Global Head eFixed Income Trading (Director)

Do you have over 7 years of eTrading experience? This Director-level role could offer the career advancement you are seeking, by providing opportunity for growth and visibility globally across financial markets. You will be instrumental in driving our digital roadmap and growing our eFI franchise.

Department Overview:

The Financial Markets (FM) landscape is rapidly going through a process of digitisation, at the core of which is eTrading. eTrading at ING covers all products traded in ING FM. These include cash equities, futures, commodities, FX and Fixed Income products (corporate and government bonds)

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

The Global Head of eFI will create the vision to ensure that eFI at ING is market leading and be responsible for the eFI team's delivery of the roadmap.

Career Potential

• Strong exposure to senior management;
• Exposure to other global ING eTrading teams;
• Scope for career progression within eTrading and trading functions.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education

Essential:

• MSc in quantitative subject

Desired:

• PhD in quantitative subject

Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience working on an eFI trading desk developing pricing and hedging strategies;
• Experience in leading a team
• Having personally developed pricing and hedging strategies running in production
• Flexibility in development technologies. Expected to work with different technologies and languages (Python, KDB, Proprietary Software).
• Experience in client and franchise optimisation of an electronic trading desk;

Personal Competencies

Essential:

• Hands-on mentality;
• Ability to deliver without supervision;
• Creative learning and thinking, passion for technology;
• Proactive behaviour and perpetual energy and drive to improve performance;
• Challenger of the status quo, always striving to do things more efficiently and effectively;
• Genuine team player.

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