Operations Analyst Lead

Operations Team Lead – Newcastle upon Tyne

Who We Are

Neptune North was founded in 2024 as a joint venture between Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting and part of the NYSE-listed Marsh, and Rokos Capital Management, a global alternative investment fund manager. Our people are exceptional technical experts, who thrive on exploiting leading-edge technologies to solve the most complex problems.

We provide bespoke technology solutions to businesses operating in the banking and financial services, private capital and defence industries.

Our working environment is founded on principles of trust, collaboration and shared purpose. We pride ourselves both on the high calibre of our people, and on the supportive workplace they create, where each individual is given autonomy to grow and thrive.

From our headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, we operate across our international office network. We are expanding rapidly, building teams in key markets to stay close to our clients and talent.

Our Culture

• We are looking for exceptional talent with excellent communication skills
• Collaboration is key, both internally and with our clients. We believe we do our best work when we are together and working hand in hand with business users
• Curiosity is something we embrace and value highly
• We want people who are positive and passionate, have proven problem solving capabilities, can work quickly to find solutions to complex challenges and unlock big opportunities
• People need to be able to take ownership and be trusted to deliver, going the extra mile
• We want people who are highly motivated and have a high desire to learn

Responsibilities

• Design, prioritise, build and perform daily controls through a suite of reconciliations (position, trade, cash) across Equities, Fixed Income, Rates, Futures, Credit and Commodities asset classes
• Team management and career development of a team of operations analysts
• Provide extensive core operational support and input to the continued build-out of infrastructure across the business, working with both technology and external vendors to build out efficient and scalable processes across both new and existing product verticals
• Review of breaks in electronic affirmation platforms (Traiana, CTM, TRM/Harmony, MarkitWire, PB portals)
• Ensure oversight and appropriate escalation responses are in place for all post-trade processes performed by the third-party administrator

What makes a great candidate

• 5+ years of Buy-side/Sell-side operations experience
• Experience managing small, high-performing teams or a desire to take the next step into team leadership
• A desire to understand and solve business problems, build domain knowledge and increase market understanding
• The ability to communicate clearly and professionally with our clients as well as team members
• An Undergraduate Degree in a relevant subject

Why join us?

• You can have an impact from day one – we empower and trust our people to leverage their skillsets
• Work on a wide variety of initiatives alongside exceptionally talented people, often closely correlated to world events and trends
• Deliver demonstrable business value working hand-in-hand with the customer
• Learn from industry experts on how financial markets and world economies work
• Exercising judgement and acumen to understand the true business need beyond the stated requirements