Fixed Income Trading Desk Specialist

Millennium Management LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 220,000 - 367,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Management LLC in Dubai seeks a proactive Trading Assistant to support a busy Fixed Income trading desk. You will help capture trade details, monitor risk, and liaise with Portfolio Managers, sales teams and brokers to ensure accurate and timely processing.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in trade desk support, a keen eye for detail, and a willingness to learn across products. AI tools and coding knowledge are viewed as advantageous as the desk expands.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a trade assistant or trading desk support role.
• Strong interest in Fixed Income and derivatives markets; relevant experience is preferred.
• Genuine motivation to learn and support a broad range of traded products and Portfolio Managers.
• A proactive approach to challenging and improving established processes, tasks, and operating models.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Adaptability and openness to expanding the scope of the role as the business evolves.
• Familiarity with AI tools or large language models, and technical coding ability, are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Capture traded risk accurately in booking systems across a broad Fixed Income product universe, including swaps, bonds, FX, inflation, rates volatility derivatives, futures, and options.
• Serve as a key point of contact between Portfolio Managers and sales teams or brokers to agree trade details and resolve trade-related issues.
• Partner closely with Middle Office, Operations, Technology, and Business Management to support timely, accurate trade processing and issue resolution.
• Monitor and improve trading book efficiency, including FX cash balance cleanups, inter-strategy clean transfers, trade lifecycle management, and unwind package execution.
• Identify, develop, and deliver tactical process enhancements that create value for the team and individual Portfolio Managers.
• Provide backup trade execution support for the Portfolio Manager team.
• Deliver responsive, front-line trading support as the team prepares for its transition to an independent fund.

Skills

Trading desk support

Fixed Income

Attention to detail

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

AI tools

Coding ability

Job description

Millennium Management LLC in Dubai seeks a proactive Trading Assistant to support a busy Fixed Income trading desk. You will help capture trade details, monitor risk, and liaise with Portfolio Managers, sales teams and brokers to ensure accurate and timely processing.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in trade desk support, a keen eye for detail, and a willingness to learn across products. AI tools and coding knowledge are viewed as advantageous as the desk expands.