Operations Specialist (Securities)
Impact: Operational Efficiency, Risk Management, Client Satisfaction
Coordinate trade settlements, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accurate records to ensure the timely processing and settlement of securities transactions while complying with financial regulations across various financial products.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours per week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $75,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000
- Senior
- $105,000
- Growth by 2033
- Average
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Good
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Regulations Knowledge
- Trade Settlement Procedures
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Software (e.g.
- Bloomberg
- Advent)
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Entry-level Operations Specialist
- Senior Operations Specialist
- Operations Manager
- Director of Operations
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Medium
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High