Trading Operations Analyst

Purpose Unlimited is an independent financial services company with an unrelenting focus on customer-centric innovation, delivered through technology-driven solutions. Led by entrepreneur Som Seif, the company is developing a diversified product platform aimed at addressing historically underserved segments of the market. Purpose Unlimited’s businesses include Purpose Investments, Advisor Solutions by Purpose, and Driven.

Who is Purpose Investments?

Purpose Investments is an innovation- driven asset management company with over $20 billion under management, offering both managed and quantitative investment products. Much of what is available to the average Canadian investor today is outdated and expensive. Purpose Investments’ goal is to constantly innovate, and make investing simple, intuitive and affordable for everyone.

Vacancy Status: This is for a current opening.

Compensation: $80,000 - $105,000

Job Description

The role

The Trading Operations Analyst is the production layer of the trade operations function — responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all post-trade activity across every asset class the desk trades. This includes equities, ETFs, fixed income, derivatives, FX, digital assets, and physical commodities.

This role is for someone who takes precision seriously, escalates early, and approaches their work with a process- improvement mindset. The desk is actively deploying AI tools to automate routine tasks — this person is expected to engage with those tools, validate their outputs, and help identify where they can do more. You do not need to build the tools; you need to use them well.

Securities setup is a meaningful and distinctive part of this role. Private placements, structured instruments, and alternative asset classes need to be correctly established in the book of record before they can trade — this person owns that process.

The Team

The Capital Markets & Trading team operates as a single unit across two functions: trading and trade operations. Both sides of the desk understand the full trade lifecycle — from execution through settlement — and cover each other when it counts. The expectation is not siloed expertise; it is shared ownership of outcomes. The Trading Operations Analyst works closely with the Senior Trading Operations Analyst, building deep knowledge of the post-trade function while developing a working understanding of the broader desk.

This is a role with a clear path forward for the right person.

Responsibilities:
What you will do/ What you will own

Settlement & Trade Operations

• Manage the end-to-end daily settlement lifecycle across all asset classes — equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, digital assets, and physical commodities

• Coordinate trade matching via CTM; liaise directly with custodians and counter parties to resolve unmatched trades and settlement fails

• Monitor settlement activity throughout the day; identify, investigate, and escalate material exceptions on the same business day

• Manage collateral, margin, and funding processes in coordination with counter parties

• Maintain an exception log with root-cause documentation for all material settlement breaks

• Perform daily cash and position reconciliations — resolve breaks promptly and escalate anything material

• Produce and distribute daily cash, position, and settlement status reports to the trading desk and relevant stakeholders

• Maintain accurate records of all trading activity to support NAV calculations and fund accounting

Securities Setup & Book of Record

• Set up and maintain securities prior to trading — private placements, structured notes, OTC instruments, and alternative asset classes

• Ensure data integrity across all security records: positions, pricing, corporate actions, and reference data

• Support the Senior Trading Operations Analyst in maintaining firm’s internal book of record

AI-Assisted Operations & Process Improvement

• Use AI tools — such as Claude or Microsoft Copilot — to automate daily reporting, build exception dashboards, and reduce manual effort across recurring workflows

• Review and validate AI-assisted reconciliation and settlement outputs — catch what the tools…