Job Description:
Position Summary
We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Senior Portfolio Trader to join our Trade Operations team. In this role, you will lead complex trade scenarios, drive scalable process improvements, and serve as a key partner across investment, operations, and client-facing teams. You will be responsible for overseeing portfolio level trade generation, ensuring alignment with client mandates, model strategies, tax optimization, and drift guidelines. This role demands both deep technical expertise and operational oversight, with a focus on scalability, accuracy, and exceptional client outcomes.
The ideal candidate combines advanced portfolio management knowledge with a passion for solving complex problems, streamlining workflows, and driving innovation. This is an exceptional opportunity for professionals who thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are committed to elevating client experience through thoughtful, data-driven trading strategies.
We can consider candidates for this position who are able to accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to one of our Charlotte, North Carolina office.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee trade process controls for reasons such as portfolio drift, model changes, tax optimization, cash management, sleeve allocation changes, and client directed activities
• Own high-impact bulk trading events such as dollar cost averaging, scheduled withdrawals, tax harvest, corporate action model updates and trades tied to ad-hoc client requests.
• Serve as primary trading representative and subject matter expert in cross-functional collaboration with internal teams such as investment program group and trade executions to ensure accurate and efficient trading
• Respond to escalations regarding portfolio management inquiries, impact evaluation, and recommendations that ensure alignment with portfolio guidelines and operational feasibility
• Identify and implement improvements in trade generation processes, oversight mechanisms, and reporting structures to enhance efficiency and control.
• Lead training initiatives for both onshore and offshore teams to ensure consistent understanding of process changes and trading workflows
• Play a key role in projects aimed at optimizing portfolio outcomes, scaling operational capabilities, and improving client experience
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve data accuracy, reduce manual dependencies, and streamline trade-related operations.
• Conduct process reviews to ensure data integrity, identify root causes of trade discrepancies, and escalate unresolved issues to leadership for remediation
• Influence platform development through participation in UAT, feedback, and validations
• Responsible for development of test scripts and oversight over execution of user acceptance testing to validate new processes, system enhancements, or rule changes tied to trade generation lifecycle.
• Collect and evaluate data metrics to show alignment with team objectives and deliverables, support decision making, and identify process inefficiencies or areas lacking control.
• Create and deliver weekly and quarterly reporting metrics utilizing dashboards and visual summaries that translate complex trading and portfolio management topics into clear, digestible insights for stakeholders.
• Update and create SOPs to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with current workflows
• Design and refine process maps to uncover inefficiencies, identify improvement opportunities, and simplify complex workflows for broader stakeholder understanding
• Facilitate team discussions to surface and mitigate high-risk issues, serving as immediate escalation point for daily operational challenges

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, or related fields
• 5+ Years of experience in portfolio management, investment operations, or similar role within financial services
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; comfortable explaining trade rationale to non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking, with the ability to connect trading logic to portfolio outcomes.
• Demonstrated expertise in portfolio construction concepts, investment strategies, and risk management principles.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume, high-risk environment
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, exercising independent judgement while collaborating with others.
• Experience with large scale trading or portfolio platforms (Vestmark, InvestCloud, Aladdin, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Salesforce application
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; exposure to SQL a plus
• Familiarity with process mapping for optimization and gap analysis

Compensation: The Base Salary range for this position is between $80,000-$95,000.
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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Due to the sensitive nature of the information that this role needs to access, AssetMark will be required to collect from applicants for this role, elements of Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with governmental requirements.
Who We Are & What We Offer:
AssetMark’s mission is centered around helping financial advisors make a difference in the lives of their clients. To help them do that, we aim to provide advisors with holistic support. We offer compelling technology that facilitates a better client experience, consulting services that ensure advisors’ businesses are running at their best and a comprehensive suite of investment solutions. AssetMark’s platform empowers advisors to provide the highest level of service possible to their clients.

AssetMark’s culture is driven by our mission and connected by our values; Heart, Integrity, Excellence and Respect. You will join a team that lives these values every day by doing the best and what is right in all we do and encouraging different ideas for continual success and innovation. Additionally, we offer a wide range of benefits to meet the needs of our team members and their families.

• Flex Time Off or Paid Time/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

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AssetMark is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee trade process controls for reasons such as portfolio drift, model changes, tax optimization, cash management, sleeve allocation changes, and client directed activities
• Own high-impact bulk trading events such as dollar cost averaging, scheduled withdrawals, tax harvest, corporate action model updates and trades tied to ad-hoc client requests.
• Serve as primary trading representative and subject matter expert in cross-functional collaboration with internal teams such as investment program group and trade executions to ensure accurate and efficient trading
• Respond to escalations regarding portfolio management inquiries, impact evaluation, and recommendations that ensure alignment with portfolio guidelines and operational feasibility
• Identify and implement improvements in trade generation processes, oversight mechanisms, and reporting structures to enhance efficiency and control.
• Lead training initiatives for both onshore and offshore teams to ensure consistent understanding of process changes and trading workflows
• Play a key role in projects aimed at optimizing portfolio outcomes, scaling operational capabilities, and improving client experience
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve data accuracy, reduce manual dependencies, and streamline trade-related operations.
• Conduct process reviews to ensure data integrity, identify root causes of trade discrepancies, and escalate unresolved issues to leadership for remediation
• Influence platform development through participation in UAT, feedback, and validations
• Responsible for development of test scripts and oversight over execution of user acceptance testing to validate new processes, system enhancements, or rule changes tied to trade generation lifecycle.
• Collect and evaluate data metrics to show alignment with team objectives and deliverables, support decision making, and identify process inefficiencies or areas lacking control.
• Create and deliver weekly and quarterly reporting metrics utilizing dashboards and visual summaries that translate complex trading and portfolio management topics into clear, digestible insights for stakeholders.
• Update and create SOPs to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with current workflows
• Design and refine process maps to uncover inefficiencies, identify improvement opportunities, and simplify complex workflows for broader stakeholder understanding
• Facilitate team discussions to surface and mitigate high-risk issues, serving as immediate escalation point for daily operational challenge

AssetMark’s culture is driven by our mission and connected by our values; Heart, Integrity, Excellence and Respect. You will join a team that lives these values every day by doing the best and what is right in all we do and encouraging different ideas for continual success and innovation. Additionally, we offer a wide range of benefits to meet the needs of our team members and their families.

• Flex Time Off or Paid Time/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 Reimbursemen