Global Banking & Markets Operations-Cleared Collateral Management-Salt Lake City-Associate

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Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted space that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.

Functions within the Cleared Collateral Operations team include the day to day oversight, control framework and risk management for matters pertaining to collateral and margin both for the firm and firm clients. This includes the mitigation of risk of multiple critical business processes that span the life cycle of derivative and futures products and have potential risk of ramifications for the Firm if performed incorrectly. The individual is responsible for daily mark to market activity, collateral settlement and risk management across our clients and the different Clearing Counterparties (CCPs). 

In addition, the individual is responsible to assist managers and the team in performing and providing oversight for the following responsibilities:

• Assist in the resolve of items related to counterparty risk exposure and prioritization of open items including the booking/recalling of cash or securities; exposure to firm and clients; approvals of payments to ensure accuracy and appropriateness.
• Identify and propose strategic procedural enhancements to improve efficiency and mitigate risk and drive the implementation of those approved and prioritized.
• Provide assistance in the implementation of strategic enhancements including development of operation requirements, testing and thought leadership resulting from efficiency opportunities, regulatory changes, mitigation of risk, etc.
• Provide start of day work allocation and risk assessment for the exceptions to management
• Conduct training to increase knowledge depth
• Perform daily client and firm collateral and margining activities
• Review and confirm settlement of payments and position transfers internally and with external brokers
• Provide end of day open risk exposure reports to management
• Partner with technology on resolving exceptions which require adjustments 

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