Middle Office, VP

We see the world differently at Capstone Investment Advisors. You will, too.

Capstone is one of the leading asset management firms in derivatives and complementary strategies. With approximately $12 billion of AUM and over 330 employees (as of December 1st, 2025), Capstone was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Amsterdam, Milan, Los Angeles, Stamford, and Boston.

For over 20 years, across market cycles, we have identified anomalies, tracked dislocations, and capitalized on opportunities to deliver for our investors. Our approach is built on a different way of investing, working together to innovate new strategies and solutions. Together, we explore the overlooked in the pursuit of lasting results for our clients.

With our sophisticated, global client base, we recognize that our success is deeply connected to real people. For that reason, we take a human approach to everything we do, focusing largely on collaborative performance. Our workflow and process are built around the belief that by sharing ideas, we achieve greater outcomes. This gives you greater access to resources, direct exposure to senior leadership, and new opportunities to experiment and innovate.

Overview

We are seeking a Middle Office Vice President to join our high performing team, primarily providing trade support to our Fixed Income desks. This role covers the endtoend trade lifecycle and supports a broad range of fixed income products, including cleared and bilateral rates, swaptions, FX products, bonds, repos, futures, and options on futures. 

The successful candidate will partner closely with Portfolio Managers and Trading teams to ensure seamless trade execution, accurate risk representation, and robust operational controls. This is a high impact role for a proactive professional who is passionate about markets and keen to leverage technology to enhance controls, reduce manual intervention, and drive automation across middle office processes. 

Responsibilities and Impact:

Trade Support & Lifecycle Management 

• Oversee real-time trade capture and ensure accurate booking across front-to-back systems
• Act as a key point of contact for Portfolio Managers, supporting risk monitoring platforms and troubleshooting data or system issues
• Monitor affirmation and matching platforms, ensuring trade economics, risk attributes, and booking details are complete and accurate
• Manage the full trade lifecycle, including post trade amendments, event processing, and issue resolution 

Stakeholder & Counterparty Management 

• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Technology, and external counterparties to ensure timely trade allocation, confirmation, and settlement
• Liaise directly with counterparties and custodians on corporate actions, providing clear and timely status updates to the trading and portfolio management teams 
• Escalate and resolve breaks proactively, ensuring minimal impact to trading activity and risk reporting 

Risk, Controls & Process Improvement 

• Support Portfolio Managers in maintaining accurate risk and P&L representation across systems
• Act as a control point for trade accuracy and operational risk, ensuring adherence to internal policies and market best practices
• Identify process inefficiencies and partner with Technology to deliver automation and system enhancements
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of middle office workflows, documentation, and control frameworks 

P&L & Valuations 

• Responsible for ensuring flash P&L being sent intraday is accurate
• Analyze PnL movements, explaining performance based on market moves, trade activity, and lifecycle events.
• Support and sign off T+1 P&L in line with the firm’s valuation policy, challenging pricing where appropriate 

Our future colleague has these skills:

• 4+ years’ experience in a financial services environment, preferably buyside, with solid rates exposure (convertible bonds beneficial but not required)
• Proven ability to process a wide range of fixed income products with direct counterparty interaction and clear desk communication
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end trade lifecycle and associated controls
• P&L analysis and valuations knowledge specific to fixed income products.
• Proficient in Excel and exp