Vice President / Director - Hedge Fund Rates Sales
Location: London
Department: Global Markets - Rates Sales
Level: Vice President / Director
Overview
A leading international investment bank is seeking an experienced Hedge Fund Rates Sales professional to join its London-based Rates franchise. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with a portfolio of hedge fund clients across Europe, delivering market insight, trade ideas, and execution solutions across a broad range of rates products.
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Trading, Research, and Financing teams within a well-established rates platform. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving revenue growth, deepening client relationships, and supporting the continued expansion of the franchise.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of hedge fund clients, including macro, relative value, and multi-strategy accounts.
- Drive revenue generation across a broad range of rates products, including:
- Government Bonds
- Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
- Inflation Products
- Repo & Financing
- Money Markets
- Futures and Listed Rates Products
- Deliver actionable trade ideas, market colour, and investment themes to clients based on macroeconomic developments and market opportunities.
- Partner closely with Rates Trading teams to facilitate execution and provide liquidity solutions.
- Identify opportunities to increase wallet share within existing relationships while originating new business opportunities.
- Maintain a strong understanding of central bank policy, economic data, and global market developments impacting rates markets.
- Work collaboratively with regional and global sales teams to deliver seamless client coverage.
- Contribute to the growth and strategic development of the hedge fund rates business.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience within Institutional Rates Sales with a primary focus on hedge fund clients.
- Demonstrable track record of revenue generation and client relationship management.
- Strong product knowledge across:
- Government Bonds
- Interest Rate Swaps
- Inflation
- Repo
- Money Markets
- Listed Rates Products
- Existing relationships with macro, relative value, and multi-strategy hedge funds.
- Strong understanding of European rates markets and key market drivers.
- Ability to identify client needs, originate trading opportunities, and develop long-term relationships.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly commercial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced market environment.
Preferred Experience
- Current Vice President, Director, Executive Director, or equivalent within an Institutional Rates Sales team.
- Experience covering hedge fund clients at a leading global or regional investment bank.
- Strong understanding of ECB, BoE, and Fed-driven market dynamics.
- Exposure across both cash and derivatives rates products.
- Proven ability to work closely with trading desks to generate revenue and enhance client engagement.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join a growing and well-established rates franchise.
- Access to a sophisticated hedge fund client base across Europe.
- Broad product platform spanning government bonds, swaps, inflation, money markets and financing solutions.
- Collaborative and entrepreneurial environment with significant client ownership.
- Strong visibility across senior management and the opportunity to play a key role in franchise growth.