The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions. 

Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.

This role will be onsite three to four days a week, with one to two days per week remote.

About the role

Tidal is seeking a highly skilled ETF Portfolio Manager responsible for the implementation and management of various Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in managing portfolios within relevant risk -reward frameworks. The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. The firm manages both active and index -based portfolios and covers most major global asset classes. This position will closely be involved with day -to-day portfolio management functions of exchange traded products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in trading equities, options, and fixed income. This role requires experience in using Bloomberg or other institutional trading platforms, as well as a background in financial services and back/middle office operations.

What you'll do

• Execute and manage trades across equities, options, and fixed income.
• Execute day-to-day duties in the Trading Operations Team, including but not limited to trade allocation, position settlement, and reconciliation of all trading.
• Utilize Bloomberg or other institutional trading platforms for efficient trade execution.
• Working closely with Prime Brokers and Market Makers to ensure trading best execution and fund efficiencies.
• Stay updated with market trends, economic developments, and trading strategies.
• Accountable for performance and adherence to fund objectives and delivering superior returns against direct competitors.
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
• Partner with Investment/Portfolio Management team to continually improve and enhance the trading process and procedures.
• Work closely with our Operations Team to understand their needs and to build solutions that enable them to execute transactions and other operational processes effectively.
• A relentless focus on quality and ability to produce accurate information independently without extensive support/QA from others.
• Continually analyzing, reviewing and improving our operations and service as the trading business evolves.
• The individual will be expected to interact and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably business or quantitative discipline related, or
• relevant experience
• 3-5 years of experience (or more) in trading equities, options, and fixed income,
• with a strong emphasis on option trading
• Institutional/RIA trading experience
• Proficiency with Bloomberg or similar institutional trading platforms
• Strong understanding of financial markets and trading strategies
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Demonstrated history of solving complex problems
• Proficient with MS Office Suite
• Very high level of competency in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with trading platforms, order management systems (OMS), and post-trade processing
• Experience working for a firm that manages 40 Act products
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to trading activities
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

We are prioritizing candidates who are located within proximity to Chicago, IL and Omaha, NE.