Join us as a FICC Sales Associate
We're looking for a motivated FICC Sales Associate to join our NatWest Markets team in Singapore, supporting our FICC business across APAC. This is a regulated, client‑facing role in which you'll help deliver best‑in‑class solutions across credit, private financing, FX, rates, and structured products to institutional clients while working closely with our trading, syndicate, research, and structuring teams. The job will have a particular focus on Australia.
You'll gain exposure to a broad range of products across structured and flow FX & rates and across investment grade and high yield credit, and play a meaningful role in distributing market insights, generating trade ideas, and supporting client engagement across the region. This role gives you a strong platform to build your network across the bank and grow your capital markets expertise while contributing to revenue generation and client satisfaction.
What You'll Do
- Cover clients across APAC, with a specific focus on Australia, on the full suite of NatWest products listed above
- Exchanging market information with institutional clients, providing relevant insights and actionable trade ideas
- Executing trades across our FICC business collaborating closely with the trading desk on opportunities across investment grade and high yield markets
- Collaborate with Syndicate supporting NatWest's global active balance sheet management program
- Work with sales, credit, legal and trading globally to deliver our best-in-class Private Markets products to clients across APAC
- Work closely with our global Private Financing and Solutions businesses to deliver bespoke credit & financing solutions
- Analysing relative value and helping distribute trading desk risk effectively to clients
- Maintaining high standards of conduct, risk awareness and appropriate controls aligned with our Purpose, Values, and the NatWest Markets risk framework
The Skills You'll Need
- An understanding of Global Capital Markets, experience with either flow or structured FX or rates is beneficial, as is any experience and knowledge of flow credit, syndicated loans, structured credit,MTNs and private credit markets
- Experience of bank-wide credit and onboarding processes is preferred, as is any experience with ISDAs and client document negotiation
- Experience in FI products as well as good knowledge of financial markets and the macro-economic environment
- The ability to identify and monetise new business opportunities, with sound commercial judgement
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across global teams
- A good understanding of client investment constraints, such as duration, credit rating, spreads and yield targets
- The ability to multitask in a fast‑moving market environment
- Strong risk awareness and the ability to escalate issues promptly in line with our risk and conduct expectations
- Language Preferences: Professional proficiency in Mandarin and fluent English are beneficial for supporting regional client coverage across APAC, but not required
You'll also be
- Acting in line with the NatWest Code, Purpose, Values and Conduct Rules
- Operating as a First Line of Defence role with responsible risk‑taking
- Supporting continuous improvement and contributing to disciplined cost management
