Director - Head Of Multi Asset Execution At Citi

Do you have strong attention to detail and a deep-seated understanding of front to back processes within a global market business? Are you interested in a role that will leverage your skills across a Multi Asset business which includes Fixed Income, Commodity and Equities.
The EMEA Head of Multi Asset Listed Execution is a newly formed role responsible for the execution of Multi Asset Execution across agency flows as well as the franchise flows in EMEA. The role will report into the Head of FCC EMEA Execution and the EMEA Equity Derivatives Management. The role oversees all aspects of Citi's client offering, including management of the credit, market, counterparty, regulatory and operational risk associated with client execution activity.
By joining Citi's Multi Asset execution desk, you will primarily be responsible for developing a coordinated and quantified strategy for managing a top tier client-focused listed agency Multi Asset Execution business working successfully with the Rates, Commodities, Equity Derivatives, Global Futures desks as well Equity D1 synthetics.
What you will do will be varied day to day, but the key drivers for the role are:

• Drive a dramatic increase in penetration and wallet share of the Hedge Funds and Asset Managers in the UK and European community across Commodities and specifically LME.
• Work with Compliance to provide regular training for sales and trading to keep up to date on rules and regulations pertaining to order management process.
• Partner with the trading/quants team to ensure optimum straight through processing (STP) from the execution platforms and working with the traders to provide a solution-based approach to some of the current booking issues.
• Identify and help to resolve any issues that relate to STP failures, working closely with Operations and Technology to resolve.
• Partake in weekly calls with Operations and Product Control to identify escalation items for aged breaks and then help with the resolution.
• Partner with desk heads to assist or lead on a myriad of projects, aimed to help with cost saving ideas, through to implementation.
• Help to internalise house hedges to avoid crossing the spread on screen.

What we will need from you:

• This is a senior position so in-depth experience of working a similar role which covers markets products (specifically London Metal Exchange (LME) and a wider listed product set, clients, risk management and business dynamics are essential.
• You will have a successful track record of building a sales pipeline and recurring business.
• You will ideally have a achieved a current client "ranking of Top 3" with a minimum of 5 top tier Coalition clients, gained a result of maximizing cross-sell opportunities within a common client base across diverse markets products.
• You will have developed an understanding and taken leadership of a geographically diverse business.
• Experience and capability in identifying value-added execution strategies for clients, with the ability to lead the organizational response to ongoing changes in the futures and listed markets.
• Credibility and gravitas to lead, motivate and influence a diverse population across geographies, products and matrix reporting lines through excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The ideal candidate should have a proven intellectual grasp of the industry and demonstrate a successful track record in prior positions, with a pragmatic approach to ensure limited resources are directed appropriately. The role requires good interpersonal and leadership skills to build internal consensus on strategy and execution and to establish the requisite rapport with top client accounts,
If you are not currently a certified person, we will expect you to work towards completing UK Regs, Derivatives, Securities and Eurex exams to be qualified to assist with execution on the desk.
What we will provide you:
By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
If you are currently working in a process improvement orientated role for Futures and Options, we would love to hear from you.
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.
The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.
Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.
Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:
* Honesty, integrity and reputation
* Financial soundness
* Competence and capability
In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.
This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.
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