Investment Operations Co-op

Weiss Asset Management is a Boston-based hedge fund managing multi-strategy investment portfolios. The Investment Operations Co-op will support trade reconciliation, security and reference data management, derivative operations, and administrative processes while helping improve and automate workflows through data tools and collaboration with the Software team.

What you'll do:

• Support reconciliation of trading activity, balances, and fees, helping identify and resolve discrepancies
• Build and maintain data models and lightweight tools that make Operations data easier to query, check, and act on, using SQL, AI tools, and other technology where useful
• Identify opportunities to improve or automate operational workflows, prototype solutions where useful, and partner with Software to translate operational context into scalable, durable systems
• Support security master upkeep, including creating and maintaining accurate security data across our systems
• Assist with derivative operations, including data quality checks and process improvements for more complex, non-standardized trades
• Own core team administrative work, including meeting documentation, internal procedure upkeep, and presenting on industry topics
• Expand into additional areas of Operations and grow your scope as you build context and comfort

What they're looking for:

• Able to work independently and stay organized across multiple ongoing workstreams
• Careful and detail-oriented, with an eye for when something doesn't look right
• Able to navigate ambiguity and figure things out along the way
• Comfortable asking questions, testing assumptions, and speaking up
• Systems-minded, with the ability to understand operational workflows and translate them into clear requirements for technical partners
• Data-minded and comfortable using technology to work with structured information, build simple checks, and improve repeatable processes; SQL experience is a plus
• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program

Benefits:

• Opportunities for early-career employees to work directly with colleagues across the firm
• Opportunities to learn from people across different teams and backgrounds