Portfolio Financing and Optimization Trader in London

Citi is a preeminent global financial services company, dedicated to providing innovative solutions across a broad spectrum of financial markets. Within our global Markets business, our Equities division is a cornerstone, offering comprehensive trading, financing, and investment solutions to institutional clients worldwide. We leverage our extensive global network and deep market insights to facilitate client success in the dynamic equities landscape, covering everything from cash equities to complex derivatives and prime brokerage services.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Vice President for a Portfolio Financing and Optimization Trader role within our Equities business in London. This critical position is instrumental in the management, pricing, and profitability of our Prime Services business in EMEA. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of driving the management of a financing book, directly contributing to the growth of balances, and significantly enhancing revenues and profitability for the firm within a fast-paced and intellectually stimulating environment.

• Manage and optimize the EMEA prime finance platform.
• Price financing terms effectively for Hedge Fund clients.
• Administer and develop the Equity Prime Brokerage P&L.
• Maintain a holistic view across Stock Loan, Financial Resource Management, Cash and Synthetic Prime Brokerage, Futures and Derivatives Clearing.
• Run comprehensive profitability analyses and conduct return reviews with clients.
• Drive PnL optimization through strategic pricing, margin management, capital optimization, and business mix adjustments.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of the Prime Brokerage and Listed Derivatives businesses.
• Exceptional analytical and numerical competency.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, booking systems, and P&L systems.

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:

• 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.

If you are actively working with clients, have a passion for relationships and want to be part of a successful global franchise – then apply today.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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.

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