Operational Analyst in Derivatives Trade Support (NAM Portugal)

Nordea Asset Management Portugal; Oeiras; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Asset Management Portugal seeks an Analyst to join the Derivatives Operations, OTC Clearing & Trade Management team in Lisbon. You will be part of a six-person team handling daily derivatives processing and supporting the asset management value chain.

The role requires a structured, self-driven approach, English fluency, and 2–3 years in derivatives operations. After an initial on-site period, the role moves to a hybrid setup (3 days in office, 2 at home).

Qualifications

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) mandatory.
• Bachelor or Master level education in finance, engineering or mathematics.
• 2–3 years of experience in financial industry derivatives operations.
• Structured work approach covering daily routines and longer projects.
• Interest in data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily operational derivatives management tasks (trade confirmation, reconciliation, investigations and payments).
• Interact daily with counterparties, clearing brokers and internal/external units.
• Contribute to developing new control routines and automation.

Skills

Derivatives operations

Data analytics

English fluency

Python

SQL

VBA

Education

Bachelor/Master in Finance, Engineering or Mathematics

Tools

Jira

Job description

We are looking for an Analyst to join Derivatives Operations, OTC Clearing & Trade Management in Nordea Asset Management, who is structured, self-driven and analytical. This is an opportunity for you to grow while working with a wide variety of challenging tasks and to build a network across many different areas in Nordea Asset Management.

Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is the center of investment management in the Nordea Group and in the Asset & Wealth Management division. NAM is the largest asset manager in the Nordics with the vision of being a leading European Asset Manager. We want to do this by delivering returns with responsibility. We meet customer demands and guide our customers in the right direction in asset selection while ensuring prudent ESG practices. NAM has around 900 employees and more than 475 Nordic and international institutional clients.

About This Opportunity

You’ll join a team of 6 colleagues in Lisbon and be a central part of the Asset Management value chain under Operations & Technology. Nordea Asset Management is responsible for all actively managed investment products in Nordea and handles the development, implementation, daily production and the support and management of our product offering, including the operation and management of the fund companies.

• The role is based in Oeiras (Quinta da Fonte).
• It’s expected you to work 100% on-site in the first 2 months and after on an Hybrid regime (3 days from Office + 2 days from home).

What you’ll be doing

• Taking care of our daily operational Derivatives management tasks covering issues such as trade confirmation, reconciliation, investigations and payments;
• On a daily basis interact with counterparties, clearing brokers and other internal- and external business units;
• You will take part in developing new and better control routines.

Who You Are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the four key values that guide us in being at our best. We imagine that you enjoy learning and are motivated to bring your ideas to the table. You’re willing to take initiative, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others.

As a person we expect you to

• Be able to propose innovative ideas and contribute effectively.
• Be motivated to take the initiative and be able to speak up.
• Have an interest in data/data analytics.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• Have a keen interest in exploring process improvement and automation.
• Be service minded and have proficient problem-solving skills.
• Adjust to evolving responsibilities and take responsibility for developing your own skills.
• Be able to work collaboratively and adjust effectively to a changing environment.

To do well in this role, we believe that you are/have

• Efficient work standards and an ability to deliver high quality even under tight deadlines.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory.
• You have finished a bachelor/master level education within finance, engineering or mathematics.
• Structured as the work covers both daily routines, ad-hoc issues and longer projects.
• Knowledge about derivatives is preferential, but not a requirement, as we will train you.
• Knowledge of or an interest in at least one of the following coding languages: VBA, Python and SQL developer is preferential, but not a requirement.

Your experience

• You have at least 2/3 years’ experience within financial industry Derivatives operations task and the coordination across the value chain of these specific products management.
• You have acquired good market related knowledge preferably Listed Derivatives & OR CFD products (FIATECH, OSTTRA – Systems and CME, CBOT, EUREX, Etc – Exchange Platforms products knowledge).
• Knowledge/Experience of Derivatives trade processing (matching, mismatch handling, reconciliation, etc.).
• Proficient in English skills as we are European asset manager.

It would be ideal (but not a prerequisite)

• Knowledge of FIATECH, OSTTRA (Harmony), ALERT.
• Previous use of Jira.

Next steps

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at supporting our customers and communities. So please come as you are.

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