Principal, Operations Trading Capability
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Job Overview
Hiring Leader: Todd Purdy
Recruiter: James Broadley
HQ Grade: 100
Hiring Minimum: $0
Hiring Maximum: $300000
Responsible for overseeing diverse functional and matrixed areas of responsibility. This leader is modernizing, digitizing and streamlining the future Operations of the firm which includes planning, strategy development and decision-making for trading at Edward Jones This individual will lead transformation of Operations Trading capability while ensuring the delivery of practical and reliable Operations systems and processes. The role succeeds with a balance of strategic thinking, practical problem solving, and influential leadership.
This senior leader will also need:
- Knowledge of industry trading process, procedures, relevant rules and regulations
- Understanding of current and emerging technology, systems and automation related to trading
- Ability to understand, lead and influence industry practices
- Experience leading significant transformational change in a complex corporate environment
- Ability to actively identify an increasing number of changing industry rules and regulations and regularly develop new procedures and systems to ensure compliance
- Knowledge of risk management and control design, including enterprise risk and control governance
- Strong understanding of the following functions in Operations, including how those functions fit into other firm processes
- Security Processing
- Cash Processing,
- Packaged Products
- Client Reporting
- Client books and records
Skills/Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
- CPA or other industry designation(s) a plus
- 15+ Years Operations experience
- 10+ years’ experience in a matrixed environment as a leader of leaders, teams of 50+ associates
- FINRA certifications 7 and 24 required within 6-12 months of hire. Other certifications may be required depending on specific responsibilities
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