Trade Coordinator

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

We are seeking a Trade Coordinator to be part of our Global Fixed Income Trading efforts. The position is within our London Trading Team, and the individual will work closely with our traders as well as several other groups across the firm. This individual will be focused primarily on global fixed income sectors, including non-dollar rates and credit, emerging market debt, foreign exchange as well as OTC, listed and cleared derivatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the accuracy of executions and allocations for all fixed income transactions
• Investigate and resolve any trade discrepancies
• Obtain, compile and disseminate pertinent market information
• Assist with securities financing/repo execution for traders and portfolio managers
• Help manage primary market deal flow, including collation and communication of firm orders to brokers
• Work closely with other Wellington departments to ensure timely and accurate support of client needs
• Stay current with news, trends and changes that may impact our trading processes
• Assist with the prioritisation of systems needs and requirements to help eliminate risk

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate for this position is likely to:

• Have an undergraduate degree and relevant professional qualification e.g. IMC or CFA
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and interest in fixed income or equity markets
• Have a familiarity with trading processes/protocols
• Be able to work well under pressure, take direction from multiple sources and prioritise tasks within a fast-paced trading environment
• Have strong interpersonal skills, in order to interact effectively with various internal teams and colleagues globally
• Have analytical skills and be detail oriented
• Knowledge of applications such as TradeSec, OASYS Connect/CTM, Omgeo TradeSuite and Python & SQL are considered a plus

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com.

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energise our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.