We are Athene. At Athene, we are driven to do more. We are a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. We see every day as a new opportunity to measure ourselves against the best - and then we don't stop until we've set the bar even higher. We're ready to help you achieve more.

　　Purpose:

　　The Derivative Operations team leads the operational aspects of Athene's Derivative investment and hedging strategy! This role will have responsibility for derivative middle-office trade support, settlements and affirmations, data management, investment accounting oversight, and derivative legal compliance.

　　Accountabilities:

　　Work closely with Derivative Portfolio Management, Derivative Trading, Legal, Treasury, and Investment Accounting to support end-to-end trade processing and data management for a variety of derivative products

　　Work closely with foreign and domestic investment banks to manage settlements associated with derivative trade events, margin requirements, cash management, and collateral

　　Perform data management functions to ensure appropriate flow of data into internal trade execution and booking platforms, and downstream to accounting, reporting, and other stakeholder platforms

　　Review and reconcile trade bookings and legal trade documentation to ensure trades flow correctly for confirmation or to downstream systems

　　Oversee third-party providers, analyzing complex issues, and coordinating with them to resolve any issues which arise

　　Manage legal-document trading agreements; understanding differences among ISDAs, CSAs, MCAs and associated agreements across different legal entities and trading partners

　　Develop and enhance a culture of prudent risk management within the team, and wider organization

　　Depending on experience, this role may have an additional focus on FX/Swap pre and post-trade activity, which includes managing FX affirmations and settlements via third-party applications such as CLS TradeMonitor and/or GTSS

　　Expect to work late on average once a week (‘End of Day’ trade reconciliation rotation - until around 6pm)

　　Qualifications and Experience:

　　Bachelor’s degree (in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field) or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience required.

　　1+ year of investment operations experience, preferred

　　Knowledge of and prior experience with Derivative post-trade workflows, preferred

　　Experience using MarkitWire/MTM, triResolve, Acadia, PAM/PFI, and/or GTSS, preferred

　　Expert knowledge of Excel required. VBA/SQL experience a plus.

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills

　　Superb work ethic, highly detail-oriented, well-organized, assertive, self-motivated, and able to effectively prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

　　$64,000.00 - $96,000.00 USD Annual

　　Annual Salary for this role is market competitive. Actual salary for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Depending on the role, a discretionary bonus plan or variable sales incentive may be included.

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　　Athene celebrates diversity, is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

　　We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.