Citi Group LatAm FX Option Trader - C15 Director New York 

United States, New York, New York 

223909582

Citi's FX Desk is looking for a Director level, LatAm FX Option Trader based in NY.

Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with the NY and global trading team to deliver on revenue and franchise goals, and with key stakeholders to grow and develop the FX Options franchise
• Deploy best practice on pricing and risk management in a fashion that positively influences other traders on the desk and to contribute to a positive culture on the desk and with the sales partners
• Define goals and objectives and develop a trading team that builds a cohesive, client centric product offering, and manage officer title distribution
• Develop and manage the risk and trading infrastructure, including portfolio risk, and ensure risks are correctly represented
• Coordinate with control functions to ensure compliance with regulations, and partner with Finance to conduct annual financial planning
• Recruit and retain experienced hires and campus talent in coordination with HR, promoting a diverse and talented workforce
• Optimize resource allocation and manage the technological develop of the trading desk operation
• Provide stretch goals and performance reviews, to ensure high performance of Traders and promote meritocracy, ownership and accountability
• Provide input to the compensation process, promotion, talent pipeline and mobility, talent reviews, succession planning and training
• Leading strong governance and controls
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in a related role
• Trading experience in FX Options
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable preferred
• A strong understanding of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities
• In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients
• Proven history of successful trading book management
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

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