Senior Trader Director – Markets & Risk Leader

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 178,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Hong Kong is seeking a Director-level Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and drive revenues in coordination with Sales, Research, and Markets teams.

The role requires deep experience in trading protocols, risk controls, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on governance and ethical execution. A senior commitment to client outcomes and cross-divisional collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of experience in a related trading role.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, trading systems, and risk management.
• Licensing and registrations as applicable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

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.
• Leading strong governance and controls with Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance.
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics.
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions; uphold Citi’s reputation.

Skills

Bloomberg

Booking systems

Trading protocol

Closing technicalities

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Citi in Hong Kong is seeking a Director-level Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and drive revenues in coordination with Sales, Research, and Markets teams.

The role requires deep experience in trading protocols, risk controls, and regulatory compliance, with a focus on governance and ethical execution. A senior commitment to client outcomes and cross-divisional collaboration is essential.