Senior Clearing Analyst

Overview

A leading prediction market platform is seeking a Senior Clearing Analyst to manage clearing operations across Control Desk, Clearinghouse, DCO, DCM, and ISV functions. The organization operates as a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization and is building its operational infrastructure from the ground up.

This is a shift-based role covering 4:00 PM – 12:30 AM, responsible for owning the evening control desk, making time-sensitive settlement decisions, and serving as the operational backstop when automated systems fall short.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the existing DCO clearing environment to identify needs for building, improving, or replacing systems to support scaling
• Own and maintain clearing-related SOPs, runbooks, escalation paths, and internal documentation; create or update processes as needed
• Collaborate daily with Control Desk, Clearinghouse, DCM, DCO, Finance, Treasury, Compliance, Product, Engineering, ISV, and Customer Experience teams to ensure smooth clearing operations and drive improvements
• Act as the operational thought leader for client-facing process quality by translating user pain points into process and SLA enhancements
• Support treasury management, cash movement, reconciliation, settlement, and liquidity workflows with a clear understanding of money flow throughout the lifecycle
• Define, propose, document, and enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) where they do not yet exist
• Identify operational gaps, control weaknesses, and tooling deficiencies; present problems with proposed solutions
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to develop and improve clearing tools, exception management workflows, dashboards, and operational controls
• Support issue triage and resolution across clearing, settlement, treasury, and exchange operations, maintaining composure and acting swiftly during incidents

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in financial markets operations with demonstrated expertise in clearing, settlement, and treasury
• Practical experience with treasury management, liquidity operations, cash movement, and reconciliation workflows
• Strong knowledge of clearing workflows, trade lifecycle, reconciliation, settlement, operational controls, and escalation management
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments with a practical understanding of compliance and control requirements
• Ability to independently create SOPs, process maps, controls documentation, and runbooks
• Strong analytical skills and ability to collaborate effectively across business, compliance, finance, and technical teams
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to prioritize and act without direction
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a high-velocity, high-stakes environment where operational decisions have regulatory and financial impact

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Unlimited paid time off
• Full health, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Hardware setup including a new MacBook Pro, large display, and accessories

Location

• Shift hours: 4:00 PM – 12:30 AM (evening shift)
• Role involves working within a CFTC-regulated environment in the United States