Senior Analyst, Derivative Operations

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The Derivative Operations team is responsible for managing the operational aspects of Athene’s Derivative investment and hedging strategy.

• Work closely with Derivative Portfolio Management, Derivative Trading, Legal, Treasury, and Investment Accounting to support end-to-end trade processing and data management for a variety of derivative products.
• Work closely with foreign and domestic investment banks to manage settlements associated with all derivative trade events associated with OTC options, swaps, and foreign exchanges.
• Perform data management functions to ensure appropriate flow of data into internal trade execution and capture platforms, and downstream to accounting, reporting, and other stakeholder platforms.
• Oversee daily cash flow reconciliations and escalate resolution with internal and external parties.
• Serve as point of escalation for trade and data breaks, provide direction to resolve complex issues with internal and external stakeholders, and incorporate new processes to mitigate risk of repeated issues.
• Assist management with operational support for strategic initiatives and projects, including the implementation of new processes, systems, investment products, and hedging strategies.
• Serve as Derivative Operations systems subject‑matter expert, working closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers to support the maintenance and enhancement of operational platforms—proactively seeking ways to identify inefficiencies and improve current processes.
• Oversee third‑party providers, analyzing complex issues, and coordinating with them to resolve any issues which arise.
• Develop and enhance a culture of prudent risk management within the team and wider organization.
• Management and analysis of legal‑document trading agreements; understanding differences among ISDAs, CSAs, MCAs and associated agreements across different legal entities and trading partners.
• Support regulatory events, changes, industry initiatives, and market trends that may impact the business and/or offer opportunities to improve systems/processes.
• Review trade bookings and legal trade documentation to ensure trades flow correctly for confirmation or to downstream systems.

• Bachelor’s degree (in Business, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, MIS, or related field) or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 4+ years of progressive responsibility and experience in finance, accounting, or related industry.
• Knowledge of and prior experience with derivative post‑trade workflows.
• Experience using Markit Wire/MTM, Triana, PAM/PFI, and/or GTSS/CLS.
• Prior experience writing business cases, defining business requirements, and/or overseeing projects as a business user.
• Experience with vendor platforms such as Fusion Invest (Sophis) and Kyriba.
• Expert knowledge of Excel required.
• VBA/SQL/Tableau/Power BI experience a plus.
• Strong knowledge of derivative and/or fixed‑income products and how they fit with investment and hedging principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superb work ethic, highly detail‑oriented, well‑organized, assertive, self‑motivated and able to prioritize multiple competing priorities in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Drive, discipline, confidence, focus, commitment.

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