Graduate Trainee, Operations

Rex Technologies GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is launching its Graduate Programme aimed at empowering early-career professionals. Participants will support trade processes and ensure operational compliance in trade processing, reconciliations, and client service tasks. The program offers a two-week bootcamp followed by structured training, live project involvement, and networking opportunities with senior leaders. Ideal candidates should be graduating in 2025 or 2026 with strong analytical skills and an interest in financial products.

Benefits

Tailored development interventions

Networking events with senior leaders

Interactive workshops

Qualifications

• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail are required.
• Demonstrated interest in financial products is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support trade processing, reconciliations, and client service.
• Ensure operational efficiency and compliance across the organization.
• Participate in daily reconciliations and escalate trade issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Financial products knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration

Education

Graduated in 2025 or due to graduate in 2026

Tools

MS Excel

Bloomberg

Python

SQL

Job description

Launch your career in Operations and join Marex’s Full-Time Graduate Programme – a unique experience designed to empower and accelerate early-career professionals.

Overview of Marex

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

Role Summary

Support the business in areas such as trade processing, reconciliations, client service, and regulatory reporting, ensuring accurate transactions, operational efficiency, and compliance across the organisation.

Available Opportunities

• Marex Prime Services
• Foreign Exchange
• Structured Products
• Systems Support & Regulatory Reporting
• Energy

Graduate Programme Summary

Begin with our immersive two-week bootcamp, where you’ll gain insight into the complexities of financial services, understand Marex’s purpose, and explore our strategic priorities. After the bootcamp, you’ll join your team and continue learning through structured in‑role training while building meaningful connections across the organisation.

Throughout the programme, you’ll benefit from tailored development interventions that fast‑track your understanding of Marex and the industry. Engage in interactive workshops focused on behavioural and cognitive skills, technical expertise, and business awareness – all designed to support your professional growth and set you up for long‑term success.

You’ll attend informal insight events and a lunch and learn series hosted by senior Marex Leaders. Gain exposure, ask questions, and get real insights into the business from influential figures.

From day one, connect with a cohort of fellow graduates. Attend training and events together, creating bonds with those sharing your journey. Join Marex, where your passions align with purpose, and your strengths converge with our values.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

* To be eligible for the 2026 graduate programme, you must have graduated in 2025 or be due to graduate in 2026.

Overall Responsibilities

Marex Prime Services

• Responsible for a range of operational tasks – including but not limited to corporate action booking and queries, reporting queries, break investigation and resolution, settlements monitoring, trade and transfer bookings, exception processing
• Daily reconciliation and resolution of position breaks. Take full ownership of position breaks assigned to you to clear on T+1. Escalate and follow up with other internal teams/external custodians appropriately.
• Daily cash and transactional reconciliations. Full ownership and reconciliation of cash breaks (dividend, interest, trade settlement cash etc) assigned to you. Identify recurring break types and work with IT and external custodians to resolve at source. Working to resolve in a timely manner with minimum impact to the client.
• Booking Corporate Actions on T+1 in a timely and accurate manner based on custodian data and using Bloomberg where appropriate.
• Mailbox management to include responding to queries from internal teams relating to breaks, account setups, reporting and ad hoc queries
• Ensure client reporting is accurate and distributed in a timely manner with correct holdings for margin purposes
• Flexibility to take on new and different Prime Operations tasks as required by the business

Foreign Exchange

• A key member of the operations team providing comprehensive support to OTC FX, Metal, Crypto & Structured FX / Rates business of Marex Capital Markets front office and clients. Report and elevate issues timely to the Head of the team as well as relevant senior management of the Desk
• Perform daily reconciliations of positions, cash and trade data between internal systems and external parties
• Monitor and manage key events (e.g. Option & NDF events) throughout the life of OTC transaction
• Complete daily middle office functions for the FX & Crypto business. This includes investigating trade issues with the trading desk
• Complete Daily client rollovers
• Work as part of the team that completes daily Client / Bank Settlements
• Identify opportunities to streamline operational processes and participate in automation and efficiency projects
• Work closely with Front Office, Technology, Finance, Risk, Treasury, Legal and Compliance to resolve issues and deliver excellent client outcomes
• Maintain detailed operating procedures for the team to ensure business continuity

Structured Products

• A key member of the operations team providing comprehensive support to OTC Derivatives and Structured Notes business of Marex Solutions front office and clients
• Report and elevate issues timely to the Head of the team as well as relevant senior management of the Desk
• Perform daily reconciliations of positions, cash and trade data between internal systems and external parties
• Monitor and manage key events (e.g. coupons, maturities, early redemptions) throughout the life of OTC Derivatives and Structured Notes
• Identify opportunities to streamline operational processes and participate in automation and efficiency projects
• Work closely with Front Office, Technology, Finance, Risk, Treasury, Legal and Compliance to resolve issues and deliver excellent client outcomes
• Maintain detailed operating procedures for the team to ensure business continuity

Systems Support & Regulatory Reporting

• Daily monitoring and problem resolution associated to MiFID Transaction and Position Reporting
• Daily monitoring and problem resolution associated to EMIR Trade, position and valuation reporting
• Support/maintain general static data, Exchange and Regulatory enrichment information across platforms utilised by Operations
• Assist with system changes and upgrades in line with business, exchange & regulatory requirements
• Ensure written procedures are in place and up to date for daily/monthly departmental tasks
• Efficient email management, including both personal & group mailboxes

Energy

• Ensuring all top day trades are allocated, cleared & accepted in a timely & efficient manner
• Working closely with front office brokers, assisting with all queries & requirements
• Deal Entry into in‑house systems
• Deal Entry into external exchange systems
• Configuration & monitoring of counterparty commission rates
• Daily monitoring & problem resolution of downstream internal system feeds & processes
• General customer support
• Reporting issues to the back office Supervisor & clearing manager
• Providing back office administration support under the guidance of the OTC back office Manager
• Assisting the Brokerage Department on relevant queries
• Efficient email management, including both personal & group mailboxes
• Timely and accurate distribution of reports

Standard Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA and other regulatory bodies
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct and Marex’s Code of Conduct
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required
• To elevate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time

Competencies

• Effective communicator, able to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self‑efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced environment
• Resilient in a challenging, fast‑paced environment
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high‑volume environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Skills and Experience

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience/knowledge of working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this
• Marex Prime Services: Demonstrates an interest in financial products including cash equities, swap, bonds, futures and options. Demonstrates a proactive, result‑driven attitude and a risk orientated mindset
• Foreign Exchange: Demonstrates Knowledge of FX & Option / Crypto / Structured FX
• Structured Products: Demonstrates knowledge of Structured Products and Options. Proficiency in MS Excel, Bloomberg and Python. SQL would be a plus
• Systems Support & Regulatory Reporting: Previous exposure and knowledge of exchange Traded Derivatives preferable. MS Office experience is essential. Problem solving skills; ability to resolve issues in a timely & efficient manner. Ability to develop and enhance systems and processes to improve efficiency
• Energy: Knowledge & experience of exchange deal entry systems. Knowledge & experience of Trayport/GlobalVision trading platform. MS Office experience is essential

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity - Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative - We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non‑bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.