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About Us:

ProShares has been at the forefront of the ETF revolution since 2006. ProShares now offers one of the largest lineups of ETFs, with over $85 billion in assets. The company is a leader in strategies such as crypto-linked, dividend growth, interest rate hedged bond and geared (leveraged and inverse) ETF investing. ProShares continues to innovate with products that provide strategic and tactical opportunities for investors to manage risk and enhance returns.

Position Summary:

The Application Analyst in the Core Business Systems Team is responsible for supporting Investment Applications and related processes. The Analyst will blend financial industry knowledge with technology skills to ensure the needs of each system’s business owners and IT operations group are met. The Analyst monitors and troubleshoots critical day-to-day business processes to ensure key systems are operational, partners with system’s business owner to identify enhancements, ensures continuous improvement in operations, works with stakeholders to gather and define requirements, and helps with projects.

Essential Job Functions[1]:

  • Manage and maintain the company’s Investment Applications such as OMS, IBOR, Collateral System, and Order Taking platforms.
  • Analyze and resolve system problems to ensure continuous system operations.
  • Document and triage issues and escalate to internal IT team and when applicable 3rd party system provider.
  • Work with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify and define system enhancement projects.
  • Assist subject matter experts with analysis, planning, design, development, and utilization of Portfolio systems.
  • Perform high level and detailed requirements definition, test planning and execution.
  • Document requirements and participate in design of various application integration and automation processes.
  • Assist with implementing fund changes, building reports, and testing downstream/upstream data in Middle Office systems
  • Monitor metrics and develop ways to improve.
  • Document key processes and procedures, log critical issues and enhancement tickets in JIRA.
  • Assist with project management by coordinating with stakeholders and maintaining project documentation such as issues, risk, and decision logs.
  • Assist in developing automated solutions to meet daily operational needs.
  • Oversee security master data, and necessary changes are made
  • Monitor trade flow between OMS and IBOR
  • Work with dealers and custody to improve and optimize workflows
  • Build out Electra Reconciliations
  • MFT file monitoring of critical files between Portfolio systems
  • Facilitate cross-functional understanding of process management needs
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent job experience.
  • A minimum of 2+ years of experience working with OMS and IBOR systems, in-depth understanding of trade lifecycle, fund operations and front-to-middle office functions.
  • Strong business analyst experience (requirements gathering, documentation, design, configuration, testing)
  • Ability to prioritize and triage multiple production issues.
  • Experience working with Eze OMS, Advent, Electra, and FTP processes required.
  • Programming languages: Java, Jenkins, Python, SQL, VBA, C#, C++.
  • Experience working with Data Warehouse, JIRA, and Confluence preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Individuals must be well organized and able to work in a team environment.
  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to interact with various departments and all levels of management.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit encompassing self-starting and high motivation.
  • Ability to work independently with initiative and thoroughness.
  • Developed time management and organizational skills and ability to properly prioritize work and meet deadlines.

The compensation for this position includes salary and incentive pay. The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $110,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation. Total compensation may vary based on experience, role, location, department, and individual performance.

Our Benefits:

  • Competitive pay and discretionary bonus
  • Paid time off
  • Health care benefits (medical, dental & vision)
  • Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, disability and legal benefit
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution
  • Spending Accounts (Health Care, Dependent Care, and Transportation)
  • Wellness Programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)
  • Education assistance
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Additional Programs include peer recognition, corporate matching gift

[1] These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional privacy information for CA residents

EOE STATEMENT

ProShare Advisors LLC and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital or family status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, mental condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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  • Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship in order to work in the United States? choose one
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  • • I understand that if I am employed by the company, the employment relationship shall be at-will, meaning either the company or I may terminate my employment relationship at any time, with or without cause and with or without prior notice. I further understand that the at-will nature of my employment cannot be changed other than by a formal and duly executed written employment contract between the company and me. choose one

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