Job Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced professional to support validation for commodities asset class onboarding to an equity derivatives trading desk. The ideal candidate should have experience in capital markets, preferably in commodities and/or equity derivatives.
Responsibilities:
1. Resolve daily front-office issues related to functionality, valuation, and pricing.
2. Address daily challenges stemming from the front-office equity derivatives desk.
3. Collaborate closely with equity derivatives traders to resolve issues.
4. Amen front-office pre-trade rules, eTradePad, simulations.
5. Resolve requests or issues related to profit and loss, market data, and booking issues.
6. Analyze, formulate, propose, develop, and/or contribute to overall solutions as per production support deliverables.
7. Liaise with technical teams when needed to resolve front-office related issues and necessary enhancements.
8. Manage day-to-day assigned project tasks to complete various front-office deliverables.
9. Yield curve issue resolution and validation; curve assignments; new curve creation.
10. Continuous follow-up of new market regulations/practices globally.
11. Perform various levels of testing for assigned deliverables as well as participate in formal release cycles (SIT/UAT).
12. Develop front-office business requirements per given stream and according to project needs.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Strong product knowledge in equity derivatives and commodities.
* Very strong understanding of foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives business.
* Very strong understanding and hands-on experience in market data, curve structure, simulations, and trade life cycle.
* Strong experience in supporting front-office users and resolving their daily issues.
* 5+ years experience with front-office functionalities.
* 4+ years experience in financial markets roles.
* SQL proficiency.
* Must have strong personality, logical, and analytical skills.
* Be detail-oriented, a quick learner, and self-starter.
* Possess good verbal and written communication skills.
* Must have strong organization skills