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**Global Banking & Markets Equity Operations – Fund Derivatives Middle Office – Analyst/Senior Analyst – London** - **Key Responsibilities:** Learn structured products origination, collaborate across functions, manage issuances, and drive improvements. Support new markets and product initiatives. - **Required Skills:** Proven analytical skills, problem-solving ability, attention to detail, strong written and communication skills. Risk focus and comfort in high-pressure environments. Prior structured products experience preferred. - **Experience:** 2-3 years in financial services. - **Technologies/Tools:** Not specified. - **Seniority:** Analyst/Senior Analyst. - **Location:** London.
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- London
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- United Kingdom
Currency: £ (GBP)
Full Job Description
Are you interested in learning about and supporting origination of structured products across asset classes? Our team is seeking a professional who is diligent, analytical and has the ability to collaborate with Trading, Structuring, Middle Offices, Controllers, Legal, Engineering and Sales to facilitate the issuance of Securitized Derivatives, SPVs and other fund structures. You will be able to contribute across the complete issuance process, manage the product all the way to its maturity and play a pivotal role in continued evolution of structured product platforms. The business continuously expands into new markets and product areas, and your expertise will help the business successfully capitalize on upcoming market opportunities
OUR IMPACT
The Global Banking & Markets Fund Derivatives Middle Office team services structured products including securitized notes, warrants, SPVs, UCITS Funds, Managed Accounts and other bespoke structures. The team works closely with the business across a wide range of functions including issuance, platform development and associated controls. Given the range of responsibilities, the team members become subject matter experts in various components of the structures, markets and flows allowing them to manage a variety of tasks and facilitate new business activities. A key focus for the organization is establishing strong risk management procedures and controls to ensure the firm and our clients are protected.
Being a fairly bespoke business, the operations team contributes towards pre-trade feasibility analysis across the entire stack, trade execution, issuance readiness & ensuring firm readiness for post go live support. The team also provides the business with expertise and guidance around new markets and products, by completely driving projects that support business expansion into new markets.
BUSINESS UNIT OVERVIEW
Global Banking & Markets Fund Derivatives Middle Office provides issuance support to the Structured Products (notes, warrants, SPVs and fund structures) business across Asia, EMEA and Americas.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSBILITIES
Gain strong knowledge of structured products; Build expertise on origination across notes, SPVs and Fund Structures
Understand the nuances of the various products and markets from an Issuances, Settlement, Lifecycle Servicing perspective
Showcase your attention to detail and risk focus while servicing new issuances across markets
Collaborating with Structuring, Trading, Sales, Operations, Engineering, Controllers and Legal in the course of your day-to-day responsibilities
Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand the intricacies of the internal systems as well as the nuances of the regulators and external market environments to partner with the business in new market and product initiatives.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement & strategic initiatives for the business
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in financial services
Candidate must be comfortable in a high-pressured environment
Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and attention to detail
Aptitude for building relationships, along with the ability to communicate complex issues to a wide array of internal and external clients with differing levels of product experience
Excellent written, communication and presentations skills
Integrity and passion for working in a competitive environment
Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership and accountability of projects & tasks, has strong organizational skills and effectively manages competing priorities
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior experience with Structured Products, Derivatives(Securitized and/or OTC), SPVs(Special Purpose Vehicles), Managed Accounts or UCITS Funds
Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
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