Global Markets Operations - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers.

We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and managerisk.

This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

OUR IMPACT

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the globe.

Alongside this integral service delivery role, Operations providesessential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm's assets and its reputation.

Behind every trade executed, every new product launched, every market entered, and every transaction completed is an Operations team that develops the foundationalprocesses and controls that make our business flow.

Asset Servicing is a Securities Trade Management business unit responsible for the management of Voluntary Income and Corporate Actions events across the globe for both equity and fixed income products.

The team's role in supporting both internal and externalclients throughout the lifecycle of large-scale events, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Shareholder Meetings, and Bankruptcies, provides a unique opportunity to play a part in real-time, impactful market transactions.

YOUR IMPACT

The Asset Servicing role requires a professional with deep Operational expertise and proven experience in helping to manage and develop complex and high-risk functions.

There is a wealth of knowledge to be gained from the diversity of the markets, events andproducts covered by Asset Servicing on a daily basis, along with a unique opportunity to interact heavily with various revenue businesses, Technology and Legal teams, industry experts, and operational units across the firm.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to broaden product and market expertise and to develop effective management skills across a broad range of topics.

This role also provides substantial exposure to senior stakeholders, offering excellent opportunitiesfor career progression.

The firm provides a range of development tools including Goldman Sachs University courses and a formal Feedback 360+ review process to enhance management effectiveness and equip individuals to progress in their careers.

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Responsibilities include:

Communications -Demonstrate great interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders

Articulate issues clearly and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization (analyst to managing director)
Influence others and express alternative views and rationale for a course of action
Listen well and be receptive to others' ideas and suggestions, encouraging open and collaborative dialogue among team members

Functional & Technical Expertise:

Leverage deep technical expertise to resolve challenging issues
Possess strong industry and market trend knowledge and experience, and take initiative to broaden skill set
Exhibit strong analytical skills with an ability to understand complex workflows and seek to become the goto expert within stakeholder community
Deliver daytoday issue resolution through effective time management, prioritization and multitasking

Innovation -Contribute to the definition, review, and execution of Global Asset Servicing strategy

Enhance the control environment through business intelligencerelated initiatives to increase scalability, adapt to regulatory changes, and deliver creative solutions to clients
Identify and deliver functional enhancements in processes and/or core tools and technologies that will improve divisional leverage
Demonstrate ability to identify and leverage solutions used by other teams, and foster a culture of innovation in which the more junior population is encouraged to seek creative solutions

Client Focus -Deliver consistent client service through partnerships with other teams and divisions

Effectively handle challenging requests, and build trusting, longterm relationships with clients
Appreciate key client strategies and proactively manage and articulate the impact on the team and function using BI/analytics and empirical data

Risk Management:

Partner with regional management team to provide effective oversight of key Asset Servicing Functions
Challenge existing risk and control framework and the status quo to further reinforce the control environment
Proven ability to effectively manage operational risks and develop control enhancements
Contribute to and drive technical and operating environment risk review
Provide guidance and advice from a risk and control perspective to ensure the proper remediation of risk arising from new products, business, migrations, etc.

Management, Leadership & Culture:

Partner with a Vice President to build a resilient and motivated team by promoting diverse perspectives, providing transparent feedback, and offering career coaching
Assume accountability and ownership of complex situations, offering own expertise to influence outcomes
Play an active role in GS citizenship activities and seek leadership opportunities where possible, while coaching and encouraging others to do the same

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Sees the big picture and keeps current with emerging business, economic and