OTC Specialist recruitment
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA (LOAM) is the asset management division of the Lombard Odier group, owned by the partners of Lombard Odier Cie, Swiss private bankers established in Geneva. The main offices of LOAM are in Switzerland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom and the United States of America. It provides asset management services to institutional clients and investment funds worldwide. LOAM product range currently consists of 2 product lines: directional investment funds and absolute return investment funds, set up in Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.
The IT Ops Department is seeking a talented professional to be an OTC Specialist, working for the Front Office Support of LOAM.
Job description:
•Security set up (IRS, CDS, FRA, OIS, Swaptions, Equity swaps, FX options)
•Monitoring of OTC positions
•Trade processing, investigate and resolve queries from brokers, custodian banks and external providers
•Reconcile cash, positions, NAVs
•Provide active support to portfolio managers for positions validation and valuation
•Participate in various process improvement projects (including OTC Clearing)
Desired profile:
•Minimum 5 years of experience in a Middle/Back Office environment with OTC instruments (experience in a Hedge Funds environment is desired)
•Solid understanding of cash, positions and NAV reconciliations
•Experience in calculating and processing interest payments and other events handling.
•Experienced in the use of DS Match and MarkitWIRE.
•Understanding of the OTC documentation framework
•Experienced with Bloomberg and Microsoft Office applications
•Fast learner, motivated and able to work in a challenging environment. Positive upbeat and proactive attitude in dealing with people (international team, external third parties and providers)
•Organized, accurate, strong sense of ethics and values
•Customer service oriented, team spirit
•Fluent in English. Fluent in French or other languages will be a plus