Transaction Services Lead Analyst 1

About Us

We're a global investment manager based at 7 Bryant Park in the heart of NYC. We help institutions, intermediaries, and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfill their ambitions, and prepare for the future. With around 6,000 people on six continents, we've been operating for over 200 years while adapting to societal and technological changes. Our commitment remains to helping our clients and society prosper.

We operate a hybrid working model, requiring this role to be in the office 3 days per week to sustain our culture of innovation, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and relationship-building.

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Lead Analyst to support ETF file management, trade processing, securities set-up, and pricing oversight. This role provides accurate, timely operational support across investment products and ETF workflows, working closely with Portfolio Management, Trading, Fund Accounting, Custodians, Administrators, data vendors, and ETF service providers.

Schedule

This position requires a regular rotating schedule:

• Week 1: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Week 2: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Candidates must be able to work both shifts on an ongoing basis to support business operations across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Support ETF daily operations, including PCF, basket, holdings, pricing, and trade file production, validation, and distribution.
• Monitor file delivery through SFTP, ETF agents, administrators, vendors, NSCC, and other market platforms; escalate issues as needed.
• Process, validate, and monitor end-of-day trades across equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, and ETF activity.
• Resolve trade, settlement, cash, position, pricing, and reconciliation exceptions within required deadlines.
• Create and maintain security master data, including identifiers, classifications, pricing sources, and settlement attributes.
• Respond to operational queries from internal stakeholders, Authorized Participants, custodians, administrators, and service providers.
• Maintain procedures and controls, identify operational risks, and support incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and process improvements.
• Contribute to new product launches, ETF operating model enhancements, system testing, and automation initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in Asset Management Operations, Middle Office, Trade Support, Fund Operations, ETF Operations, or a similar function.
• Strong knowledge of the trade lifecycle, post-trade controls, reconciliations, operational risk, security master data, pricing controls, and valuation support.
• Familiarity with ETF workflows, including creations/redemptions, basket processing, PCF files, and service-provider oversight.
• Knowledge of equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, cash products, and/or ETFs.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines in a production environment.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to escalate issues and work across internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Aladdin, Bloomberg, SWIFT, DTCC/NSCC, ETF workflow tools, market data vendors, Microsoft Excel, or Power BI.

Pay

Schroders offers a base salary in a range of $85,000 to $100,000 for this position. The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level.