Currency Portfolio Manager AVP — Global Hedging Lead

State Street Corp; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street Currency Management in Sydney, Australia, seeks a Currency Portfolio Manager to drive daily currency hedging strategies for institutional clients and oversee end-to-end mandate management.

You will monitor exposures, coordinate trades, ensure data accuracy, and collaborate with the global Currency Management team across Sydney, London and Boston to deliver consistent client outcomes and robust controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or a quantitative discipline.
• CFA designation or progress toward CFA is preferred.
• Experience with FX trading and portfolio-management platforms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily implementation and oversight of currency hedging strategies for institutional clients.
• Monitor client portfolio exposures relative to current hedge positions and rebalance as needed.
• Ensure inbound client data, mandate compliance, portfolio calculations and client reporting are accurate.
• Create and review FX orders, perform pre-trade due diligence and coordinate trade execution per client mandates.
• Exercise sound judgment in managing client hedging programs and escalating risks as appropriate.
• Manage the full portfolio lifecycle, including rebalances and client-directed or event-driven transactions.
• Contribute to complex client events, including new client implementations, restructurings, and transitions; perform post-trade reviews.
• Monitor portfolio-level risks, including hedge ratios and currency exposures.
• Collaborate with the global Currency Management team across Sydney, London and Boston.
• Partner with trading colleagues on execution strategy and transaction-cost analysis.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or another quantitative discipline

CFA designation or progress toward the CFA is preferred

Experience with FX trading and portfolio-management platforms

Job description

State Street Currency Management in Sydney, Australia, seeks a Currency Portfolio Manager to drive daily currency hedging strategies for institutional clients and oversee end-to-end mandate management.

You will monitor exposures, coordinate trades, ensure data accuracy, and collaborate with the global Currency Management team across Sydney, London and Boston to deliver consistent client outcomes and robust controls.