Associate, ETF Liquidity & Execution
We are working with a leading firm in the exchange-traded products ecosystem seeking to hire an Associate, ETF Liquidity & Execution.
This role is suited for someone with strong ETF market-structure knowledge, a practical understanding of execution and liquidity, and the ability to work confidently across traders, clients, brokers, authorised participants and internal stakeholders.
The successful candidate will support the firm’s ETF trading and liquidity franchise by helping monitor market quality, support client activity, coordinate with key market participants and contribute to a high-performance execution environment.
Key responsibilities
* Support the desk in managing and developing relationships across brokers, authorised participants, market makers, ETF sales traders and institutional counterparties
* Monitor ETF liquidity metrics, including spreads, premiums/discounts, depth and trading behaviour across products
* Assist with client and internal execution support, helping deliver insight on liquidity, market conditions and trading considerations
* Work closely with trading and sales teams to help coordinate flow, pricing discussions and execution outcomes
* Help identify and escalate market-quality issues and partner with relevant stakeholders to improve trading performance
* Contribute to analysis of primary and secondary market dynamics, including create/redeem behaviour and product trading patterns
* Support internal reporting, desk analytics and workflow improvements
* Act as a knowledgeable point of contact on ETF market structure and liquidity mechanics
* Collaborate with internal teams across trading, sales, capital markets, operations and technology
Candidate profile
* Experience in ETF sales trading, ETF execution services, ETF capital markets, delta-one, electronic trading support, market structure or related exchange-traded products environments
* Strong understanding of ETF liquidity, AP/MM ecosystem, spreads, premiums/discounts and execution mechanics
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, flow-driven environment
* Numerate and analytically strong, with the ability to interpret trading and liquidity data
* Strong communication skills and confidence interacting with internal and external market participants
* Commercially aware, proactive and solutions-oriented
* Prior exposure to institutional clients, brokers or exchange-traded product workflows is highly advantageous
* European ETF market experience preferred