Job Overview
About the Role:
The Margin Client Services team is the primary interface for our clients utilizing the industry-standard platform for automated collateral management. As an Analyst, you will support clients in streamlining their margin workflows, ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards (such as UMR), and managing the movement of collateral. You will work at the intersection of credit risk, liquidity management, and technology, collaborating closely with product, development, and sales teams globally.
Responsibilities and impact:
- Collateral Workflow Management: Provide daily support to subscribers on end-to-end margin call workflows, including Variation Margin (VM) and Initial Margin (IM).
- Dispute Advocacy: Assist clients in identifying the root causes of margin disputes by bridging the gap between portfolio breaks and collateralized exposure.
- Agreement Digitization: Assist in the onboarding and "digitization" of Legal Agreements (CSAs, MCAs, and ACAs) to ensure automated calculation of thresholds, MTAs, and rounding.
- Trade & Position Normalization: Handle complex data sets to ensure accurate calculation of Net Exposure and Required Margin within the TriResolve environment.
- Regulatory Compliance: Actively monitor and educate clients on evolving market regulations (EMIR, Dodd-Frank, and UMR Phases) and their impact on collateral requirements.
- Product Evolution: Collaborate with Product Management and Developers to provide feedback on margin-specific features, such as Optimization, Interest Processing, and Inventory Management.
- Quality Assurance: Participate in UAT testing for new platform functionalities, ensuring the tool remains the market leader in collateral automation.
What we’re looking for:Fundamental requirement:
- Collateral Proficiency: Understanding of the margin call lifecycle, including issuance, pledge acceptance, a settlement.
- Data Analysis: Proficiency in using text editors and advanced spreadsheet functions to interpret trade valuations and collateral eligibility lists.
- Client Relationship Skills: Ability to manage high-pressure situations, such as resolving time-sensitive margin disputes or settlement failures.
- Operational Agility: Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where market volatility can lead to sudden spikes in margin call volumes.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written English skills; the ability to explain complex financial movements to both back-office operations and front-office risk managers.
Additional preferred requirements:
- Market Knowledge: In-depth understanding of OTC Derivatives and the trade lifecycle, specifically regarding how trade economics drive collateral movements.
- Regulatory Literacy: Familiarity with Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) and the operational requirements for exchanging Initial Margin (IM).
- Legal Familiarity: A basic understanding of ISDA/CSA documentation and how various parameters (rounding, thresholds, currency haircuts) affect margin calculations.
- Technical Interest: A keen interest in Fintech and the automation of legacy manual processes through SaaS solutions.
The location: New York, USA
Right to work requirements:
This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
Compensation/benefits information:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $70.000 to $85,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
Our Benefits: Global vision, local impact
At OSTTRA, our benefits philosophy offers a market-competitive package that reflects our position as an industry leader. We want to ensure you feel valued, secure, and empowered wherever you are in the world.
Our approach is built on three core pillars:
- Global foundations: We provide a baseline of excellence across all our offices, focusing on comprehensive Health & Wellness, Financial Security, and Work-Life Balance. No matter your location, you are part of a culture that prioritizes your holistic well-being.
- Locally tailored: We benchmark in each market to ensure our packages are genuinely competitive where you live and work.
- Flexibility and growth: We empower you to work in a way that suits your life. This includes a hybrid working model, generous leave policies, and a commitment to your continuous professional development.
The Trust employee ownership plan
Every employee at OSTTRA is an owner, and a member of The Trust, our employee ownership programme. Our distinct culture encourages colleagues to think and act like owners and raise the bar constantly.
This plan reflects our belief that when we work together to build a stronger, more valuable organisation, then all colleagues should benefit from the value we create.
About OSTTRA
We build and operate the infrastructure that the world’s post-trade financial system runs on. Launched in 2021, we have unified more than 20 years of heritage and expertise from four industry leaders into a single, integrated business.
Today,we operate a trusted network that connects thousands of market participants to streamline end-to-end workflows, from trade capture through portfolio optimisation.We translate industry change into workable process, engineering an open, intelligent ecosystem that removes friction and reduces risk for the global markets.
Our distinct ownership culture is underpinned by four behaviours: boldness, curiosity, accountability, and collaboration. In 2025 we were acquired by KKR, one of the world’s most successful private equity firms, and are on a journey of growth and impact.
Joining our team now is a unique opportunity - you will help to shape the next generation of post-trade, transform shared infrastructure into shared benefit, and accelerate your own career. Learn more at www.osttra.com.
Equal opportunity employer statement at OSTTRA:
We are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all colleagues have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasise fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain the best talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive and operate the infrastructure that the world’s post-trade financial system runs on
