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Full-Time

Administrative Assistant

Posted on 10/10/2024

MarketAxess

MarketAxess

501-1,000 employees

Electronic trading platform for global fixed-income markets

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$70k - $90kAnnually

+ Overtime + Annual Cash Incentives + Equity + Benefit Programs

Mid, Senior

New York, NY, USA

Requires onsite presence Monday through Thursday, with optional remote work on Friday.

Category
Administrative & Executive Assistance
Administrative Support
Required Skills
Sales
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • 4+ years of assistant experience
  • Extremely positive and professional attitude
  • Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail
  • Perform duties with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
  • Experience communicating effectively through a variety of tools: email, Teams, Slack, etc.
  • An autonomous worker with strong follow-through skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with all levels of leadership, employees, and peers locally and virtually
  • Analytical with strong curiosity, creative thinking and solution-focused
  • Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
  • Provide administrative support to the sales team
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and accommodations for several team leads
  • Help plan weekly sales meetings and biannual global Sales Kick-Off sessions
  • Handle confidential information and sensitive documents with discretion and professionalism
  • Collaborate with the Sales Business Management Team and other Executive and Administrative Assistants at MKTX
  • Interact with senior level management both internally and externally
  • Effectively multitask and display the agility to anticipate and navigate multiple needs, prioritize competing tasks and manage deadlines
  • Perform ad hoc duties as needed

MarketAxess MarketAxess operates a leading institutional electronic trading platform that offers expanded liquidity opportunities, improved execution quality, and significant cost savings in global fixed-income markets. The platform leverages patented trading technology and a global network of over 2,000 firms to efficiently trade bonds on MarketAxess' Open Trading™ marketplace, creating a unique liquidity pool.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$41.1K

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2000

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

15%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The appointment of experienced leaders like John Maggiacomo and Dan Burke is likely to drive strategic growth and deepen client relationships.
  • Significant investments, such as the $1.12 million from Significant Wealth Partners LLC, indicate strong market confidence in MarketAxess.
  • The successful execution of the first Casada trade via RFQ and the launch of Open Trading® for emerging market bonds position MarketAxess as a pioneer in electronic fixed-income trading.

What critics are saying

  • The fixed-income trading market is highly competitive, with significant pressure from other electronic trading platforms.
  • Frequent leadership changes, such as the recent appointment of a new CFO, can lead to strategic instability and operational disruptions.

What makes MarketAxess unique

  • MarketAxess is a leading electronic trading platform specifically focused on fixed-income securities, unlike broader financial trading platforms.
  • The company's recent expansion into emerging markets and local currency bonds highlights its commitment to diversifying its product offerings.
  • MarketAxess's introduction of the Casada trade via RFQ protocol demonstrates its innovative approach to enhancing liquidity and transparency in the fixed-income market.