Director, Prime Trading

About the role

This individual will be part of a dynamic team supporting Prime, Custody and Family Office clients as well as the Fidelity Capital Markets organization. The role requires a heavy emphasis on trading and related activities across all asset classes including equities, ETFs, options, and fixed income products. This role requires close coordination with other trading desks, risk, compliance, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for family offices, RIA’s and Prime clients on trading and operational matters across all asset classes including equities, ETFs, options, and fixed income.
• Maintain strong, trusted relationships with internal trading desks, risk teams, and external market participants.
• Demonstrated understanding of markets, trading, and liquidity characteristics across equities, ETFs, options, and fixed income.
• Oversee daily trade-related support including order inquiries, execution status, trade adjustments, position breaks, and settlement issues.
• Margin, Risk and Controls
• Analyze client activity, margin usage, and risk exposures.
• Monitor, track, and coordinate resolution of margin calls driven by market activity across multiple products.
• Communicate risk events, low-cash conditions, or collateral shortfalls proactively to clients and internal risk teams.

Requirements

• Series 7, 57, and 63 licenses required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• 7-10+ years of financial industry experience.
• Brokerage or trading experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and proactive.
• Highly self-motivated with strong work ethics.
• Able to balance and prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• None specified.

Skills

• High degree of accuracy.
• Market awareness.
• Communication skills.
• A commitment to delivering a superior client trading experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $103,000-211,000 USD per year. Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors. Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

Schedule

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model: Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.