Equities, Futures & Options Operations Associate

Citadel Enterprise Europe Limited ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time

Overview

About Citadel Since its foundation in 1990, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. has grown into one of the world’s most sophisticated alternative investment institutions. Our team of more than two thousand professionals is located in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. We allocate our investment capital across a highly diversified set of proprietary investment strategies in all major asset classes. Citadel Investment Group (Europe) LTD Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited (CIGE) was authorized as an Investment Manager in August 1999 and manages diversified strategies across Europe. About the Role The successful candidate will be a self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced, dynamic and demanding environment. We are looking for candidates with significant cash equities, F&O, clearing and settlement experience either from an Operations, Middle office or Trade support background. The successful candidate will work within the Operations department alongside Portfolio finance, the candidate will also be required to work closely with Trading and COOs to drive change and support new business on a frequent basis. Key Responsibilities: Partner with Internal and external stakeholders to oversee and ensure correct front to back Operational processing of on-exchange and OTC traded products (predominantly cash equities, F&O). Oversee external prime broker relationships ensuring all trading activities are booked, confirmed and settled as efficiently as possible escalating risk accordingly. Hold prime brokers accountable and be vocal and proactive in ensuring they operate in line with our agreed SLA – drive them to be better and do not allow their standards to slip. Drive new business on behalf of Operations, partner with trading, COOs and technology groups globally to ensure Operations can support all forms of new business requests, often with little lead time. Independently run weekly break review meetings with outsourced teams, challenging breaks and driving tactical and strategic resolution globally. Challenge the current framework, generate ideas and partner with Technology to implement cutting edge infrastructure solutions with the view of continuous improvement. Ensure Operations, Treasury, Trading, and senior management stakeholders are kept up to date with project progress, escalating issues as they arise and being accountable. Identify further opportunity to improve processes, define functional requirements for tools, and implement change. Skillset Requirements: Finance experience: Strong cash equities, futures and options experience, a necessity. Strong understanding of front to back equities lifecycle, with particular focus on GCM and PB clearing and settlement flows. Strong understanding of how CCPs and exchanges operate. Good understanding of OTC products including Equity Swaps, Corporate actions, and Collateral / Margin. Excellent communication skills; strong requirement to manage senior trading, COO, PB and IT stakeholders across both technical and strategic agendas for multiple businesses. Proficient in Excel. Driven, motivated, self-starter with a proven track record of process improvement. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. End date: 01 April 2020 Salary: Competitive NO RECRUITING AGENCIES

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