Director, Global Markets Jobs

Provides a markets-based suite of sales and trading solutions to Institutional, Corporate, and Retail clients. Offers a full spectrum of integrated capabilities to deliver leading market insight, risk management, and execution services to issuing and/or investor clients, including access to major global markets across asset classes including: debt, foreign exchange, interest rate, credit, equity, securitization, and commodities. Provides competitive pricing to all clients and seeks out new opportunities with prospective clients. Maximizes profit while prudently minimizing the bank’s exposure and adhering to regulatory statutes.

• Works closely with sales, trading and research teams to provide seamless client coverage including fulfilling client requests for market updates and providing clients with specific product information.
• Maintains strong relationships with investors, understands their portfolio, and matches the firm services and products to client needs.
• Responds to inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community in a professional manner and determine acceptable solutions.
• Distills market and internal data to negotiate solutions, terms and conditions with clients / internal counterparts.
• Strong quantitative analysis, technology and financial analysis skills.
• Verifies that all confirms on trades or sales are accurate and promptly delivered.
• Series 7, 63, and 55 licenses required.
• Builds positive client relations at all levels through deep/comprehensive understanding of client needs and alignment of our products/services.
• Identifies and acts on the delivery of meaningful revenue, cost reduction or capital optimization opportunities.
• Provides comprehensive account coverage and client development as well as actively prospects new clients to increase revenue the assigned territory.
• Manages firm’s risk and takes action to reduce exposure in developing and delivering client strategies including the development of hedging and trading strategies.
• Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.
• Operates as key member of the deal team with efforts to maximize sector penetration and returns.
• Able to manage ambiguity.
• Develops and leverages relationships across businesses, senior leaders and clients to foster and support coordination.
• Thorough knowledge of capital markets, pricing, and trading/hedging strategies and familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures and various capital markets products.
• Institutes cross-selling initiatives to increase ranking with client.
• Develops strong market knowledge to provide comprehensive service to clients, develop new solutions, and construct compelling recommendations.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
• Helps colleagues with the presentation of information and prepares proposals for their review.
• Tracks supply and demand and evaluates market development.
• Strong risk management skills, fundamental analysis skills and leadership abilities.
• Contacts customers to present available investment services and develop client prospects from among current customers, referral leads and other sources.
• Identifies and delivers on opportunities to improve the client experience; brings in partners where appropriate; delivers a full BMO experience.
• Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
• Develops and/or facilitates development of client-focused solutions based on financial expertise, organizational, technical, regulatory and environmental client awareness.
• Uses analytical skills (probability, statistical inference, etc.) and applies appropriate technical concepts and completes/leads consistent and reliable technical and financial reports/analyses to support client deliverables.
• Operates within position and loss limits as prudent management of the Bank’s exposure.
• Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
• Anticipates changes in client needs and provides strategic/creative solutions.
• Reads, analyzes and interprets common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents in order to better serve client needs.
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
• Executes orders for purchase or sales of securities or completes transaction independently if brokerage firm is market maker in requested transaction. All transactions must be recorded accurately and frequently reviewed for accuracy.
• Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Balances the Bank's risk appetite with the client needs in making recommendations/proposal.
• Recognizes opportunities to cross-sell and to grow share of clients' wallet.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Develops marketing ideas and helps initiate transactions through appropriate presentation of financial data.
• Makes decisions based on a strong understanding of risks; effectively evaluates risk-return trade-offs, and proactively takes accountability for risks assumed.
• Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.
• Understands the complexity of transactions and related risk (credit, market, operational, legal / compliance, etc.).
• Degree in Accounting/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics, CFA preferred.
• Uses expertise in financial markets to cultivate relationships with new and existing clients and develop new client relationships.
• Maintains and develops knowledge of client systems/applications and the internal web-based research document database
• Manages risk related to pricing and sales/trading of the book.
• Cultivates strong relationships with the research team in order to understand their industries and stock coverage.
• Develops an understanding of and proficiency in using all required systems and models.
• Communicates transaction details to the brokerage community and custodians. Resolves settlement issues related to incorrect billing.
• Strong understanding of trading procedures and broader regulatory and financial concepts.
• Supports change management of varying scope and type; tasks typically focused on execution and sustainment activities.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed. Qualifications:
• Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution.
• Assists colleagues in the research and resolution of administrative/operational issues.
• Considers risk, internal controls and compliance as part of day-to-day accountabilities and adheres to policies and procedures.
• Receives and reviews all transactions to ensure accuracy and that transactions conform to the regulations of SEC, NASD, and other regulatory agencies.
• Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
• Manages a client book and is accountable for the risk, profit & loss and limits for the book.
• Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Compensation: $250,000 annual salary

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