Salesperson, VP

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and relationship management to Citi’s Global Rates Team. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The Salesperson role is a senior-level position responsible for managing the Hedge Fund Client business within Rates. The overall objective of this role is to act as a strategic advisor to our Hedge Fund clients, gain market share with this client base and work closely with Trading management to drive business that is of benefit to both our clients and Citi.

What you’ll do:

• Refine and implement sales/marketing strategy to improve Citi's client footprint and maximize associated revenue.
• Work with management/colleagues to establish a clear marketing plan with defined priorities, market penetration and revenue goals.
• Leverage contact network to understand client needs, introduce the Citi offering, and convince clients to adopt it to increase client satisfaction/Citi revenue.
• Advise team in strategic positioning and closing transactions with various internal stakeholders (structuring, trading, legal, credit and risk etc.).
• Forge a relationship with salespeople in order to leverage Citi's franchise and source relevant buying and selling opportunities for clients.
• Lead strong governance and controls.
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure.
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics.
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you.
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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 behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we’ll need from you:

• Prior relevant experience.
• Experience in a client-facing role working with the buy-side community.
• Sales experience at a financial services organization.
• Proven interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Broad client relationships preferred.
• Relevant licenses.
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Master's degree preferred in business or related field.

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.

What we can offer you:

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well. By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure.
• A discretional annual performance related bonus.
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.
• 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. Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.