Currency Option Support Analyst recruitment

Provide techno-functional support to Currency Option Trading/Sales and Structuring team in the Asia Pacific region.

Requirements

Business Experience

Understand and experience working within a tier one investment bank or equivalent environment
Exposure to a high pressure front office environment
Detailed understanding of the trading desk operations including the products they trade, pricing , risk and valuation is a must.
Should be able to interact effectively with traders.
Understanding of mathematics and Statistics relating to options pricing and risk mgmt is highly desirable.
Awareness of the complete Currency Options workflow (from risk to ledger) would be plus.

Technology Experience

Strong fundamental technical skills including areas such as object orientation , Unix , Windows , Citrix , Oracle
Demonstrable understanding of OO design and implementation
Background in C++ or Java development experience desirable
Experience of full life-cycle, from initial concept right through to live deployment and support

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a strong working relationship across the whole Currency Options business
Ensure detailed regional business requirements are captured and disseminated across the global team
Continuously seek opportunities to improve the service offered to the Currency Options business
Maintain a broad awareness of technology initiatives across GBM and their relevance to currency options technology
Frequently monitor individual performance and help them to identify opportunities for development
Ensure progress issue transparency by frequently reporting to line management
Ensure the business area conducts its activity in accordance with all relevant external regulators and RBSFM policies.
Ensure compliance with the regulatory and statutory requirements and RBSFM compliance policies and procedures affecting the business area.
Ensure the business unit operates in accordance with stipulated risk management policies and procedures, covering market risk, credit risk and operational risk.Ensure failures and shortcomings in policies and procedures are reported.

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