keen understanding that timing is paramount, we employ a systematic approach that combines robust algorithmic trading with exhaustive cross-asset market analysis.
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As we continue to grow, we are seeking an Operations Automation Engineer to join our Operations team. This role sits at the intersection of Operations, Technology, and Trading, focused on improving the scalability, efficiency, and control environment of our investment operations platform .
This position is initially offered as a fixed term contract for 12 months which can be worked remotely within Switzerland or Italy.
The Opportunity
This is a hybrid Operations and Technology role for someone who enjoys understanding how trading operations work and then building solutions to make them better.
You will partner closely with Operations, Trading, and Technology teams to automate manual workflows, improve operational controls, build internal tooling, support strategic projects, and help scale Swissblock's operational infrastructure across multiple asset classes.
What You'll Be Doing
Operations Automation & Engineering
Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions that reduce manual operational workload.
Build internal tools, scripts, dashboards, and workflows supporting investment operations.
Automate processes across:
Trade capture and enrichment, position and cash reconciliations, settlement monitoring, exception management, margin and collateral workflows, reporting and operational controls, regulatory and investor reporting processes.
Partner with Technology teams to integrate systems, APIs, broker platforms, custodians, and internal applications.
Develop monitoring and alerting capabilities for critical operational processes.
Improve data quality, transparency, and operational scalability.
Trading Operations & Middle Office Support
Support daily operational workflows across trade capture, reconciliation, settlements, reporting, and exception management.
Provide backup support for BAU Operations activities, including trade lifecycle monitoring, cash and position reconciliations, settlement follow-up, and operational controls.
Ensure continuity of critical operational processes during project implementations, peak workload periods, and team absences.
Investigate operational breaks, reconciliation discrepancies, settlement issues, and data quality exceptions.
What You'll Bring
Experience with in Trading Operations, Investment Operations, Middle Office, Fund Operations, Trade Support, or a similar financial services environment.
Strong programming or scripting skills in Python and SQL.
Experience automating business processes and operational workflows.
Good understanding of trade lifecycle events and post-trade processing.
Experience working with reconciliations, settlements, cash movements, operational controls, and exception management. xpavfwm
Ability to analyse operational problems and translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
Understanding of asset classes such as: equities, futures, OTC derivatives, FX etc.
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