At a Glance
- Tasks: Support Portfolio Managers by ensuring timely trade capture and resolution of queries.
- Company: Dynamic financial firm located in the heart of London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for growth and innovation in a supportive team.
- Why this job: Join a fast-paced team and make a real impact in the finance industry.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in traded products with strong market knowledge and interpersonal skills.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
The Trade Support Specialist will be responsible for providing support to Portfolio Managers and other internal teams, ensuring all trades are captured and affirmed in a timely manner within our books and records.
Principal Responsibilities
- Working with Portfolio Managers and other internal teams to automate and streamline existing processes, reduce operational risk and increase the speed and efficiency of the trade capture process.
- Ensuring that the Middle Office provides timely, best in class service to stakeholders, supporting the business with evolving initiatives and demands.
- Trade Queue: Monitoring and timely clearance of trade exceptions generated by new bookings.
- Middle Office Inboxes: Monitoring and timely resolution of queries from Portfolio Management teams and counterparties.
- Working with onshore/offshore teams and counterparties to match and resolve economic breaks.
- Ensuring that risk on trades that do not flow through an electronic platform have been appropriately addressed and mitigated.
- T+1 Support: Providing support to remediate issues from the previous day in a timely manner and informing impacted parties.
- Firm Support: While the primary focus is supporting Portfolio Managers during trading, there is a wider responsibility to work with all teams to ensure accurate and timely trade capture daily.
- Remediate through delivery of initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, business case sign-off, project planning, delivery, and risk escalation.
- Control Focus: Proactively identify, assess and document risks within your area, propose control improvements and provide relevant updates to key partners on progress, through to completion.
Skills and Experience Required
- Minimum 5+ years of experience with traded products, with demonstrated expertise in credit, rates, bonds, and FX markets.
- Familiarity with high-paced working environments and strong ability to prioritise multiple deliverables.
- Strong market understanding and knowledge of industry and regulatory developments across credit, rates, bonds, and FX.
- Ability to balance autonomous work with team collaboration while managing project deliveries alongside BAU requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal skills—the role involves daily interaction with senior stakeholders across the firm.
- Familiarity with industry standard systems such as MarkitWire, Markit Trade Manager, Bloomberg, and Murex is beneficial.
Senior Performance Support Specialist in London employer: Millennium Management
Millennium is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, empowering employees to take ownership of their ideas while providing robust support through a global network. With a strong focus on professional development and continuous learning, the company offers unique opportunities for growth within the dynamic field of international operations, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and impactful careers in the financial markets.
