Trader - Vice President

Citi; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Trader in Singapore to oversee a trading book while managing associated risks. The role involves generating revenues and safeguarding the firm's reputation by adhering to compliance laws and ethical standards. Candidates must have 6-10 years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with various departments to develop strong client relationships and deliver on budgeted revenues. A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master's degree is preferred. This role is crucial for driving Citi's trading franchise forward.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in a related role.
• Knowledge of respective products and clients.
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a trading book and manage risk.
• Coordinate with sales and other organizations.
• Generate revenues and manage client demand.

Skills

Analytical and numerical competency

Clear verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of trading protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Bloomberg

Booking systems

Job description

The Trader is a senior level position responsible for overseeing a trading book and managing book risk in coordination with the Trading team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure book trades deliver on budgeted revenues, and to coordinate with key stakeholders to develop the trading franchise.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a trading book and generate revenues and manage risk for the respective business
• Coordinate with Sales, Research, CMand and other organizations across Markets and Securities Services and the broader business
• Trade a book and deliver on budgeted revenues and manage book risk
• Establish and maintain key relationships to deliver trades to the desk
• Anticipate client demand in each respective product/market
• Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise
• Lead strong governance and controls:
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Recommended Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in a related role
• Knowledge of respective products and clients
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable
• Advance analytical and numerical competency
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyze and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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