Margins and Collateral Specialist

The role

The Margin and Collateral Specialist will execute daily collateral functions including margin data management, reconciliation, and dispute handling. This person will architect a centralized margin and collateral data platform and partner with internal stakeholders on margin replication and cost of capital analytics.

What you will do

• Execute daily collateral functions around margin data management, margin reconciliation and handling disputes
• Partner with internal stakeholders to support margin replication, cost of capital analytics, and reconciliation workflows
• Architect and maintain a centralized margin and collateral data platform for external margin data storage
• Document and maintain margin mappings and controls
• Support onboarding of new counterparties and ensuring data integration aligns with system architecture
• Stay informed about evolving margin models and broker reporting practices and help translate them into scalable internal systems

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a Collateral, Margin, or Treasury function
• Strong understanding of margining practices and products (OTC derivatives, futures, cleared swaps)
• Clear communicator with strong documentation habits and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to have

• SQL and/or Python familiarity

Benefits

• competitive benefits package

Before you apply

• Use of AI tools by an applicant during interviews or assessments is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise instructed or agreed upon

About the company

Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. They have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development.