Brokerage Operations Associate (f/m/d)

Associate in Brokerage Operations

At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest's Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.

We are proud to partner with Europe's leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. Upvest is backed by €280M in total funding from world-class investors, including BlackRock, Tencent, Sapphire Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Earlybird, Notion Capital, and Motive. Our latest €105M funding round in March 2026 - led by Sapphire and Tencent - serves as a massive catalyst for our growth, allowing us to offer premier investment experience.

As an Associate in our Brokerage Operations team, you will be at the forefront of our daily capital markets activities. You will take responsibility for executing and monitoring order flows, managing operational risks, and driving the operational rollout of new investment products. This role bridges the gap between daily trade execution, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional product development.

What You'll Do:

• Order Management & Best Execution: Oversee the daily monitoring of trade executions and order flows. Ensure client trades are processed accurately, promptly, and in strict adherence to our Best Execution policies.
• Risk Management & Algorithmic Trading: Monitor automated and algorithmic trading flows, manage daily operational risks, handle mismatches, and actively resolve trade-related incidents and mistrades.
• Market Abuse Monitoring & Compliance: Conduct continuous monitoring of trading activities to identify potential market abuse. Prepare, review, and submit data for regulatory reporting obligations (such as MiFIR, MAR, and Best Execution).
• Investment Universe Management: Manage, maintain, and help expand our offered investment universe across various European and EMEA jurisdictions, ensuring all assets align with local regulatory frameworks and operational setups.
• Trade Execution Operations: Execute daily operational processes surrounding trading, specifically handling the execution workflows for equities, mutual funds, and ELTIFs (European Long-Term Investment Funds).
• Product Planning & Launch: Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams to ensure operational readiness for new brokerage product launches and feature rollouts.
• Process Optimization: Identify operational bottlenecks, leverage data to propose solutions, and continuously improve our internal trading infrastructure and documentation.

What You Bring:

• Professional Experience: 1 to 3 years of relevant experience (or highly relevant, extended internships) in brokerage operations, trading, middle office, or execution management within a financial institution or fintech.
• Keen Interest in Markets & Data: A strong, demonstrable passion for financial markets, trading dynamics, and data analysis.
• Market Knowledge: Solid understanding of market structures, the complete trade lifecycle, and various financial instruments, specifically equities, mutual funds, and ELTIFs. An interest in fixed income and securitized derivatives, as well as familiarity with algorithmic trading concepts, is highly valued.
• Analytical Mindset: Exceptional attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills. You are comfortable diving into complex data to troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Tech-Savvy: Experience working with trading platforms, market data tools (like Bloomberg), and order management systems. Proficiency in data tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, or Python) is a strong plus.
• Communication: Fluency in English is required; German is a strong plus.

How We Upvest In You:

• Impact-driven work: We're building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It's complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You'll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits.
• Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year. Recharge with UpRest, a one-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest.
• Development: Growth is in our DNA. Each Upvenger has access to a personal development budget and the freedom to decide how to use it.
• Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role. We give you the choice and budget to work where you're most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.
• Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
• Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.
• Inclusion: We're committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.

Our Values:

• Make it easy for others: We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions.
• Own the outcome: We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection.
• Rise to the challenge: We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together.
• Tell the story: We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others.

Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.