Margins and Collateral Specialist
- Company
- Hudson River Trading (HRT)
- Work type
- Full Time
- Posted
- 2026-08-12
Job description
About You
You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong aptitude for building clean, scalable systems from the ground up, especially when working with complex data
You are analytical, detail-oriented, and understand the importance of accurate margin data for managing risk, funding, and capital
You take ownership of problems and are driven to improve systems through thoughtful, end-to-end solutions
You thrive in collaborative environments and work seamlessly across technical and non-technical teams
Responsibilities
Execute daily collateral functions around margin data management, margin reconciliation and handling disputes
Partner with internal stakeholders to support margin replication, cost of capital analytics, and reconciliation workflows
Architect and maintain a centralized margin and collateral data platform for external margin data storage
Document and maintain margin mappings and controls
Support onboarding of new counterparties and ensuring data integration aligns with system architecture
Stay informed about evolving margin models and broker reporting practices and help translate them into scalable internal systems
Qualifications
3-5 years of experience in a Collateral, Margin, or Treasury function
Strong understanding of margining practices and products (OTC derivatives, futures, cleared swaps)
Ability to design and optimize tools in close collaboration with engineering teams; SQL and/or Python familiarity is a plus
Clear communicator with strong documentation habits and cross-functional collaboration skills