Junior Trading Operations
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Job Location:
Pinellas County, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ARK Investment Management Is Hiring:
Junior Trading Operations
Who We Are
ARK is a global investment manager focused solely on investing in disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. Majority Owner Catherine D. Wood founded ARK in 2014 on the belief that innovation is key to growth. Rooted in over 40 years of experience ARK aims to identify large-scale investment opportunities in the public and private markets resulting from technological innovations centered around genome sequencing robotics artificial intelligence energy storage and blockchain technology. We invest in the leaders enablers and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation.
ARK manages and sub advises long-only global equity and digital asset portfolios across a variety of investment vehicles including a suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs) a venture fund mutual funds and separately managed accounts. Our investments are backed by an open research ecosystem designed to identify innovations with the potential for long-term growth. ARK has greater than$20 billionassets under management.
ARK is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and strives to maintain an environment free of discrimination based on race color religion gender national origin ancestry age disability genetic information military or veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship or any other protected category or characteristics as defined by federal state or local laws. If you want to learn more please visit ourPhilosophypage to understand how ARK differs from traditional investment firms. We also encourage you to meet theARK teamand follow us onX.
*This is a Full-Time position based in our St. Petersburg FL Corporate Office.
What You Will Do
As a Junior Trading Operations team member you will play a vital role in supporting the daily operational processes that ensure accurate trade execution portfolio management reconciliations and compliance across ARKs investment vehicles. You will collaborate closely with portfolio managers traders custodians and external partners to maintain smooth operations and contribute to the efficiency and accuracy of ARKs trading and investment activities.
Your Responsibilities
- Morning Tasks
- Update Nikko portfolios and SMA models in Bloomberg.
- Send official trade files and model checker files.
- Update ownership tracker and continuing trades in Teams.
- Share pre-market movers (ARK and General) and morning news headlines.
- Update Crypto ETF Daily AUM.
- Record morning meeting notable questions.
- Upload CU/RU for US ETFs (BNY) and EU ETFs (NT).
- Confirm Merrill models.
- Daily Tasks
- Perform cash and position reconciliations for funds.
- Monitor daily BNYM compliance emails.
- Add ABA MF and Venture Fund cash.
- Book venture trades and update venture pricing.
- Check prior days trades for accuracy (opposite directions average price).
- Respond to market maker requests.
- Provide periodic trading/news updates to Cathie & team.
- Assist with trade settlement when needed.
- Conduct regular compliance checks (crypto 5/10/40 rules issuer exposure).
- End of Day Tasks
- Update Nikko portfolios and SMA models in Enfusion.
- Update ARK 10 Bloomberg when traded.
- Track continuing trades.
- Prepare daily trade recaps across funds (BNY ETFs Cayman Blocker Interval Funds ABA MF IQEQ).
- Process Cayman Blocker trades when required.
- Send End-of-Day summary email including trades flows and performance.
- Confirm NYFIX matching for all trades.
- Periodic Tasks
- Deliver client models (biweekly or weekly).
- Prepare 13F and 13G ownership reports.
- Complete monthly client reporting (SMRS and ABA).
- Manage Israel Sleeve trades models and monthly write-ups.
- Update Airtable weekly.
- Track enters/exits.
Who You Are
- Detail-Oriented: Strong ability to manage large sets of data with accuracy.
- Organized: Able to prioritize multiple daily and periodic tasks under tight deadlines.
- Collaborative: Comfortable working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
- Proactive: Takes initiative to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Communicative: Clear and professional in written and verbal communication with internal teams and external partners.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Accounting or related field.
- 02 years of experience in trading operations investment management or financial services (internships or relevant coursework considered).
- Familiarity with Bloomberg Enfusion or similar portfolio management systems preferred.
- Strong Excel and data management skills.
- Knowledge of ETFs mutual funds and/or digital assets a plus.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
How to Apply
To learn more about what its like to work at ARK please visit Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
About Company
Research Product Engineer Who We Are: ARK is a global investment manager focused solely on investing in disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. Majority Owner, Catherine D. Wood, founded ARK in 2014 on the belief that innovation is key to growth. Rooted in ov ... View more
