EM Equities Trader - London (Greater), United Kingdom - Citigroup

Description

Are you currently trading your own book, and looking to take the next step in your careerworking across over 30 Emerging markets?

By joining Citi's Emerging Markets trading desk for Equities, you will be responsible for overseeing a trading book and managing the associated risk, with the objective of delivering on budgeted revenues, and developing the trading franchise further.

Specifically, you will manage the execution trading across the Middle East, Central Europe, and Africa.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who already has experience of trading Emerging Markets Equities but wants to broaden their exposure by taking advantage of the breadth of coverage an institution like Citi can provide.

What you will do will be varied day to day, but the key drivers for the role are :

• Responsible for risk managing the Equities Execution trading across the Emerging Markets franchise.
• Effectively risk manage the trading books, coordinating with desk analysts as needed.
• Liaise with sales to develop the franchise, anticipating client demand in each respective product/market.
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we will need from you:

• This is not an entry level role, so the successful candidate will need to have experience of managing risk in Emerging Markets and understand how to effectively work across illiquid markets.
• You will need to be able to display a high degree of gravitas as you will be required to face off to local market regulators as a representative of Citi.
• You should have experience of trading small and midcaps, specifically in markets where there is often limited liquidity.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication and effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities.

What we will provide you:

This role will provide you with scope to develop your trading skills across a strong Emerging Markets platform which trades across many jurisdictions.

You will work alongside experienced traders who will be able to provide mentorship and help you develop a variety of skills.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model but also receive a competitive base salary, and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day.

We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, integrity and reputation
• Financial soundness
• Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper.

For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

Job Family Group:
Institutional Trading


Job Family:
Trading


Time Type:
Full time

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