Structured Products Sales Support Intern - 6 Month Contract - October 2024 start in London

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.

The Solutions department has some of the most experienced teams in the world, specialising in the manufacture and distribution of customised derivative products on Equities, Commodities, Credit, FX, Funds, Fixed Income and Digital Assets. These products are distributed to customers through two specialist channels: Risk Management and Financial Products.

Role Summary

We are looking for an intern to join our Investment Solutions Sales Team in the 3rd quarter of 2024, where you will immediately be part of the hustle and bustle of the sales desk. You will be assisting the sales team with daily trade management, checking trade documentation in conjunction with the legal department, preparing presentations while gaining skills in cross asset derivatives.

Overall Responsibilities

• Help sales book trades and prepare relevant documentation.
• Interface with clearers and paying agents to help issue products.
• Develop automations to speed up product setup and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct.
• Carrying out regulatory activities under the Marex Financial and Marex Group trading books.
• Liaising with clients in Switzerland, the EU, and the UK.
• 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 escalate risk events immediately.
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Skills and Experience

A successful candidate will have:

• VBA and Python coding experience.
• French / German / Spanish language skills are a plus.
• Basic knowledge of derivatives and financial markets.
• Some previous experience in a front office role in finance is preferred but not essential.

Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment.
• Demonstrates curiosity.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills under pressure.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity.
• Act with due skill, care and diligence.
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• Observe proper standard of market conduct.
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.