Associate Trade Settlements

William Blair is a premier global partnership seeking an Associate Trade Settlements to join their Investment Management Trade Operations team. This role involves supporting daily trade processing workflows, monitoring trade communication and settlement, and ensuring accurate transaction reflections in systems. Responsibilities Work with the William Blair Investment Management Trade Operations team, other internal and external parties to support the daily trade processing workflows Monitor trade communication and settlement for domestic equity, global equity, EMD and FX trades Provide support of the trade order managements system, as well as the associated interface programs Execute trade operations processes under the direction of senior staff Ensure systems accurately reflect daily transactions Resolve system issues Respond to questions and issues from the trade team pertaining to trade operations issues Execute system user training Perform system maintenance Maintain procedures manual Provide suggestions for trade operations policy and procedure improvements Work with custodians, brokers, and trading operations, throughout the daily trade processing workflows Respond to questions and issues from the portfolio implementation teams, resolving inquiries in a timely and accurate manner Monitor trade communication and settlement of domestic equity, global equity, EMD, and FX trades Research and resolve issues to ensure timely settlement Provide support for the trade order management systems as well as the associated interface programs Ensure systems accurately reflect daily transactions Prepare and distribute various trade related reports Resolve system issues utilizing internal support or external vendor resources as appropriate Perform account maintenance on applications that facilitate the trade settlement process, such as set up of new accounts, additions and removal of data, regulator changes, etc Maintain procedures manual Provide suggestions for internal policy and procedure improvements Ensure trade support standards, policies and procedures are followed Execute cross-training on systems to ensure users understand the trade operations workflows and systems Additional responsibilities as requested Skills Bachelor's Degree required 1-3 years of operations, trading or other industry experience required Solid problem solving, analytical and comprehension skills Effective oral and written communication skills and commits to understanding others Concern for quality Results orientation Detail oriented and able to prioritize tasks Demonstrates initiative and persistence Commits to satisfying internal and external customers Proficiency using Microsoft Office products Exhibits a positive attitude Benefits Medical, dental and vision coverage Employer paid short & long-term disability and life insurance 401(k) Profit sharing Paid time off Maven family & fertility benefit Parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement) Other voluntary benefits Company Overview William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm. It was founded in 1935, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship William Blair has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 10 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 20 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 29 in 2021, 20 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.