What you’ll do: 

As a Director/Associate Director of Investment Operations, you’ll work very closely with other members of the Investment, Product and Engineering teams to refine, enhance and build the best-in-class passive public equities and multi-asset investment trading platform.

• Manage the end-to-end daily trade flow: custodial integration, pre-trade/trade/post-trade implementation, documentation, execution, reconciliation and monitoring
• Facilitate strategic vendor integration (e.g. portfolio accounting, OMS) and implementation in partnership with product managers, engineering, SMEs and other key internal and external stakeholders
• Identifying gaps and provide actionable insights in our current investment operations system regarding ways to reduce risk and/or improve efficiency
• Develop and manage relationships with custodians, brokers, portfolio accounting platform, and other service providers
• Collaborate with Client Relationship Managers and Portfolio Managers to optimize cross-functional workflows that provide best-in-class client service
• Manage electronic proxy voting on behalf of our clients
• Support and respond to ad hoc client inquiries on life cycle events - transitions, custodian change, etc.
• Proactively monitor Compliance and Investment Operational policies and controls for consistent team alignment and client experience
• Provide subject matter expertise to the company’s product lifecycle and development processes

Who you are: 

• You prioritize building strong relationships, and enjoying the journey
• You’re kind, curious, and interested in other people’s perspectives
• You enjoy solving hard problems and learning from others along the way
• You’re inventive and excited about building something new
• You’re passionate about positively impacting the future of our planet and humanity

What you’ll offer: 

• 10 years of relevant experience, preferably financial operations risk and control experience with a registered broker dealer or asset manager
• Deep understanding of end-to-end trade flows
• Deep understanding of account setups, types, restrictions
• Knowledge and exposure to Custodians, TAMP, Broker Dealers, Financial Advisors and Institutional Clients
• Demonstrated ability to define, refine, implement and monitor business processes, procedures, and policies
• Consistent track record of implementing strategic deliverables
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to explain complex concepts to a variety of collaborators
• SQL skills, Excel analytics, data visualization experience preferred
• Experience of leading data-driven analyses preferred

About Ethic:

Ethic is working toward a future where all investing is sustainable investing. We empower wealth advisors and investors to create portfolios that seek to align personal values with financial goals.

Our team is committed to fostering an environment that brings together many different voices, perspectives and lived experiences to accelerate the global transition to sustainable investing.

Compensation & Benefits: 

Compensation at Ethic is a combination of base salary, equity (stock options) in the company, and benefits. 

The base salary will range from $150,000 - $185,000 per year, commensurate with experience. 

Our benefits package includes; 

• Medical, dental & vision insurance – premiums 100% covered by Ethic 
• Unlimited paid time off 
• 16-weeks of paid parental leave 
• An annual wellness & education stipend
• Sponsored employee resource groups
• Regular lunch & learns and volunteering opportunities
• A fully-stocked office in lower Manhattan + the flexibility to regularly work remotely

Location: New York, NY 

Ethic values the diversity of our team and encourages applications from all backgrounds and life experiences. In order to continuously grow a diverse team, we are taking a data-driven approach to understanding and iterating our hiring practices. Please complete the demographic survey below to support us in doing so.