Structured Products Operations - Analyst​/Associate; VN

Structured Products Operations - Analyst/Associate (VN2600)

London, GB Full-Time Marex Solutions

About Marex

Marex Group plc is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets. It listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in April 2024. With more than 35 offices in Europe, US and APAC, it has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange.

The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

To provide front to back operational support to the Structured Product business and its customers.

The operational support staff must maintain an operating model flexible enough to adapt to innovation in the business, yet scalable enough to sustain a rigorous controls environment.

Responsibilities

• A key member of the operations team providing comprehensive support to Hedging Solutions front office. Report and escalate issues timely to the Head of the team as well as relevant senior management of the Desk.
• Reconciling trade positions and cash flows, managing trade life cycles, sending trade confirmations and client statements, dealing with margin calls, paying brokerage and settlements, as well as making sure all relevant trades are reported correctly to meet MiFID, EMIR and Dodd-Frank regulatory frameworks.
• Contributing to the establishment of new controls, enhancement and automation of existing reconciliation tools and processes.
• Work closely and partner with Finance, Treasury, Risk, Audit and Compliance departments.
• Maintain detailed operating procedures for the team and train new joiners to ensure business continuity and minimise staff risk.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct.
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
• To elevate risk events immediately.
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Skills and Experience

• Up to 5 years’ post-graduate experience in a similar middle office/trade management role focused on equity/commodities derivatives.
• Adept across the MS Office suite. The ability to write macros/VBA and Python is highly desirable. If not, a willingness to learn and adapt quickly is critical.
• Keen to work in a rapidly evolving and growing organisation and make your mark, highly committed
• A comprehensive understanding of both the structured products and the underlying Futures and Options is critical.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks with superb accuracy
• Problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills and able to build effective working relationships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Enthusiastic team player: – Respects and values the opinions of others, Communicates well and assists others by sharing knowledge and experience
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy environment and to be flexible and adaptable in approach
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open…