Middle Office Specialist

Join Wintermute as a Middle Office Specialist in New York, managing crypto settlements, operational risk, and trade lifecycle operations.

Work in a dynamic, non-hierarchical environment with growth opportunities.

Wintermute is one of the largest algorithmic trading companies in digital assets.

We provide liquidity algorithmically across all major cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.

Wintermute is not just a trading company, it is one of the most prominent and influential players in the digital asset markets: we are connected and partnering with all major players in the industry, we actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem through investments, partnerships, and incubation of projects.

## What you'll do

• •Manage the settlement process for digital assets; this involves direct communication with counterparties to agree on settlement figures and coordinating the settlement of assets.
• •Maintain an extreme level of attention to detail to mitigate risks, ensuring zero errors in high-value transactions that directly impact the firm’s PnL.
• •Work closely with the traders to ensure inventory is being distributed for maximum efficiency across our trading venues.
• •Manage end-to-end middle office operations for equities (single stocks and ETFs), options, futures, and FX.
• •Execute complex reconciliations, settlements, and the management of corporate actions and dividends.
• •Assist in the design, creation, implementation and improvement of robust operational workflows and controls.
• •Work closely with Trading, Finance, Compliance, and Legal teams to identify and act on regulatory implications across multiple products.
• •Answering trade queries internally and externally.

## Conditions

• •Opportunity to work at the world’s leading algorithmic trading firm in digital assets.
• •Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership growth compared to traditional finance environments.
• •A vibrant working culture with team events, celebrations and company-wide team building events.
• •A cool office in the heart of New York City which often hosts some of the leading industry events.
• •Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.
• •A performance-based compensation with a significant earning upside alongside standard perks like private medical insurance.

• •BSc in business/finance/quantitative subjects.
• •3+ years of experience in Middle Office/Trade Operations function in a financial services company with high-volume and complex operations.
• •Excellent Excel skills.
• •Proven experience in process improvement.
• •Strong interest in trading and a curiosity about blockchain, crypto, and DeFi.
• •Experience with databases/SQL/reading and writing simple Python scripts is a significant advantage.
• •Deep practical knowledge of traditional financial instruments, including equities, options, futures, and FX.
• •Series 99 license.
• •Professional crypto experience.