Trade Lifecycle Associate I

• Oversee the Middle Office data environment and ensure platform readiness for SMA portfolios.
• Validate data and monitor exceptions to maintain integrity and control.
• Maintain accurate timely client account portfolio benchmark custodian and security reference data.
• Set up new SMA accounts end-to-end ensuring complete attributes restrictions benchmarks fees (if applicable) and operational requirements.
• Support SMA lifecycle events by processing updates and changes with proper documentation and auditability.
• Reconcile positions transactions cash and indicative data across Middle Office systems and source data.
• Investigate breaks perform root-cause analysis coordinate remediation with Operations/Technology and close items within SLAs.
• Identify recurring reconciliation or data issues and implement preventative controls.
• Manage SMA workflow requests (guidelines restrictions rebalances cash flows corporate actions queries account changes) to ensure accurate capture and timely progression.
• Prioritize deliverables and respond to ad hoc stakeholder queries across competing deadlines.
• Run MIS reporting interpret results to highlight risks/trends maintain user entitlements and communicate status/escalations with global partners.

• Strong academic background with minimum 7 years of relevant industry experience ideally supporting Managed Accounts / SMA / Portfolio Operations / Middle Office functions.
• Fluent in English (written and oral) with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting capability; comfortable working with data exceptions and reconciliations.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues apply controls and prevent errors through proactive monitoring.
• Strong time management highly organized and able to operate under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a control-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently while proactively seeking guidance when required; strong team player able to build relationships globally.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office especially Excel plus Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of investment products and portfolio constructs used in SMA mandates.

• Prior exposure to SMA operating models (custodian interfaces portfolio restrictions/guidelines benchmarks client reporting dependencies).

Experience with multi-system reconciliations and static/reference data governance