Back Office Deliveries & Clearing Specialist

Job Title: Back Office Deliveries & Clearing Specialist

Company: Confidential Financial Technology Company

Location: Itasca, IL (Hybrid)

Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Negotiable six-figure salary based on experience, with comprehensive benefits and nearly 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums

About the Company

Our client is an internationally recognized financial technology organization supporting regulated trading, clearing, and post-trade operations across global financial markets. Through innovative technology and operational excellence, the company delivers mission-critical solutions that support the processing of futures, commodities, and cleared derivatives transactions.

As part of its continued growth, the organization is expanding its Operations team to support increasingly complex trading activity while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, and client service.

About the Role

As a Back Office Deliveries & Clearing Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting the firm's futures, commodities, and cleared derivatives operations. Working within a collaborative operations team, you will coordinate deliveries, reconciliations, and post-trade processing while partnering with internal departments, exchanges, clearing organizations, and counterparties to ensure accurate and timely transaction processing.

This position is ideal for an experienced operations professional who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, working in a highly regulated environment, and contributing to continuous process improvement through technology and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily futures, commodities, and cleared derivatives operations
• Coordinate physical and financial deliveries throughout the settlement lifecycle
• Perform trade reconciliations and ensure accurate post-trade processing
• Monitor and resolve operational exceptions in a timely manner
• Work directly with risk management, exchanges, clearing organizations, brokers, and counterparties
• Ensure compliance with exchange rules, regulatory requirements, and internal controls
• Analyze operational data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Utilize technology and automation tools to enhance operational workflows
• Support delivery-cycle activities, including occasional early morning processing and rotating Saturday coverage
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support new products, system enhancements, and process improvements

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting futures, clearing, or post-trade operations
• Experience working with a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), broker, exchange, clearing firm, or financial institution
• Strong understanding of the futures trade lifecycle and clearing processes
• Experience working with CME, ICE, Eurex, or similar clearing platforms
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly regulated financial environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Flexibility to participate in occasional rotating Saturday morning schedules and early delivery-cycle support

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulated derivatives markets
• Familiarity with operational process improvement initiatives
• Experience working within technology-driven financial services organizations
• Knowledge of automation, workflow optimization, or AI-enabled operational tools

What We Offer

• Negotiable six-figure salary based on experience
• Nearly 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid vacation, holidays, retirement plan, and additional employee benefits
• Hybrid work schedule offering flexibility and work-life balance
• Opportunity to work with a globally recognized financial technology organization
• High-visibility role with significant ownership and collaboration across operations, risk management, and technology teams
• Technology-forward culture that embraces innovation, AI, and continuous improvement
• Long-term career growth within a stable and expanding global organization