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Your New Job Title: Head of Financial Markets - Mandarin speaking

The Essential Skills You Need: Relevant UK experience in Financial Markets trading and treasury execution business including FX, MM, Derivatives, Rates, Credit, Volatility and Commodities. Experience in managing a team

Your New Salary: c£150k depending on experience + bonus

Report to: Deputy General Manager Front Office (SMF22) 

Direct reports: Head of Treasury and a Senior Sales Trader

Location: London

Summary:

• Manage the Financial Markets trading and treasury execution business including FX, MM, Derivatives, Rates, Credit, Volatility and Commodities;
• Develop and Oversee FMD staff;
• Be registered as a London branch Certified Person

Head of Financial Markets - Mandarin speaking - What You'll be Doing Each Day:

• Performance and achievement against branch and department KPI’s. 
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and expectations of the UK and applicable International regulations.
• Adherence to the SMCR Individual Conduct Rules.
• Compliance with the Bank’s policies including but not limited to Anti Money Laundering / Anti – Bribery and Fraud.
• Completion of CPD training.
• Develop and support new product development. 

Head of Financial Markets - Mandarin speaking - The skills you need to succeed:

• Extensive experience working in Financial markets in the international markets across products.
• Experience in working with Chinese counterparts in a fast growing small branch in London.
• Extensive use of Bloomberg, Reuters and trading executions platforms.
• Good written and verbal presentation skills.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to work cohesively with all levels both internally and externally.
• Broad and pragmatic thinker, capable of quickly interpreting information and presenting arguments in a clear and reasoned way. 
• Thorough and accurate detailed analytical mind through which they are capable of identifying and communicating the key issues without getting lost in the detail. 
• Accountable for own decisions and prepared to take ownership and responsibility for their duties. 
• Degree educated 
• Professional UK Financial Markets Qualification or equivalent in China or other major markets.
• SMCR Certified Person / Previous regulatory authorisation as CF30 or equivalent regulatory authorisation preferred 
• FCA and PRA (UK regulators) approved person / registered trader or relevant or equivalent in China or other major markets.

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