Global Banking & Markets - FICC Solutions Structuring, Associate

WeAreTechWomen; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented individual for a challenging role in Global Markets. This position offers the chance to work closely with Sales, Trading, and Quantitative Research on innovative Structured Products. You will engage in designing derivatives, creating tailored trade strategies, and collaborating with various teams to ensure smooth operations. Ideal candidates will possess strong quantitative skills, effective communication abilities, and a proactive attitude. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will be valued, and your professional growth is supported through diverse opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a good understanding of derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Design derivatives and develop bespoke Structured Products.
• Collaborate with Sales and Trading to respond to RFQs and market monitoring.

Skills

Quantitative and analytical skills

Strong written/verbal communication

Teamwork skills

Intellectual curiosity

Programming skills (Python/C++)

Education

Bachelor/Master in quantitative fields

Job description

Global Banking & Markets - FICC Solutions Structuring

Structuring is a front office role interacting with Trading, Sales, and Quantitative Research. Our FICC Structuring Desk is composed of various teams focused on: Structured Products, Risk Recycling, and Systematic Trading Strategies.

We are seeking an experienced Global Markets professional with a demonstrated history in structuring fixed income solutions.

As an associate, you will be working in a challenging yet rewarding environment where you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge on Credit and Rates Structured Products, and to build your own network within the firm.

The Role

As part of one of these Front Office teams, you will work closely with Sales, Trading and Quantitative Research. You will work on several of the following subjects:

1. To design derivatives and develop innovative, bespoke Structured Products on Credit, Rates, and hybrid underliers.
2. To work closely with Sales and Trading to respond to RFQs, execution, market monitoring, designing client pitches, working with Origination, Legal, Product Control, and the operations teams to ensure smooth functioning across the Structured Fixed Income business.
3. To explore market dislocations and create tailored thematic trade strategies for our clients.
4. To develop and pitch creative solutions to our clients including bespoke combinations of Asset Solutions, Systematic Trading and Hedging Strategies.
5. To collaborate with Quantitative Strategists and Trading on pricing models.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Experience in a similar role required.
2. Candidate needs to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a proactive attitude and an eagerness to learn.
3. Strong written/verbal communication skills: the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple and intuitive way.
4. Strong teamwork skills are essential, great attention to detail, ability to multi-task.
5. Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a good understanding of derivatives (some experience on a Structuring/Trading desk is a plus).
6. Programming skills required (Experience in Python/C++ is a plus).
7. Excellent academic background (Bachelor/Master level in quantitative fields such as (but not exclusively) Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics).

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