Structured Equity Financing Trader Vice President / Assistant Vice President - Citi : Job Details

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We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Vice President to join our Structured Equity Financing team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Structured Equity Financing, with a focus on Margin Loans, NAV Financing, PELP Financing, Structured Prime, and Hedge Fund Financing. This role requires a strong understanding of the entire transaction lifecycle, from origination and risk assessment to post-execution monitoring and platform development.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage a trading book focused on Structured Equity Financing products, including Margin Loans, NAV Financing, PELP Financing, Structured Prime, and Hedge Fund Financing.
• Leverage in-depth transactional knowledge to structure and execute complex financing solutions.
• Coordinate with Origination Sales, Business Risk, and other internal organizations to ensure seamless execution and alignment across the firm.
• Meticulously monitor covenant compliance and proactively manage the post-execution lifecycle of transactions.
• Continuously monitor relevant public and private risk metrics to effectively manage the portfolio risk across all transactions.
• Utilize strong statistical and programming skills (VBA, Python, Excel) to build risk management tools and conduct in-depth analytical applications.
• Spearhead platform and infrastructure development initiatives to enhance efficiency and risk management capabilities.
• Design and implement sophisticated pricing methodologies, utilizing expertise in financial engineering, statistics, and risk analysis.
• Collaborate with Quantitative (Quant) teams to develop next-generation risk management models and tools.
• Work closely with control functions, including Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, and Finance, to maintain appropriate governance and control infrastructure.
• Apply comprehensive cross-asset product knowledge to execute FX spots/options, rates futures, interest rate swaps, and other non-equity instruments to hedge non-equity risks.
• Ability to manage and facilitate several concurrent large, complex transaction workstreams at any single point in time.
• Establish and maintain key internal and external relationships to facilitate trades and enhance desk performance.
• Champion a culture of responsible finance, good governance, rigorous supervision, expense discipline, and unwavering ethics.
• Ensure all required registrations/licenses are obtained and maintained within the appropriate timeframe.
• Adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services.
• Safeguard Citi's reputation, clients, and assets by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment, and escalating/managing/reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in a related role within Structured Equity Financing.
• Extensive knowledge of Margin Loans, NAV Financing, PELP Financing, Structured Prime, and Hedge Fund Financing.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and assist in structuring transaction mitigants and covenants.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocols, and credit agreement legal documentation.
• Proven track record of successful trading book management.
• Required licensing and registrations - SIE, Series 7, 63, 3 (or ability to achieve these).
• Exceptional analytical and numerical competency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Education:

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