Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital

Operations Analyst

Chicago, IL

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About the role

  • About Akuna: Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation.
  • Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.

Responsibilities

  • Own operational processes end-to-end, from investigation and analysis through execution and follow-up, with accountability for accuracy and timeliness
  • Assess, maintain, and troubleshoot exchange connections, mappings, and related operational workflows, exercising judgment when issues arise
  • Analyze, validate, and reconcile exchange and broker fee schedules, identify discrepancies, and proactively drive resolution
  • Provide real-time operational support and research for new initiatives, exchange launches, and broker relationships
  • Lead broker onboarding and KYC processes, independently managing timelines and deliverables
  • Perform monthly market data and cost analysis, delivering clear, actionable reporting to internal stakeholders
  • Maintain and continuously improve internal documentation to ensure processes are accurate, scalable, and well-controlled
  • Identify inefficiencies, risks, or control gaps and independently propose and implement process improvements
  • Support ad hoc projects that require analytical thinking, ownership, and execution rather than task-based administrative support

Requirements

  • This role requires strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to execute accurately under aggressive timelines.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
  • 3-5 years of experience in clearing, trading, or other financial services.

Nice to have

  • Advanced Excel skills
  • SQL experience required

Company info

  • We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker - meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell.

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