The TOTEM service, founded in 1997, is the leader in providing major market makers in OTC derivatives with definitive consensus prices. More than 90 of the leading banks, trading houses and other investment professionals use the TOTEM service as the key independent check of their trading book valuations. The service encompasses equity, rates, currency, commodity, credit and bond derivatives, providing comprehensive matrices of vanilla prices and a wide selection of exotic products.
Position summary
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our Totem Services team in London. We are looking for a motivated individual with strong analytical skills and interest in derivatives who would like to utilize their entrepreneurial spirit by taking ownership and being accountable for growing and improving our services.
New hire will be responsible for taking an active role in new product development, build and manage customer relationships, host meetings and forums. This role will enable successful candidate to develop their business skills and expand derivatives knowledge across different asset classes.
The ideal candidate is an independent, organized, self-starter who can communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Duties & accountabilities
Organizing and running daily and monthly processes for clients, reviewing and cleaning data, handling simple and complex price challenges
Driving process efficiencies and innovations, contributing to the design and testing of existing systems
Identifying and developing new Totem initiatives and the related commercial framework
Managing and building client relationships providing an excellent level of service
Keeping abreast of regulatory and market changes to identify new business opportunities
Business competencies
Education and experience
7-10 years of experience Masters in a finance/quantitative discipline.
Good understanding of derivatives in one or more asset classes
Strong knowledge of common office tools and software including Excel ,VBA, Python.
Appetite for providing services to external clients on a regular basis.
Commercial awareness:
Exposure to financial instruments, equity and rates products preferred.
Personal competencies:
Must be detail-oriented, thorough and able to use own initiative to solve problems
Must have the ability to work well in a team ensuring that tasks are completed and issues are followed up and closed
Excellent time management and organizational skills are essential
Self-starter and able to work independently with minimal supervision
Focused on delivery, quality and timeliness, with strong attention to detail
Flexible and willing to adapt to changing business requirements
Ability to work well under pressure Ability to represent the team in front of clients
Communication
Strong skills required to be able to communicate effectively with external clients and across business units within the company.
This will include email, phone and face-to-face meetings.
Clear, structured and professional in both writing and speech.
Teamwork
Must be able to work in a team environment
Must be available to work late hours over month-end period
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