At Forge, we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, accountable, and humble. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to artificial intelligence, and more.
With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible, and seamless for companies, their employees, and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth.
Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and is building a growing network effect.
Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams, and innovators in this way.
The Role:
Trade Operations plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth execution of trading activities within the organization. The primary function involves overseeing transactions that are sourced on the Forge platform, taking ownership of all parts of the transaction process, ensuring compliance with internal requirements, and collaborating with management to optimize trading processes. Success in this role would require being adaptable to an evolving workplace, eager and willing to learn and determined to add value through high-quality work and thoughtful insights.
Location: This role requires 2-3 days a week in office in San Francisco, CA.
Responsibilities:
1. Trade Processing and Monitoring:
- Develop a thorough understanding of Forge’s transaction processes and become the deal point person/central source of knowledge for active transactions.
- Review and process trade transactions to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades in accordance with internal policies
2. Compliance and Risk Management
- Identify potential risks and collaborate with internal teams to mitigate risk
- Ensure all trades comply with internal controls and regulatory (SEC/FINRA) requirements
3. System and Process Improvements
- Participate in the implementation of new trading systems or upgrades to existing systems
4. Collaboration and Communication
- Work closely with brokers to resolve trade-related issues and ensure smooth settlement
- Interact with external parties such as issuers and clients to ensure a seamless, efficient process
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to keep them informed about trade operations and issues
- Work cross-functionally with Forge’s internal teams, including Business Development, Legal and Compliance.
5. Documentation and Record-keeping
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of all trade transactions and operational activities
- Ensure proper documentation and adherence to record-keeping policies
Requirements:
- Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in operations, consulting, finance, accounting, fund management and/or law.
- Superior critical thinking skills and demonstrated success working in an entrepreneurial environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and verbal/written communication skills.
- Comfort performing in fast, high-pressure situations.
- Desire to help the team increase operational efficiency and achieve strategic initiatives.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- SIE and Series 99 to be obtained 90 days from date of hire
- Physical requirements: operate a computer for 8 hours per day; give and receive detailed information through verbal and written communication
For residents of San Francisco, CA the annual salary range for this role is $65,000- $80,000+ annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors
Upon offer, we conduct background checks that include employment and education verification, state, and county criminal history searches as well as fingerprint and drug test.
Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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