Derivatives Operations Executive

Adecco; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Derivatives Operations Executive to manage regulatory obligations and derivative products in a hybrid role based in London. The successful candidate will handle transaction processing, client communication, and support tactical process improvements while adapting to a changing regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Interest Rate Swaps and Cross currency swaps.
• Ability to draft bespoke language for non-standard derivatives.
• Good client interaction skills including negotiation and query resolution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely processing of derivative transactions.
• Generate and complete trade confirmations.
• Collaborate with teams to meet objectives and manage queries.

Skills

Derivatives settlements

Communication

Operational Risk

Flexibility

Job description

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Derivatives Operations Executive, London

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Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: f4cb45797b3b

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Posted: 22.06.2025

Expiry Date: 06.08.2025

Job Description:

Role Responsibilities:

• OAD Derivative Operations is a central processing hub responsible for a broad and complex suite of regulatory obligations and derivative products.
• Provide support to Team Leader and deliver key services to front office stakeholders and outsourced locations in EMEA division.
• Ensure derivative transactions are processed by the team in accordance with Head Office rules, regulatory obligations and local procedures.
• Timely generation and completion of long form and ISDA trade confirmations, ensuring they are sent and countersigned by external customers.
• Create, check and agree rate reset notices with external customers.
• Process deals that have been cancelled and corrected by each office.
• Check details of executed option trades.
• Monitor modification queue in SAA, Montran and take appropriate action to ensure payments are released.
• Input and prepare MT's in SAA as and when necessary.
• Monitor interface screens in TBO and take appropriate action to ensure process has been completed.
• Monitor group email inboxes and query management ensuring all emails are managed in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with and support the team to meet customer needs, team objectives and ad hoc tasks within defined timeframes.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience of derivatives settlements business to include Interest Rate Swaps, Cross currency swaps, Caps/Floors, Inflation swaps & FX Options.
• Experience of drafting and matching derivative confirmations.
• Understanding and knowledge of the ISDA Definitions for rates derivatives products.
• Ability to draft bespoke language for non-standard products in line with the applicable ISDA Definitions.
• Experience of client interaction- chasing, affirmation, negotiation and query resolution.
• Understanding of payment formats and payment processing.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to deal effectively at many levels.
• Understanding of Operational Risk and Control.
• Self motivated, energetic, flexible and collaborative.
• Able to adapt to continually changing regulatory environment for derivatives business.
• Able to prioritise day to day responsibilities.
• Provide support to Team Leader for tactical process improvements.
• Being determined to continually challenge the status quo of existing processing methods whilst recognising the need to ensure control is maintained and customer experienced enhanced.
• Able to effectively communicate.

Location:

This is a hybrid working role with a requirement to work from the client's London office 2/3 days a week.

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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