Front-Office FX Program Lead - COO Office

G MASS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

G MASS Consulting, partnered with a leading global financial services group, seeks a Business Manager to join the COO office of the Capital Markets business in London. The role is front-office aligned, focusing on the firm's MiFID-regulated FX business, and involves cross-functional leadership across Sales, Trading, Operations, Technology and Finance.

The successful candidate will bring genuine FX product and market knowledge, engage stakeholders credibly, and deliver large-scale initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in financial services.
• Strong FX product and market knowledge across FX Spot to FX Options.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Understanding MiFID II and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Capital Markets COO and senior business heads in day-to-day management and strategic development of the business, with a focus on FX.
• Lead and coordinate commercial initiatives from concept to delivery, including launches and capability buildouts.
• Coordinate across Front Office, Ops, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk and Finance to achieve outcomes.
• Define project scope, operating models, milestones and delivery plans with clear ownership.
• Assess new product, market and workflow changes across FX products from Spot to Options.
• Partner with Risk and Credit on credit and market risk considerations (PFE, VaR).
• Track priorities and change initiatives; escalate risks to senior management.
• Prepare materials for senior management, governance forums and committees.
• Coordinate responses to audits and regulatory reviews, maintaining MiFID II-aligned controls.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability and control across front-to-back processes.
• Demonstrate a track record of delivering large-scale initiatives within COO/Strategy/Programme Delivery roles.
• Exposure to Corporate FX and Payments workflows; familiarity with ISDA/CSA/CLS/SWIFT is advantageous.

Job description

G MASS Consulting, partnered with a leading global financial services group, seeks a Business Manager to join the COO office of the Capital Markets business in London. The role is front-office aligned, focusing on the firm's MiFID-regulated FX business, and involves cross-functional leadership across Sales, Trading, Operations, Technology and Finance.

The successful candidate will bring genuine FX product and market knowledge, engage stakeholders credibly, and deliver large-scale initiatives