EMEA Equities Trading Business Manager Associate/ Vice President

The global Equities business provides a wide range of innovative equities solutions to institutional and other investor clients – from cash equities, equity derivatives products, to Prime Finance (Cash & Synthetic Financing, SBL)and Derivative Clearing services.

As an EMEA Prime Financial Services Business Manager – Associate /Vice President in Global Equities team, you will focus on supporting the Prime Financial Services business and provides local support to senior leadership in the region, including driving strategic analysis, process improvement, financial analysis, and business governance. The BM coverage will span across multiple products offered within PFS product suite, such as Cash Prime Brokerage, Synthetics (Single Stock Swap, Index, Baskets, Stock Borrow Loan, F&O / OTC Clearing, and involves coordination with multiple business functions (e.g. trading, sales, account management, product development), and support functions (e.g. operations, business control officers, legal & compliance, risk functions, finance).

Job responsibilities

• Ensure implementation of local business strategies and help drive change
• Run / maintain disciplined governance forums covering the priorities of the business / region
• Track progress to ensure delivery; escalate issues and roadblocks
• Provide analytics for business decisions
• Analyze and understand the competitive landscape
• Understand all aspects / drivers of the business financials (revenue, expenses, balance sheet, capital etc.)
• Assist in the EMEA portion of the annual Plan / Budget process, as well as intra-year forecasting
• Conduct regular expense reviews and regulate business expenses in accordance with company policies
• Assist in investment / productivity initiatives (headcount, technology, new products etc.)
• Assist with regulatory reform issues that impact the business

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Equities/Prime Finance/Clearing background
• Business Management / COO experience
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Good judgment, maturity, and poise to enable interaction/influencing of senior management
• Thoughtful analytical skills; able to develop, clearly present and draw conclusions
• Strong project management skills
• Self-starter able to prioritize key tasks effectively
• Energetic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure - must enjoy the challenge of working within a fast-paced and demanding working environment