Up to Director, Equity Trader, Markets

Citi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Trader in New York to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and generate revenue. This senior-level role demands extensive experience and involves close collaboration with various teams to develop the trading franchise.

The ideal candidate will have 15+ years in a related field, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage relationships with stakeholders. A Bachelor's degree is required, with a Master's preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in a related role.
• In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients.
• Proven history of successful trading book management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a trading book and generate revenues.
• Build and maintain a franchise and connect with key clients.
• Coordinate with Sales, Research, and other organizations.

Skills

Trading book management

Analytical competency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of Bloomberg

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Booking systems

Job description

Job Overview

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 as a Senior trader and generate revenues and manage risk for the respective business
• Build and maintain a franchise and connect with key clients
• 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 and facilitate large client trades
• Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise and manage and mentor junior traders as needed
• Leading 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.

Skills and Experience

• 15+ years of experience in a related role
• In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients
• Proven history of successful trading book management
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable
• Advanced 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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