About Altruist
Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. We partner with financial advisors nationwide, empowering them to grow, optimize time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes for their clients.
We're looking for exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission of making financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all. If you're passionate about challenging the status quo and want to do the most important work of your life, we'd love to meet you!
But first, our values
Kindness - Kindness doesn’t just equal niceness. We listen to understand. We embrace, and encourage healthy debate and diverse perspectives. We approach conflict openly, honestly, and respectfully.
Brilliance - Humility is the skill we’re most proud of and possessing a growth mindset is always top of mind. We take ownership in everything we touch; regularly using our unique superpowers to reach a common goal as a team. We succeed and fail as one.
Grit - When challenges arise, we stay laser focused on achieving our mission and finding a way forward, even when it’s hard. We are nimble and maintain a sense of urgency, swiftly adapting to change and overcoming obstacles.
The opportunity
Altruist's Trade Desk sits at the center of the advisor experience: every order, correction, and market event runs through it. As we launch Margin and Options and expand fixed income, we're hiring a Senior Analyst, Trading as a desk generalist to execute daily order monitoring, break resolution, and advisor support across equities, options, and fixed income, while supporting Credit Risk functions.
This role sits within the Trading & Brokerage Operations organization and reports to [reporting manager]. It is a hands-on individual contributor role with a clear growth path toward the Manager, Trading seat for someone who performs, builds, and aspires to lead.
What you’ll do
As Senior Analyst, Trading, you will be the daily engine of a multi-asset desk: monitoring order flow, resolving breaks, supporting advisors, and escalating issues with sound judgment.
Equity & Options Desk Monitoring
- Monitor daily order flow, routing, and executions across equities and options, flagging anomalies early
- Review orders that drop to the review queue, evaluate risk, and escalate per policy
- Support working not held orders via algo strategies or RFQ under the direction of the Manager, Trading
- Support advisor questions on orders, executions, corporate-action-driven adjustments, and market events
Fixed Income Order Support
- Process and monitor fixed income order flow, including treasuries, municipals, corporates, and brokered CDs
- Respond to advisor questions on bond availability, pricing, yield, and order status
- Flag pricing and settlement exceptions on fixed income trades and escalate for resolution
Credit Risk Support
- Support Credit Risk by executing liquidations required to satisfy margin calls and debit obligations
- Support enforcement of PDT, Good Faith, and Freeride restrictions on the desk
- Route buying power and restriction questions to Credit Risk with clear context
Trade Lifecycle, Breaks & Corrections
- Research and resolve trade breaks, process cancels and rebills, and document trade errors under firm policy
- Support the trade error account process, including documentation and loss tracking
- Coordinate with clearing and settlement teams on clean trade handoffs
Regulatory & Control Responsibilities
- Execute daily work in compliance with applicable SEC, FINRA, MSRB, and exchange rules governing order handling and trading
- Maintain clear documentation and audit evidence for daily reviews, exceptions, and escalations
Build & Improve
- Provide operational feedback and testing support to Product and Engineering during trading buildouts
- Identify manual desk steps that can be automated and propose improvements, including experiments with A
What you bring
We're looking for a sharp, dependable desk professional who is hungry to grow into broader ownership.
Experience & Expertise
- 2+ years of experience in trading operations, trade support, or on a trading desk at a broker-dealer or custodian
- Hands-on experience with order handling, trade breaks, or corrections strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of equity and options market mechanics
- Exposure to fixed income or margin workflows a plus
Technical & Systems Familiarity
- Experience with OMS platforms such as Sterling or equivalent a plus
- Familiarity with RFQ platforms (e.g., RFQ Hub, Tradeweb, RFQE) a plus
- Experience with clearing platforms such as FIS Phase 3 or equivalent a plus
- Strong Excel skills; comfort with trade data, operational reports, and internal tools
Licensing
- FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 required
- Series 57 required, or must be obtained within 90 days of employment
- Willingness to obtain additional registrations (such as Series 24 or Series 4) as responsibilities grow
- Series 52, or willingness to obtain, given municipal order handling
Skills & Mindset
- High attention to detail and composure in fast-moving markets
- Versatile generalist: eager to work across equities, options, fixed income, and risk support within the same day
- Aspires to grow into the Manager seat and shows it through initiative, documentation, and ownership beyond the task list
- Genuinely curious about AI: you experiment with AI tools to speed up break triage, analysis, and repetitive work, and you bring those ideas to the team
- Clear written and verbal communication for advisor and internal interactions
- Sound judgment and comfort escalating when something looks wrong
What we bring
Attracting and retaining top-tier talent is a priority. We are proud of the culture we’ve built and are cognizant of the ever-changing professional landscape. Our dynamic offering of perks and benefits are tailored for you to feel your best while doing your best.
- Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
- Competitive total compensation.
- Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
- 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
- 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
- Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
- Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
- Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
- One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few countries).
Total compensation includes a competitive benefits package, along with a bonus program for eligible roles. For salaried positions, a salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, internal pay equity, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure fair, equitable, and competitive pay. At Altruist, we are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation by leveraging market data to inform our pay bands. Base salaries will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout the year, typically in conjunction with performance review cycles. By evaluating compensation on a regular basis, we are able to reward high performance and ensure all employees have opportunities for growth.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Altruist we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience in trading operations, trade support, or a trading desk at a broker-dealer or custodian
- FINRA Series 7 license
- FINRA Series 63 license
- FINRA Series 57 license, or ability to obtain it within 90 days of employment
- Working knowledge of equity and options market mechanics
- Strong Excel skills and comfort with trade data, operational reports, and internal tools
- Hands-on experience with order handling, trade breaks, or corrections
- Exposure to fixed income or margin workflows
- Experience with Sterling or an equivalent OMS
- Familiarity with RFQ Hub, Tradeweb, RFQE, or equivalent RFQ platforms
- Experience with FIS Phase 3 or an equivalent clearing platform
- Willingness to obtain additional registrations such as Series 24 or Series 4
- Series 52 license or willingness to obtain it
What We Do
Altruist is on a mission to make independent financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible. We’ve built an all-in-one platform that reduces barriers for financial advisors to deliver great advice. Our software makes advisors more efficient and gives them the freedom to charge less. This means clients pay less, make more, and gain confidence. We want to help tens of millions of people have an amazing experience with their money by supporting thousands of financial professionals.
Why Work With Us
We're helping more people get access to quality financial advice. This means lower costs, no minimums, and full transparency. Our team is passionate about our mission and we love working together. Altruist provides all the usual perks of a tech startup, just no ego or politics. We believe in hiring brilliant, hard-working, nice people (no jerks).
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