Team Lead, Orion Trading

TEAM LEAD, ORION TRADING

St. Louis, MO

Position Summary

The Orion Trading Team Lead role requires a deep understanding of investment strategies, trading protocols, and technology. The Team Lead will work closely with the Orion Manager to ensure efficient and accurate execution of trades, while also taking on specialized tasks to support the regional team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deep understanding of our investment philosophy and the investments we use.
• Responsible for setting up clients in rebalancing software and updating targets when a client’s allocation changes.
• Run rebalancing software to identify client portfolios that are out of balance and to determine what action, if any, should be taken.
• Cash Flow Planning and Cash Management:
• Manage appropriate minimum and max cash thresholds as well as recurring contributions and distributions.
• Confirm accuracy of a client’s cash needs with advisory team on a periodic basis.
• Propose and execute plans for RMDs and any account cash flows.
• Perform review of cash to be invested or generated.                 
• Appropriately manage cash flow of accounts to provide for timely collection of fees. Provide and execute recommended action plans to collect on any outstanding uncollected fees.
• Identify opportunities to harvest losses as well as opportunities to switch to a more tax-efficient (or more preferred) investment vehicle.
• Develops recommendations for client accounts for which we do not maintain discretion.
• Handle custom model creation.
• Conduct implementation reviews to ensure accuracy and adherence to client guidelines.
• Provide training and support to team members on Orion platform usage and best practices.
• PTO Coverage Planning
• Oversight of BSP Inbox/Salesforce to ensure deadlines and service level agreements are met
• Support of Onboarding team as needed.
• Other duties will be assigned as needed

Qualifications

Experience

• 5 years of financial services experience including mutual fund, equity, and fixed income trading.
• Experience with custodian trading platforms and the Orion platform required.

Education/Training

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with ability to prioritize and manage a number of projects concurrently
• Understanding of operational, compliance and risk issues in the brokerage industry
• Strong knowledge of financial products; retail and institutional business a plus
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic with a high level of integrity and ethics
• Client focused attitude with the ability to quickly assess and resolve escalated issues
• A desire to think creatively and out of the box to solve complex problems
• Ability to adapt and change focus and strategy quickly if necessary
• Highly motivated, strong team player
• Must thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Flexibility and the ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines is critical

 

 

Focus Partners Wealth is an organization of wealth, asset, and business management resources that brings strength, innovation, and partnership to client relationships. Through a comprehensive range of services, we work with clients at every stage, helping them control their financial future — whether that’s planning for retirement, preparing the next generation, or growing their business. We are dedicated to fostering meaningful growth for our clients. Our team of advisors works collectively to deliver personalized wealth planning strategies across local communities, placing our clients’ values, goals, motivations, and priorities at the heart of everything we do.

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