Derivatives F&O Index Sales, APAC

MSCI (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in Singapore seeks an APAC Index Derivatives Specialist to engage clients in the trading ecosystem, driving adoption and revenue through innovative derivative products and strong relationship building. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of relevant experience in the sales and trading industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of client-facing experience in sales and trading.
• Experience with futures, options, ETFs, or Delta One is a plus.
• Strong understanding of equity and fixed income index products.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Sell-Side, Market Makers, Asset Managers, and Asset Owners.
• Establish and maintain key relationships across the liquidity and trading ecosystem.
• Coordinate efforts with APAC Index coverage team towards client initiatives.
• Identify trends and new product opportunities.
• Innovate new derivative product ideas and strategies.
• Prepare and present quarterly results to senior management.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Knowledge in derivatives

Team collaboration

Understanding of index products

Job description

Your Team Responsibilities

The MSCI Index Coverage team is responsible for the growth, adoption, and commercial advancement of MSCI indexes across all segments in APAC. Within our Index Coverage team, the MSCI Derivatives team is charged with the growth and adoption of Listed, Over-the-Counter, and Structured Product derivatives linked to MSCI indexes.

The team is client-focused, connecting with all parts of the trading ecosystem, including buy-side, sell-side, market makers, and Asset Owners (Pensions, endowments, etc.) As one of the fastest growing product segments within MSCI, the team is constantly engaged with senior management, Coverage, Index Product, ESG Product, Analytics Product, Marketing, Research, Legal, and Technology in order to drive adoption of index based derivatives.

Your Key Responsibilities

• The APAC Index Derivatives Specialist will report to the APAC Head of Index Client Coverage and will be responsible for engaging with Sell-Side, Market Makers, Asset Managers and Asset Owners in APAC, with the goal of driving adoption volumes, new products, and revenues.
• Be entrepreneurial in efforts to establish and maintain relationships with key personnel across the liquidity and trading ecosystem.
• This is a highly collaborative role working across APAC Index coverage team to coordinate efforts and initiatives with clients.
• Share market color obtained through relationships and market observations with Product, Coverage, and Research to identify trends and new product opportunities.
• Be innovative with new derivative product ideas and strategies.
• Prepare and present quarterly results to senior management. Pitch new ideas for investment opportunities.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• The successful candidate will have a minimum 6 years’ client facing experience within sales and trading industry, with direct experience in futures, options, ETFs, derivatives, and/or Delta One a plus.
• A fundamental understanding of the equity and fixed income index product ecosystem and key players.
• Strong team player, collaborative and creative.
• A solid understanding of various client segments including asset owners, asset managers and wealth managers.