The Portfolio Financing and Optimization Trader is an Vice President position responsible for assisting with the management of a clearing and financing book. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to pricing of clearing and financing terms, grow revenue, drive profitability and client return
Responsibilities:
- Optimization of APAC Futures and Derivatives Clearing
- Pricing across Listed Derivatives, Cash and Synthetic Prime Brokerage, FXPB and FIPB
- Contribute to administration and development of the P&L
- Run profitability analysis and hold return reviews with clients
- Drive P&L optimization - Pricing, margin, capital optimization, business mix, etc
- Data analysis, tool implementation
- Construct consistent approach to client profitability regionally/globally
- Working closely with peers in other regions
- 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.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics or a related field
- Knowledge of the Prime Brokerage and Listed Derivatives businesses
- Required licensing and registrations as applicable
Skills
- Exceptional analytical and numerical competency
- 6 to 10 years experience in clearing/listed derivatives and/or Prime Brokerage
- Consistently able to demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to analyse and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties
- Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, P&L systems
