Vice President of DevOps, Clear Street
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
Modern infrastructure for capital markets
Be an early applicant
Modern infrastructure for capital markets
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To rebuild the infrastructure that supports the capital markets, bringing them into the future.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires an innovative mindset, strong prioritization and decision-making abilities, and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment across many areas
- 8-10 years of experience in the financial or technology industries in an operations, product, data, and/or engineering role
- Prior experience at a Canadian broker-dealer or major Canadian financial institution
- Direct CDS/CDSX experience required, infrastructure and integrations experience preferred
- Basic understanding of Canadian brokerage operations required, subject matter expertise in one or more back-office function strongly preferred
- Advanced data analysis skills including SQL and experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Sigma Computing, Domo, Power BI)
- Comfort understanding technical stacks and working with both proprietary and external systems and integrations (e.g. operational platforms, clearing/custody systems, data feeds, APIs)
- High degree of curiosity and continuous improvement mindset, with a demonstrated history of driving scalable, efficient solutions
- Meticulous organization, project management, and documentation abilities
- Ability to operate independently and take ownership of ambiguous problems and resolutions in a fast-moving environment while maintaining sound judgment
- Clear and direct written and verbal communicator with the ability to tailor communications to operational, technical, and/or business audiences
- Comfortable with Jira and Github
- Understanding of CDS participant requirements and best practices is a plus
- Canadian Securities Course (CSC) certification is a plus
- Understanding of CIRO rules and guidance as it relates to custody functions is a plus
- Knowledge of DTC systems and processes is a plus
- Any of the following technical competencies are a plus: AWS S3, MQ, Kubernetes, Linux/Unix, Python, JavaScript, Apache Kafka, Retool, Figma, Postman, workflow automation tools (e.g. Make, Zapier)
What the job involves
- The Dev Ops team is part of Clear Street's Global Custody department alongside Asset Servicing, Settlements, and Tax Operations
- The team's mission is to support Clear Street’s broad business objectives through effective operational risk mitigation, business continuity, controls, procedures, subject matter expertise, and automation that results in a frictionless experience for clients and internal Clear Street users
- The Vice President, Dev Ops will own technical and operational requirements, integrations, escalations, enhancements, and initiatives for our self-clearing business line in Canada supporting Canadian securities operations functions for the firm
- This role combines operational experience with technical expertise to effectively collaborate with operations, business, and engineering stakeholders
- Initially, the role will focus on documenting, investigating, and escalating all operational and technical needs for Canadian operations, building comprehensive reconciliations, and providing additional back-office operational support when needed
- Over time, responsibilities will expand to support new asset classes, business lines, increased volumes, and regulatory change, with a strong focus on scalability, automation, risk management, and efficiency
- Serve as the primary Dev Ops point of contact for Canadian operations needs, partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, and broader business stakeholders
- Gather requirements, determine impact, identify dependencies / blockers, perform robust testing, and communicate statuses and timelines to stakeholders for all operational enhancements
- Lead issue escalation efforts end-to-end, including root cause analysis, impact assessment, prioritization, stakeholder updates, and coordination of timely resolutions
- Design, build, and maintain reconciliations across custody and settlement processes
- Advise on and support operating procedures, controls, business continuity documentation, and risk mitigation measures
- Partner with internal teams to enhance operational tooling, workflows, and user experiences
- Identify and implement automation opportunities across Canadian operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual touchpoints
- Provide back-office operational support as needed, including support for settlements, asset servicing, tax operations, and exception management during periods of elevated activity or project delivery
- Monitor key workflows and operational health metrics, proactively identifying risks, control gaps, and opportunities to improve process efficiency
- Support ongoing business growth by scaling solutions to new asset classes, business lines, and evolving regulatory requirements in Canada
- Contribute subject matter expertise on Canadian securities operations, controls, and risk management practices
- Establish strong prioritization frameworks and decision-making processes to manage competing requests effectively in a fast-moving environment
Our take
Clear Street is building up-to-date, cloud native infrastructure for capital markets, bringing clients faster and easier access to things like reporting, clearing, custody and execution.
It’s been quite a rise to prominence for the New York based startup, which surpassed a billion dollar valuation in 2022 despite only launching in 2018. However, given the previous industry experience of its founders, Clear Street's success should come as no surprise. The trio built the platform as a remedy to their own pain points, missed opportunities, and lack of access to key data in the prime brokerage space.
With its Unicorn status secured and its list of clients growing, Clear Street has been experiencing a period of rapid expansion, both geographically and across the financial services industry. It is also well-funded, which allows it to continue to pursue better infrastructure for capital markets into the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2023
$270m
SERIES B
May 2022
$165m
SERIES B
Total funding: $470m
Company benefits
- 401k matching
- Full medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous vacation time
- Opportunities for professional development
- In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, and amazing office views
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Chris Pento
(Board Member & Co-founder)Financial services & investment veteran with over 30 years in the sector. Worked in Senior Management & Executive roles at Merrill Lynch, Knight Capital, Arxis Capital, Exos Financial, and Engineers Gate LP, before co-founding Clear Street in 2018.
Sachin Kumar
(Board Observer & Co-founder)Former Pearl Rothman Software Engineer who has founded two previous FinTech companies - Tolo Technologies, and QED Trading.
Uriel Cohen
(Chair & Co-founder)Trader, investor, and founder of proprietary trading firm Highland Capital Group. Co-founded proprietary investment firm Alpine Global Management in 2012.
Ed Tilly
(CEO)Was Chair and CEO at Cboe Global Markets for 11 years, and prior to that a Market Maker at Fossett Corporation.
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