Trade Operations Analyst (Boston)

Trade Operations Analyst | Boston | Hedge Fund / Alternative Asset ManagerOur client, a global alternative investment platform, is looking to add a Trade Operations Analyst to its Boston team. This is a broad, cross-asset middle office opportunity supporting multiple investment strategies across a fast-paced institutional environment.Key Responsibilities:• Oversee the end-to-end post-trade lifecycle, including trade matching, confirmations, settlement oversight, and exception management across a range of financial instruments• Investigate and resolve settlement breaks, unmatched trades, cash discrepancies, and position issues in partnership with brokers, custodians, and counterparties• Support lifecycle events including trade amendments, reference data updates, corporate events, and position maintenance to ensure accurate downstream reporting and risk visibility• Perform daily reconciliations across cash and securities positions, identifying and escalating discrepancies where needed• Act as a key contact for external trading counterparties and internal stakeholders across trading, technology, operations, and control functions• Contribute to automation, workflow enhancement, and operational efficiency initiatives to improve scalability and reduce manual risk• Support governance, controls, regulatory processes, and internal audit requirements across the operations function• Participate in testing, implementation, and rollout of operational or technology enhancements impacting trade workflowsRequired Background:• Experience in trade operations / middle office / post-trade support within asset management, hedge funds, prime brokerage, or institutional markets, specifically confirmations and settlement• Strong understanding of global settlement workflows, reconciliations, and trade lifecycle processing• CTM ExperiencePreferred Background:• Strong product exposure across equities, fixed income, and OTC derivatives (swaps preferred)• Familiarity with institutional trade infrastructure such as DTCC CTM, ALERT, Traiana, Bloomberg, or similar platforms• Excel proficiency and a process improvement mindsetIdeal for someone coming from a hedge fund, prime broker, or cross-asset institutional operations environment looking for broad product exposure in a high-performing investment platform.