Operations Specialist

Union Bancaire Privée; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Union Bancaire Privée is seeking an operations professional to manage derivatives transactions, from booking to post-trade actions. You will monitor brokers, record matched orders for private clients and own accounts, and ensure timely confirmations and margin management within a regulatory framework.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in an ops team, a bachelor’s degree, and solid knowledge of listed and OTC derivatives. Fluent French and English are required; Swiss market familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in an operational team (2–5 years).
• Strong knowledge of derivatives products and their features.
• Understanding of clearing rules and margining concepts.
• Bilingual capability: French and English at least B1.

Responsibilities

• Booking and recording of derivatives transactions.
• Daily production control and proactive issue tracking.
• Support teammates and resolve operational issues.
• Monitor broker operations and post-trade confirmations.
• Calculate and monitor margins; manage payments and actions.
• Maintain compliance with internal and external regulations.

Skills

Derivatives instruments

Listed Options

Futures

OTC derivatives

FX options

CDS

IRS

CCS

Swaptions

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Mission

• Booking of derivatives products transactions.


• Control production on a daily basis, proactively track potential issues before they occur.


• Support team members in their daily activities, solve issues.

Main responsibilities

• Monitoring of operations from Brokers.


• Recording of transactions after matching internal orders: private clients and own account.


• Clearing of transactions, control and monitoring of opened positions.


• Contact with our managers, our traders and with our counterparties / brokers.


• Exercise and assignment.


• Processing of transactions on the OTC market confirmation and payment follow up.


• Monitoring margin call and payment/receipt linked to it.


• Corporate action initiation and follow up.


• Make sure you have procedures to carry out operations as directed by the bank.


• Respect processes and their implementation in relation to operational requirements and volumes.

Your Profile

• An experience into an operational team of 2 to 5 years


• Education : Bachelor degree minimum


• Specific Competencies


• Financial instruments derivatives instruments ( ); their features and specific characteristics especially : Listed Options & Futures, OTC derivatives (FX options, Accumulators/Decumulators and OTC swaps (CDS, IRS, CCS and swaptions).


• Knowledge in clearing rules.


• Margining rules (initial margin, additional variation, spread margin, etc).


• Product risks


• Languages : B1 in both French and English (spoken and written)

Personal skills

• Be open to other's idea's.


• Balance personal and team interests.


• Ability to work within a team (team payer and team spirit)


• Express opinions and criticism in a constructive way.


• Seek opportunities to improve the existing.


• Be a continuous learner.


• Adopt change with a positive attitude


• Think in \"Problem-Action-Results\" terms.


• Go beyond specific assignments, walk the extra mile.


• Be proactive and driven.


• Show strong client service ethic.


• Build lasting client relationships.


• Consistently comply with internal & external regulations.


• Seek opportunities to improve quality in all features of the work environment.



• Maintain quality standards despite schedule pressures.

Core Competencies : Adherence to the company’s values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility and Responsibility - Compliance with regulations and internal directives