Global Banking and Markets, Operations, Synthetic Risk Middle Office, Analyst, Singapore

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Singapore is seeking a professional to provide operational support for equity derivatives. The successful candidate will interact with trading desks and stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of trades. Key qualifications include strong team-working and communication skills, a sound understanding of equity derivatives, and leadership abilities. The firm offers equal opportunities in hiring.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of a range of Equity Derivative products and Cash Securities.
• Proven ability to work with internal stakeholders and clients effectively.
• Strong leadership and self-starter skills necessary for managing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare to understand the operational process lifecycle with stakeholders.
• Review operational aspects of trade flow with product experts.
• Identify efficiency opportunities in process flows.
• Decompose regulatory requirements to propose solutions.
• Ensure seamless execution of trades and operational flow.

Skills

Understanding of Equity Derivative products

Strong team-working skills

Client relationship development

Excellent communication skills

Ability to thrive under pressure

Leadership skills

Job description

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

ABOUT OUR ROLES

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.

Our team of critical thinkers partners with groups in all areas of the firm to perform financial analytics, reporting, data analytics and engineering. Our division also provides critical operations design and handles capital markets operations to ensure business flows smoothly across our global offices. From day one, team members play a vital role in upholding the three Operations principles of client focus, process innovation, and risk management.

Synthetic Risk Middle Office provides front to back post‑execution support to all equity‑based derivative activity in Asia. The Middle Office team has critical focus on front office day‑to‑day risk and trading surveillance, new issuances, client service, corporate actions processing and strategic firm and business infrastructure projects.

The team acts as first point of contact for the various Equities Trading desks, assisting in the execution of both new client and hedging activity. Clients execute trades across a range of products e.g. Cash Eq, Futures, Swaps etc. and it is the team’s responsibility to ensure positions are booked and maintained correctly in our risk systems. There is a strong emphasis on knowledge and expertise which requires that all team members are fully versed in products and systems used as well as the processes and procedures that must be followed when performing day‑to‑day tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare to gain a comprehensive understanding of the operational process lifecycle by interacting with internal and external stakeholders including clients, trading desks, brokers, Sales, Structuring and other federation teams in order to work toward the shared goal of business enablement and risk mitigation.
• Partner with a team of product experts to review all operational aspects of the trade flow while gaining strong technical knowledge, risk control and commercial awareness.
• Use your inquisitive mind set to identify efficiency opportunities with respect to process flow methodology as well as enhance scalability.
• Leverage your quantitative skills to decompose complex regulatory and operational process requirements, and propose creative, robust solutions.
• Oversight & ownership of the full front‑to‑back operational flow ensuring seamless execution of trades, new business and flow enhancements.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to demonstrate a sound understanding of a range of Equity Derivative products as well as Cash Securities.
• Strong team‑working skills for working with internal stakeholders both locally and globally.
• Track record in the development of client relationships and key stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive under pressure.
• Strong leadership skills; essential – this role will require a self‑starter who can manage competing deadlines and prioritise appropriately.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.