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Sr. Trader
Scottsdale, AZ
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Role

Sr Trader

 

Location

100% onsite in Scottsdale, AZ

(Relocation assistance is available)

 

Reports to

Deputy CIO

 

Employment Type

Full-Time, W2, Direct Hire

 

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision health insurance. Life Insurance. LTD. STD. 401k. PTO.

 

The Company

We represent a modern, unified wealth management enterprise—combining a leading SEC-registered RIA and a fully licensed Broker-Dealer under one platform. Together, we deliver institutional-grade investment management, execution, and advisor support through a connected, data-driven architecture that spans all major custodians and asset classes.

Here, trading is not simply a back-office function, it is a strategic pillar of our investment philosophy. The Head Trader plays a pivotal leadership role in ensuring every trade, rebalance, and model implementation reflects the same precision, integrity, and discipline that define our firm.

 

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Trader to join our investment team. This role involves trade execution across equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and options. You’ll serve as a key link between advisors, asset managers, and operations, executing trades and implementing strategy.

The role requires knowledge in multi-custodian trading environments, model portfolio management, and cross-functional collaboration.

This position combines the technical rigor of institutional trading with the communication acumen needed to engage directly with advisors and clients.

 

Responsibilities

  • Analyze market conditions to determine appropriate trade structuring.
  • Process post-execution recon and handle the operation/administrative duties associated with any trades that need attention.
  • Be responsible for position maintenance of custom portfolios. (e.g., Treasury or CD rolls)
  • Ad-hoc duties as required, including but not limited to presentation preparation, reporting, assisting with incoming calls and queries.
  • Drive improvement and change for a best-in-class trading platform experience.
  • Place Mutual Fund, ETF and equity trades through our UMA trading platform, Charles Schwab, Pershing, Goldman Sachs, AXOS Clearing and Fidelity.
  • Research and respond to routine-to-complex inquires within defined service level commitments.
  • Trade Correction processing, reporting and analysis.
  • Handle incoming inquiries from advisor teams related to the troubleshooting and review of complex account and data discrepancies.
  • Partner with internal teams to document, review, and update firm policies & procedures.
  • Support day to day operations of our Unified Managed Account (UMA) platform.
  • Assist advisors and their team with system navigation, configuration, and account setup.
  • Participate in team meetings and collaborate with operations leadership team on projects and/or initiatives designed to streamline firm policies and procedures.
  • Organize and lead meetings with Advisors in support of their clients and prospects.

 

Qualifications, skills, and experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in with a concentration in Investments, Accounting, Finance, Business or Economics, (MBA preferred).
  • Required: current/active Series 7, 63, and 24 licenses.
  • Minimum 5+ years of trading experience within an RIA, Broker-Dealer, or asset management firm.
  • Strong working knowledge and trading of equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and options trading.
  • Experience managing and rebalancing proprietary ETFs or sub-advised portfolios.
  • Experience operating in a multi-custodian environment (Pershing, Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity).
  • Strong understanding of both RIA and Broker-Dealer trading and compliance frameworks.
  • Experience with NetX360, Bond Beacon, Bond Central, BondNav, and other Custodian specific trading systems.
  • Detail oriented; Demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work.
  • Strong team player who has the ability to envision solutions and work collaboratively to institute business improvements.
  • Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency.
  • Keen intuition for markets and a passion for studying them.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with advisors, clients, and leadership.

 

Miscellaneous

·      Must be based in or willing to relocate to Scottsdale, AZ.

·      The company cannot sponsor a Visa.


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