Graduate Trading Support

Optima Recruitment; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 22,500 - 27,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Health and wellness

5‑day working week

35 days holiday

Job summary

Optima Recruitment Limited is seeking a Graduate Trading Support based in Leatherhead. You will report to the Head of Trading and help deliver client projects, support the trading desk and contribute to platform user experience.

You will gain insight from market analyses, collaborate on sales trading, customer implementation and development projects, and travel overseas for face‑to‑face meetings with clients when required.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate has education or is studying toward a degree in a relevant academic field.
• High degree of integrity and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and a desire to learn.
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic and high‑growth technical environment.
• Natural problem‑solving abilities and high motivation.
• Strong follow‑up, team player with ability to deliver within defined timeframes.
• Willingness to travel periodically, including international trips.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers and internal teams to support day‑to‑day queries.
• Participate in technical pre‑sales meetings with potential customers to promote products and services.
• Produce content, including documentation and presentations at both non‑technical and technical levels.
• Engage with customers, sometimes face‑to‑face, to gather requirements and identify product improvement opportunities.
• Monitor the competitive landscape to understand market opportunities, trends, products and commodity markets.
• Analyse product usage statistics and patterns to identify improvement opportunities that increase customer engagement and promote repeat usage.
• Travel overseas to the Middle and Far East for face‑to‑face meetings with clients.

Skills

Excellent communication

Integrity

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Autonomy

Learning mindset

Fast-paced environment

Problem solving

Team player

Willing to travel

Education

Degree candidate in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Graduate Trading Support

Salary: Circa £25,000

Location: Leatherhead

Work hours: Shift rotation (6am‑3pm, 7am‑4pm, 8am‑5pm)

Work setting: Office based

Purpose of the Role

• Reports directly to the Head of Trading and is an integral part of the Trading team, contributing to client delivery and platform user experience.
• Gains insight from market and industry analyses and customer behavioural research while considering rapid technological changes.
• Collaborates on sales trading, customer implementation, legal, and development projects and engages with customers to understand requirements and provide support.
• Supports the Trading desk as part of daily duties.

Job Description

• Develop relationships with customers and internal teams to support day‑to‑day queries.
• Participate in technical pre‑sales meetings with potential customers to promote products and services.
• Produce content, including documentation and presentations at both non‑technical and technical levels.
• Engage with customers, sometimes face‑to‑face, to gather requirements and identify product improvement opportunities.
• Monitor the competitive landscape to understand market opportunities, trends, products and commodity markets.
• Analyse product usage statistics and patterns to identify improvement opportunities that increase customer engagement and promote repeat usage.
• Travel overseas to the Middle and Far East for face‑to‑face meetings with clients.

Qualifications and Experience

• Ideal candidate has education or is studying toward a degree in a relevant academic field.
• High degree of integrity and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and a desire to learn.
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic and high‑growth technical environment.
• Natural problem‑solving abilities and high motivation.
• Strong follow‑up, team player with ability to deliver within defined timeframes.
• Willingness to travel periodically, including international trips.

Additional Desired Skills

• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic.

Benefits

• Free parking.
• 5‑day working week (Sunday to Friday, one day off each week).
• 35 days holiday, including public holidays; Christmas and New Year are worked.
• Health and wellness programmes.

Optima Recruitment Limited are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.