Senior Interest Rate Trader - Market-Making & Hedging

Target Partners Executive Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is a foreign wholesale bank in Singapore seeking an Interest Rate Trader to manage rates trading positions and portfolios, providing market-making and pricing to corporate clients while driving annual revenue targets.

The role requires executing across IRS, CCS, FRA, Bonds and IR structured products, developing hedging strategies, and partnering with Corporate Banking, Treasury Sales, DCM, Private Banking and FI teams to originate hedging transactions.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of related experience in Rates/trading within Banking Treasury.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• In-depth knowledge of fixed income, derivatives and market risk management.
• Knowledge of MAS regulations and experience coaching junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage interest rate trading positions and portfolios to meet annual revenue targets.
• Execute IRS, CCS, FRA, Bonds, IR Structured products and hedging strategies.
• Provide competitive pricing, market-making and trade execution services to clients.
• Generate trading ideas from macro insight, rate cycle and yield curve analysis.
• Identify risk exposures, reposition portfolios and implement hedging strategies.
• Collaborate with Corporate Banking, Treasury Sales, DCM, Private Banking and FI teams to originate hedging transactions.
• Develop and promote interest rate risk management solutions tailored to client needs.
• Support cross-selling of FX, rates, fixed income and structured solutions.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to expand Treasury opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with risk limits, internal guidelines and regulations.
• Manage ad-hoc projects as assigned by Head of Treasury.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team player

Job description

Our client is a foreign wholesale bank in Singapore seeking an Interest Rate Trader to manage rates trading positions and portfolios, providing market-making and pricing to corporate clients while driving annual revenue targets.

The role requires executing across IRS, CCS, FRA, Bonds and IR structured products, developing hedging strategies, and partnering with Corporate Banking, Treasury Sales, DCM, Private Banking and FI teams to originate hedging transactions.