Macro and Alternatives Trade Support Senior Associate

Posted 25 Days Ago
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Stamford, CT, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
The role involves managing private credit transactions, developing workflows, and resolving trade discrepancies while ensuring accurate funding and cash flow operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
A Career with Point72’s Operations Team

Point72’s Operations team supports all operational aspects of trade processing, reconciliation, financing, and reporting firmwide for all products, including equities, derivatives, bonds, foreign exchange and futures, and digital assets across global markets.


What you’ll do
  • Build and scale an operational platform that supports the full lifecycle of private credit transactions, partnering with front office, back office, compliance, and technology teams to deliver measurable impact
  • Design, enhance, and implement robust workflows, processes, and control frameworks for private credit trade support, and maintain clear operational documentation and control standards
  • Manage the front-to-back lifecycle of loan investments, including trade entry, lifecycle event processing, monitoring, and reconciling trade activity and cash flows across direct lending, syndicated loans, broadly syndicated loans, collateralized loan obligations, significant risk transfers, and other private credit products
  • Set up and maintain static and reference data for private credit assets to ensure accurate security setup and account information across systems
  • Verify and reconcile positions, accruals, amortization schedules, and cash activity between borrowers, third-party loan servicers, custodians, agents, and the internal general ledger
  • Coordinate closing workflows by reviewing deal documentation, preparing funding memos, overseeing cash movements, tracking covenants, and executing deal-specific requirements
  • Support liquidity management by preparing and updating cash forecasts, coordinating with Treasury on funding needs, and ensuring timely execution of incoming and outgoing cash flows
  • Monitor leverage and financing arrangements by tracking accruals and payments, managing credit facilities, and coordinating with financing counterparties
  • Resolve trade discrepancies and operational breaks by partnering with portfolio managers, traders, external servicers, agents, and counterparties to drive timely remediation
  • Drive automation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for increased efficiency and control, partnering with technology to implement scalable solutions

What’s required
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or a related field with 10+ years of relevant experience in private credit, leveraged loans, asset-backed loans, pooled loans, syndicated loans, structured credit operations, or loan administration
  • Strong knowledge of direct lending structures, syndicated loan mechanics, asset-backed securities, pooled loans, collateralized loan obligations, significant risk transfers, and broader private credit markets
  • Working knowledge of Geneva portfolio accounting systems and a strong understanding of accounting for private credit transactions, including accruals, payment-in-kind interest, fee amortization, original issue discount, waterfall calculations, cash movements, and profit and loss recognition
  • Familiarity with loan settlement processes, agency communications, and trade affirmation platforms such as ClearPar, as well as an understanding of LSTA and LMA documentation standards
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions, with experience using macros or scripting for process automation
  • Experience using portfolio, risk management, or loan servicing systems to support trade processing and reconciliations
  • Proven ability to manage the front-to-back lifecycle of loan investments, including trade entry, lifecycle event processing, and reconciliation of trade activity and cash flows
  • Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to perform accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and engage effectively with external servicers, agents, and counterparties
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

•        Fully-paid health care benefits

•        Generous parental and family leave policies

•        Volunteer opportunities

•        Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community

•        Mental and physical wellness programs

•        Tuition assistance


About Point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or a related field
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in private credit or loan administration
  • Strong knowledge of direct lending and syndicated loans
  • Working knowledge of Geneva portfolio accounting systems
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables and macros
  • Experience using risk management or loan servicing systems
  • Exceptional attention to detail in a deadline-driven environment

Point72 Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Point72 and has not been reviewed or approved by Point72.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as exceptional with comprehensive options and low out-of-pocket costs. Medical, dental, and vision are characterized as fully covered or no-premium for U.S. employees.
  • Retirement Support The 401(k) program features a generous employer match and access to after-tax contributions with in-plan Roth conversions. Value accrues through a multi-year vesting schedule that rewards tenure.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental and family leave is highlighted as generous and has strengthened over time. Clear primary and secondary caregiver policies are in place and seen as competitive.

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The Company
HQ: Stamford, CT
1,691 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.

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