Sme OTC Derivatives, Charles River Development - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Who are we looking for?

OTC derivative expert to work within our Product Management team, bringing industry best practices in front-to-back workflows for OTC derivatives.

This role will be responsible for redesigning and delivering the trade capture and analytics components in anAgile manner in close collaboration with experienced engineers.

The right person will have experience in modelling complex financial instruments and will know the industry's best practices on how to price and risk manage them.

Why is this role important to us?

The team you will join is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), which became a part of State Street in 2018.

CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in institutional investment, wealth management andhedge funds. Together we have created the first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, which was launched in 2019.

What will you be responsible for?
As SME on OTC Derivatives,

Good level of numeracy and an ability to understand and implement mathematical concepts.
Outstanding analytical and problemsolving skills.
A phenomenal understanding of financial products (securities, derivatives) and their valuation. A good understanding of risk measurement metrics like Value at Risk, collateral haircuts, margin period of risk and exposure at default calculations.
Outstanding programming experience in any of the languages e.g., F#, C#, C++, Python and experience in building models using these languages.
Expertise in one or more of the following asset classes: Rates, Credit, Equity, FX, and Commodities. Front to back from trade capture, execution, and life cycle events.
Lead and take responsibility for the crossfunctional success of all new products and solutions within the OTC and derivatives space.
Design, direct, and execute solutions to address the identified business problems and execute product launches of new products.
Influence the longterm roadmap and develop strategies that promote objectives for CRD's overthecounter market trading services.
Track and synthesize OTC industry and ecosystem competition and evolution, including shifts in technology, new business offerings, regulatory changes, developments in execution models and other overarching factors that may affect CRD's opportunities andcommercial models.
Assist in validating new market opportunities for CRD products and solutions.

What we value?:

Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, absorb and analyze information quickly and independently.
Excellent executivelevel communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills: proven ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals at all levels of an organization.
Strong individual contributor with high motivation, and the ability to take direction and initiative, set priorities, and perform tasks with mínimal guidance and oversight.
Proven ability to develop crossfunctional processes and project timelines.
Excellent followthrough, attention to detail and time management skills.
Ability to develop recommendations, form judgments and make decisions based on existing available data.

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

Extensive commercial experience at an OTC platform, Derivatives Exchange, Trading firm or other relevant financial services company.
A graduate degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Physics, or equivalent level commercial experience.

About State Street
What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we'vebeen helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks.
You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.
State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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