Senior Analyst, Investment Operations (Derivatives - Trade Lifecycle)

Investment Operations Analyst

Every day, we seek to improve financial security for people. The Investments Operations team supports account opening, trade lifecycle management, reconciliation and reporting across equity, fixed income, listed and OTC derivatives and foreign exchange products globally. As an Investment Operations Analyst, you will work closely with associates across Russell Investments including portfolio managers, analysts, and traders to deliver operational support for trade lifecycles.

Your Core Responsibilities :

• Support the end-to-end trade lifecycle for ETD, OTC derivatives, and foreign exchange, ensuring accurate and timely trade capture, matching, settlement, confirmation, and resolution of trade breaks, settlement issues, and broker fee reconciliation.
• Work closely with internal teams (portfolio managers, analysts, traders) and external partners (custodians, counterparties & brokers) to ensure seamless communication and resolution of operational issues.
• Follow the lifecycle of various FX and derivative products / assignments from account setup to trade affirmation / matching, variation margin / collateral and settlement
• Assisting Portfolio Managers / Traders with the implementation of new client trading strategies. This includes analyzing data received from internal systems / clients, custodians, and data vendors. Ensuring seamless implementation of new instruments traded.
• Monitor and implement processes to meet regulatory requirements for trade reporting, settlement discipline, and collateral management.
• Reconcile portfolio holdings between custodian banks, FCM, accounting provider, and executing brokers.
• Ensure Day-to-day operational responsibilities are managed, coordinated, and delivered to the core business clients.
• Identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve operational risks effectively and collaboratively.

Analysts are required to work periodic holidays and, on occasion, non-standard shifts when there are global business needs. Any holiday worked will be compensated with a float day to be used at the individual's preference.

Your Expertise :

This role is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Russell Investments is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all associates and employment applicants regardless of race, religion, ancestry, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, past or present unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected by law.