Trade Support Analyst

Company Overview

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1973. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Job Overview

SFM is looking for a high caliber candidate to join Trade Support supporting our global investment team. The team works closely with our front-office Portfolio Management and Trade Execution teams on day-to-day trading, as well as our Technology team on both tactical and strategic projects. The Trade Support team has a wide range of responsibility encompassing trade capture, corporate actions, option expiries, allocation oversight, and project management. In addition, the team works closely with our out-sourced back-office service provider and administrator on affirmations, settlements, and reconciliations. Specific hands-on experience integrating new technology, building out or enhancing workflows, and leveraging data/metrics to improve inhouse technology is preferred. Prior experience in a multi-strat hedge fund is helpful.

Major Responsibilities

• Assist in Trade Capture & Affirmation oversight
• Ensure all corporate actions & life cycle events are processed timely and accurately
• Ensure OTC Derivative documentation is accurate & executed in a timely fashion
• Monitor real-time PnL and investigate issues
• Analyze break trends, recognize system deficiencies, diagnose root causes, and devise solutions that add efficiency and optimize our operations
• Assist in developing and enhancing our internal Trading, Risk/PNL, and Static Data systems to create a best in brand Trading and Operational platform
• Resolve position & cash breaks across providers and our fund administrator
• Oversee & resolve unmatched or failing trades with the Prime Brokers
• Coordinate with key stakeholders on financing queries, ad hoc requests, or trade breaks

What We Value

• 3-5+ years experience in a Hedge Fund Trade Support role or Sell-Side Middle Office
• Strong product knowledge across Equity Derivatives and/or Macro products
• Experience in trade booking, life-cycle events, and reconciliations
• Experience interfacing with Business Users, Technology Engineers/Developers, and Counterparties (i.e. Executing Dealers, Prime Brokers, Vendors, etc)
• Familiarity working with a Fund Administrator
• Pro-active, driven, & ability to get results
• Excellent communication skills, team player and high standards of integrity.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to multi-task, takes ownership, challenges assumptions
• Strong knowledge of Excel, PowerBI, & ChatGPT is a plus

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $115,000- $135,000. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus.

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Smart risk-taking // Owner’s Mindset // Teamwork // Humility // Integrity