Securities Services - Lending & Structured Financing Trader - Associate

About the role

This role is responsible for trading securities lending and financing opportunities across asset classes in the Americas, balancing client objectives, risk, and revenue generation. You will drive pricing and inventory strategy, originate and execute structured solutions, and convert client mandates into actionable trading plans. The position requires market awareness, disciplined execution, and partnership across Risk, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Technology to ensure a well-controlled platform.

Responsibilities

• Trade securities lending and financing opportunities across asset classes, balancing client objectives, risk, and revenue generation.
• Drive pricing and inventory strategy: understand supply/demand drivers, scarcity, term dynamics, and collateral economics.
• Originate and execute structured solutions with borrowers and clients (tenor, collateral packages, substitution mechanics, concentration and liquidity constraints).
• Convert client lending mandates into a daily trading plan—clear targets, clear guardrails, and measurable outcomes.
• Provide market commentary and actionable insights to internal stakeholders and clients, with a “why it matters” lens.
• Partner across Risk, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Technology to deliver a scalable, well-controlled platform.

Qualifications

• Strong trading instincts: calm under pressure, commercially sharp, and accountable for execution quality.
• Securities lending knowledge plus a financing/structuring perspective (collateral, balance sheet, and regulatory-aware decisioning).
• Ability to connect micro market moves to client impact and communicate clearly to senior audiences.
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment where details matter and teamwork is essential.

Skills

• Excel and comfort working with data; Tableau (or similar) is a plus.
• Ability to provide market commentary and actionable insights.
• Experience partnering across multiple functions to deliver scalable solutions.
• Familiarity with structured financing and collateral management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• On-site health and wellness centers
• Retirement savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental health support
• Financial coaching

Pay

Base salary is determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.