Front Office Product Control (Non Production), Rates Exotics recruitment
The role will sit within their CFO function. The restructured department formed since all Production and daily processes were outsourced overseas, with the Product Control department now operating as a PL Analytics function that face off with the business.
The role will focus on Rates Exotics and you should note that the area is one of the most technical within the IB. The majority of the role is on analysis and reporting around the PL (the daily PL will be with you each day that you arrive in to work) and working with the business around those figures (velocity analysis and business planning are further examples of how they now work in partnership with the business), thus providing a department that is becoming more of a value add function. You will deliver on new business initiatives, work on ad hoc Front Office requests and manage relationships between the team and Market Risk. Credit Risk, Business Managers and Operations in addition to the Trading Desks.
We require a Product Controller, ideally qualified, that is looking to move away from a daily role and in to a business facing position. As you will face off with desk MD's daily, then you will need to have the correct personality and stakeholder management skills to work within such an environment. It is also crucial that you come from either a strong Equity Derivatives or Structured Product background, alongside possessing strong academics.