The Job/What You’ll Do:
We are seeking a Manager, Trading Systems to serve as the business owner for assigned trading technology capabilities, ensuring trading systems are configured, governed, and operated to deliver consistent, scalable, and efficient business outcomes across the investment lifecycle.
This role defines how trading technology should function to support portfolio management, trading, operations, compliance, and client servicing. The Manager, Trading Systems establishes business workflows, configuration standards, operating principles, and governance practices that enable reliable production trading while balancing operational efficiency, risk management, and scalability.
Working as a peer to Product Management, this role partners closely with Trading Leadership, Engineering, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Technology to translate business strategy into production-ready technology capabilities. Partnering with Product and Engineering Teams, the Manager, Trading Systems owns the business operation of the platform—including workflow design, configuration governance, business rules, acceptance criteria, production validation, and continuous improvement.
This position is ideal for a senior individual contributor who combines deep trading domain expertise with strong systems thinking, business analysis, and operational leadership. As the trading technology organization evolves, the role provides a natural pathway toward broader platform leadership or people leadership while remaining focused on business ownership and production excellence.
We can only consider candidates for this position who are able to accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to our Charlotte, NC office.
Responsibilities:
- Own the business operation of assigned trading technology capabilities, ensuring systems, configurations, and workflows consistently support business objectives and production trading.
- Define and govern business workflows, configuration standards, operating rules, and control frameworks that deliver scalable, compliant, and efficient trading outcomes.
- Serve as the Trading Systems Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise initiatives, representing Trading in cross-functional programs and influencing Trading Product agenda.
- Establish and maintain business ownership of trading platform configurations, ensuring changes are governed, documented, validated, and aligned with operational standards.
- Partner with Product Management to influence product roadmaps, prioritize enhancements, and ensure strategic initiatives address evolving trading and operational needs.
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT), business validation, production readiness reviews, and post-implementation stabilization for trading system enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to optimize trading workflows through configuration improvements, automation, workflow redesign, and operational standardization.
- Evaluate the operational impact of configuration changes, ensuring downstream processes, integrations, and control environments remain stable and effective.
- Establish governance for trading system changes by defining approval processes, documentation standards, testing requirements, and production release criteria.
- Monitor process performance, operational metrics, and stakeholder feedback to continuously improve platform capabilities and user experience.
- Identify operational risks, process gaps, and control weaknesses while partnering with Compliance and Risk to strengthen governance and regulatory alignment.
- Develop business cases and recommendations for technology investments that improve scalability, operational efficiency, production resiliency, and client outcomes.
- Collaborate with Engineering throughout the solution lifecycle to ensure delivered capabilities align with business expectations and production operating requirements.
- Influence organizational capability by sharing trading system expertise, promoting best practices, and driving adoption of standardized operating models across Trade Operations.
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Demonstrated experience owning business workflows, system configurations, or operating models within complex trading environments.
- Strong understanding of order management systems (OMS), execution management systems (EMS), portfolio management platforms, and trading lifecycle processes.
- Experience translating business strategy into functional requirements, workflow designs, and technology solutions.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct management authority.
- Strong analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence executive and technical audiences.
- Experience with OMS/EMS, portfolio accounting, rebalancing, and execution management platforms.
- Experience managing business configuration of enterprise trading applications.
- Experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), production validation, and release readiness activities.
- Experience using reporting and analytics platforms including Power BI, Tableau, or SQL-based reporting tools.
- Knowledge of investment operations, regulatory requirements, and operational risk management within an investment management organization.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in investment management, wealth management, or capital markets with significant exposure to trading operations, trading systems, or investment technology.
Compensation: The Base Salary range for this position is between $110,000-$130,000. This information reflects a base salary range that AssetMark reasonably expects to pay for the position based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and actual work location. This position will also be eligible for additional variable incentive compensation and competitive benefits.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US to be considered. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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Who We Are & What We Offer:
We are AssetMark, a company on the move, shaping the future of financial services. Growth is in our DNA. Every day, we combine technology, insight, and collaboration to create new possibilities for advisors, for our people and for our investors. At AssetMark your ideas matter; they’re heard, valued, and drive meaningful change. Join a team that sets new standards and creates space for you to thrive and do your best work.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: to help our 10,500+ financial advisors make a meaningful difference in their clients’ lives. We do this by combining powerful technology, holistic support, and expert consulting to help advisors run stronger, more efficient businesses. Backed by a comprehensive suite of investment solutions and a trust company that boasts of $150B+ AUM, our platform empowers advisors to deliver exceptional service and an outstanding client experience.
Our Values
Heart. Client Success. Integrity. Respect. Excellence. Our values are how we show up every day.
We believe in:
Leading with Heart, in truly making a difference in the lives of others: teammates, clients, investors and communities.
Obsessing over Client Success, bringing a relentless focus on what matters to clients that sets us apart and creates loyal, lasting relationships.
Unyielding Integrity, doing what’s right, always. Even when it’s hard.
Collective Respect, in being authentic, inclusive and valuing all voices while winning together.
Operating with Excellence, in learning fast, continuously improving, innovating and collaborating to find new and better solutions.
These values shape our culture, guide our decisions, and define what it means to be part of the AssetMark family.
Our Culture & Benefits
Our culture brings our mission and values to life. Here, we do what’s right, embrace diverse ideas, and innovate together. We also offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family—because thriving at work starts with thriving in life.
Flex Time or Paid Time Off and Sick Time Off
401K – 6% Employer Match
Medical, Dental, Vision – HDHP or PPO
HSA – Employer contribution (HDHP only)
Volunteer Time Off
Career Development / Recognition
Fitness Reimbursement
Hybrid Work Schedule
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AssetMark is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.
