Head of Operations

Methodfi; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Ireland is looking for an experienced professional to manage Trading Operations. You will oversee compliance with regulatory obligations, maintain efficient operations, and manage a team in a high-volume environment. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in back-office processes and strong skills in SQL and Python. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for growth are offered.

Benefits

Generous remuneration package

Annual bonuses

Opportunity for growth

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience in Back-office and Reconciliation functions.
• Thorough knowledge of the equity and CFD trade lifecycle.
• Expert in SQL and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Maintain efficient operations to enhance client experience.
• Manage Trading Operations team and performance reporting.

Skills

Back-office experience

Reconciliation expertise

Corporate Action functions

SQL

Python

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Our mission is to enable everyone to build wealth.

We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love.

Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success.

We are reinventing how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products

people love.

Тoday, we serve over 4.5 million clients, with more than €30 billion in assets under management—a testament to the scale and trust we’ve built in just a few years.

What you’ll do

• Ensure the Trading Operations Framework complies with all regulatory obligations.

• Maintain efficient operations to enhance client experience and safeguard client and firm interests.

• Oversee static data management, transaction reporting, and corporate actions outsourced to other affiliate entities.

• Reconcile settlements with clients and executing brokers and manage breaks in high volume environment.

• Support key stakeholder management both internally and externally (Settlement agents/custodians, executing brokers, regulators and data vendors, etc.).

• Manage the Trading Operations team, including performance reporting and service level agreements.

• Support new product initiatives, process automation and maintain Framework, Policy and process documentation.

What you need to have

• At least 5 years’ experience in Back-office, Reconciliation and Corporate Action functions working in a high-volume environment for a MiFID Investment firm (ideally retail).

• A thorough knowledge of the full equity and CFD trade lifecycle including settlements, custody, corporate action processing and taxes.

• Expert in SQL and/or Python to enhance straight through processing and manage my exception.

• Experience in implementing risk controls and procedure documentation.

• Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and ability to work under pressure.

• Self-motivated, proactive attitude, and team player.

• Strong time management and error identification skills.

What we offer

• Challenges that will help you grow and realize your potential fast.

• Opportunity to make a significant impact - you will build innovative services used by

millions of investors to build wealth.

• Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal.

• An environment where nothing is set in stone.

• Appreciation for your talent and ideas

• Generous remuneration package, including annual bonuses.

Are you ready to accelerate your career with us? We'd love to hear from you!

We thank all applicants, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

All personal data of applicants is protected by the law and will be treated with strict confidentiality.