Associate Director, Structured Credit Trading

Job Summary

Our Markets Traders identify, analyse and execute opportunities in the market, supporting the needs of our clients in a professional and fully compliant way. Our Markets business aims to become the leading emerging markets fixed income, financing, and securities service franchise, and a leader in sustainable finance, advisory, trading and asset servicing.

The business will achieve this by expanding product capabilities, building on footprint market strength, developing our talent and using technology to transform our ways of working. We’re looking for highly capable individuals to join us and maintain the highest levels of integrity and professionalism, in line with our valued behaviours.

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)
For more than 170 years we’ve support clients with their transaction banking, financial markets, corporate finance and borrowing needs and provide solutions to nearly 20,000 clients in the world’s fastest-growing economies and most active trade corridors.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform trading activity for Structured Credit Trading in Great China
• Help deliver the strategic direction and performance of business
• Work with Sales, Structuring, Risk Management and other internal stake holders to execute initiatives to grow the business
• Awareness and understanding of the strategy and business model of the Group and Global Credit, as appropriate to the role
• Maximise total product income by ensuring effective cost optimisation, risk management, service and infrastructure
• Be responsible for all risk management of Structured Credit Trading activities in the region
• Increase SCB's visibility by driving commercial, competitive pricing for our clients
• Manage the implementation of Structured Credit Trading specific strategies and ensure that performance objectives and revenue goals are met and RWA targets managed

Skills and Experience

• Some experience in Structured Credit Trading or other relevant area
• Relevant degree and proven ability to handle quantitative models
• Must possess sharp business acumen (including ability to assess risk and appropriate levels of return), excellent interpersonal skills and multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Ability to work with geographically dispersed and highly varied stakeholders