Sales Desk Assistant – Structured Products (Hybrid)

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual performance bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Job summary

Citi Belfast is hiring an AVP Desk Assistant – Sales Support to help manage client-driven reverse inquiry flow across cross-asset OTC derivatives and structured notes. You will work closely with Sales and Trading to ensure accurate execution and timely settlements.

The role offers exposure to complex structured products, plus career progression within Citi's global Markets franchise and a hybrid work model with some home days.

Qualifications

• Ideally experience in a sales support, trade assistant, or structured products middle office role.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cross-asset structured products and OTC derivatives.
• Advanced Excel skills (VBA/macros); Python or SQL for automation is a differentiator.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, confirmations, settlements and inventory checks.

Responsibilities

• Execute and control end-of-day primary order volumes for structured notes and cross-asset OTC derivatives with validation.
• Oversee daily setup, validation, and activation of secondary market contributions with the trading desk.
• Manage secondary order booking flow and resolve trade fails and settlement exceptions.
• Investigate daily sanity failures and data integrity control exceptions across platforms.
• Conduct confirmation reviews against internal records and remediate discrepancies with stakeholders.
• Drive oversight of fee payments and automate manual workflows to reduce risk.

Skills

Advanced Excel (VBA/macros)

Python or SQL

Trade lifecycle management

Attention to detail

Job description

Citi Belfast is hiring an AVP Desk Assistant – Sales Support to help manage client-driven reverse inquiry flow across cross-asset OTC derivatives and structured notes. You will work closely with Sales and Trading to ensure accurate execution and timely settlements.

The role offers exposure to complex structured products, plus career progression within Citi's global Markets franchise and a hybrid work model with some home days.