Senior Trader: Franchise Builder & Risk Steward

Citi Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi UK seeks a Senior Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and drive revenues in coordination with the Trading team in London.

You will build a franchise, connect with key clients, and collaborate with Sales, Research, CMand and others to deliver trades and governance, ensuring adherence to the Firm's standards.

Candidates should have 15+ years of experience, licensing, and strong analytical, communication, and relationship skills.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in a related role
• In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients
• Proven history of successful trading book management
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable
• Advance analytical and numerical competency
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyze and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities

Responsibilities

• Oversee a trading book as a Senior trader and generate revenues and manage risk for the respective business
• Build and maintain a franchise and connect with key clients
• Coordinate with Sales, Research, CMand and other organizations across Markets and Securities Services and the broader business
• Trade a book and deliver on budgeted revenues and manage book risk
• Establish and maintain key relationships to deliver trades to the desk
• Anticipate client demand in each respective product/market and facilitate large client trades
• Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise and manage and mentor junior traders as needed
• Leading strong governance and controls: Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical competency

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Bloomberg

Booking systems

Trading protocol

Job description

Citi UK seeks a Senior Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and drive revenues in coordination with the Trading team in London.

You will build a franchise, connect with key clients, and collaborate with Sales, Research, CMand and others to deliver trades and governance, ensuring adherence to the Firm's standards.

Candidates should have 15+ years of experience, licensing, and strong analytical, communication, and relationship skills.