FX Options Trader, VP - Corporate & Investment banking - London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• The trader will be a team member of the FX Options trading desk.
• Representing the bank in OTC FX Options Markets.
• Act as Market maker for vanilla and semi‑exotic products within the FX Options Perimeter.
• Gain experience intelligence on his/her markets and comprehensive knowledge of the products dealt with.
• Price FX Options and book them accordingly.
• Manage the book and hedge risk appropriately.

The trader will also focus on:

• Developing SG image/presence on the market through trading volumes and market presence.
• Proposing new products in collaboration with financial engineering teams and sales force.
• Supporting sales staff through client pitches /actively contributing to business development.
• Developing trading strategies.
• Assist in developing pricing models.
• Specifying or developing IT tools (automatons, pricing engines…).
• Project Management (e.g. IT Projects).
• Provide pricing in other currency pairs during periods of holidays or sickness.
• Provide Sales desks with trade ideas and currency flows to generate increased sales business.
• Record all trades in line with procedures.
• Actions any compliance breach immediately and with full explanation.
• Liaise between front and middle office to ensure smooth deal processing.

Other duties include:

• Hierarchical management of permanent staff/of trainees.
• Business coordination or supervisory activities.
• Manage the education and career paths of junior members of the team.
• Ensure Counterparty trades are within credit limits.

Conduct Responsibilities

• Responsibility to adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your business or other businesses for which you have any level of responsibility.
• It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with operational and conduct risk requirements (e.g. data leakage, security policies and regulatory requirements).
• Adhere to individual and where applicable department conduct rules in accordance with the FCA and PRA Code of Conduct rules.
• Responsibility for managing, controlling, preparing and escalating risk within the scope of your position and in line with existing policies.
• Responsibility to ensure that you take reasonable steps to be fully aware of, understand and comply with all regulatory requirements from all regulatory and statutory bodies, trading venues, etc. that are applicable to your role and business line.
• To assist in the self‑identification of all conduct‑related issues. Ensure escalation to appropriate stakeholder or function whether internal or external.
• Adhere to business line mandates relevant to the role as directed by your manager.

Profile required

• Investment banking/financial services industry knowledge and experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to interact and communicate convincingly at all levels with key decision makers in a variety of business lines, management and control functions across the bank.
• Ability to work independently on multiple conflicting priorities and under pressure until completion.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Excellent analytical skills and an aptitude for numbers with excellent attention to detail.
• Solution‑focused, service‑oriented and proactive.
• Team player, proactively shares information and collaborates with others.
• Exemplary professional conduct.
• Self‑motivated, proactive and entrepreneurial.
• Capability to prioritize and organize.
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to develop relationships based on trust and professionalism.

Language requirements

• Language requirements if applicable are as defined to support the role purpose and coverage areas. (English is the business language for SG).

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application.

At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.