Trade Support Analyst -Business Analysis

Production/Oversight Controls:

• Work autonomously and collaborate closely within Trade Support Team in Paris, London and New York,

as well as with the global Trade & Position Life Cycle Team.

• Ensure Middle Office activities as well as Oversight Control of outsourced activities on multiple

instruments (ranging from listed instruments to Over-The-Counter derivatives)

• Be the main point of contact for the Trade Support topics internally and manage internal and external

requests from Key stakeholders (Investment Teams, Traders, external providers) on a timely manner.

• Manage and challenge middle office service provider where needed.

• Queries handling from internal and external clients across mainly Europe and Asia

• Be particularly analyst and rigorous while performing tasks and meeting deadlines.

• Identify any structural issue, work on root cause detection and solution implementation.

• Escalate issues to management according to severity of the issue.

• Communicate proactively across the team.

• Write and/or update operational procedures.

Projects/Initiatives:

• Participate closely to various projects and especially initiatives related to Trade Support (Global, Regional

& Local projects) as Subject Matter Expert and make sure proper processes are defined for the team.

• Provide clear input & be vocal in meetings impacting the Middle Office subjects.

• Drive and propose improvement to current processes such as automation ideas or process efficiency

improvements.

Miscellaneous:

• Think out of the box & propose pragmatic solutions in case of blocking points with a can-do attitude.

• Build credible, trusted relationships with our key internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the

organizations (Investment, Distribution, Service Provider, Projects team, other Operations teams …)

• Work in a collaborative way with internal departments while pursuing client satisfaction.

• Manage and/or escalate conflicts, issues with respective stakeholders, being proactive.

• Provide regular progress updates on issues, projects and initiatives to the team and manager.

• Keep track on all status of topics currently being worked on, while meeting deadlines initially set.

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in the Middle Office area, with exposure to various financial instruments (Equity,

Fixed Income, FX, Listed and OTC derivatives, …).

• Very good knowledge of several of the asset classes, their workflows, settlements … knowledge of collateral

management or regulatory requirements is a plus.

• Understanding of full trade life cycle including awareness of middle and back-office functions/processes and

their touch points with the front office and downstream.

• Strong experience in an international environment.

• Experience as Subject Matter Expert in projects / initiatives is a plus.

• Experience in the Asset Management industry.

• Experience in an Outsourced Middle Office model is a real plus.

Personality/Skills

• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills as well as client & delivery focused.

• Excellent communication & influencing skills as well as ability to negotiate & resolve conflicts.

• Ability to take the lead on various topics / in meetings.

• Ability to work independently, provide regular feedback and escalate at the right time.

• Ability to work in a highly organized and structured manner.

• Drive for constant improvement, questioning and challenging status quo.

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and Flexible to change.

• Strong team player in a Global and Regional environment

• Languages: Fluent English ; German or French is a plus

• Digitalization experience & automation skills (VBA or RPA) is a real plus.

• Good Knowledge of Bloomberg, and especially Bloomberg AIM is a plus.