Fixed Income Platform Specialist

Job Description:The ISG Fixed Income Sales Trading team provides individual bond solutions to HNW clients and family offices globally. The team helps advisors and their clients with all aspects of their fixed income allocations. This includes daily advice and guidance, market color, portfolio review and trade execution and is done primarily thru the firm''s electronic systems. The Fixed Income Platform Specialist will play a key role supporting all aspects of the platform, including monitoring and catalyzing development of the technology systems, analyzing the trading flow from a client segment and channel perspective, optimizing our trading approaches (e.g. electronic vs. high touch) based on key factors (e.g. liquidity, trade size, etc), and developing ongoing strategy for the business to best serve advisors and clients.Key Responsibilities:Ensure high level of efficiency for fixed income platformsProactively identify and resolve platform deficienciesMonitor in-flight projects and gather current/long-term business needsIncrease platform efficiency through innovationPartner with Fixed Income trading team to understand pain points and opportunities to provide gains in functionality and scaleLead technology development, in partnership with Technology team, to effect platform improvementsPartner closely with key stakeholders, such as governance, legal, risk, and compliance to ensure new technology builds satisfy all requirementsMaintain key trading data around all platforms across all client segmentsEnsure platform development is in line with Capital Markets strategy, including scalability and resiliency of core trading systemsIdentify opportunities to leverage platform technology in the ultra-high net worth space, including tools that can demonstrate the value of Fixed Income capabilities in client portfoliosRequired skills:3 plus years of experience optimizing a trading platform, including managing communications.Knowledge of Bond and Fixed Income MarketStrong drive to learn, improve and create valueSkilled in project and process management, with the ability to lead lengthy projects across large working groupsHigh level thinker who can manage complex topics and distill down to first principlesStrong data analytics experience required and data science expertise preferredAbility to rapidly learn new subjects / conceptsExcellent verbal and written communicationAbility to craft presentations for a range of audience types, including senior leadershipKeen awareness of risk and compliance issuesStrong resourcefulness and the ability to adapt to a range of new situationsGeneral understanding of fixed income markets and OTC execution frameworkAdvanced technology skills - databaseMulti-tasking and ability to work under pressureExperience with MS Office, Excel and Bloomberg Desired: MBA or other advanced degreeBasic understanding of FINRA/MSRB regulationsJob Band:H4Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40Weekly Schedule:Referral Bonus Amount:0 --> Job Description:The ISG Fixed Income Sales Trading team provides individual bond solutions to HNW clients and family offices globally. The team helps advisors and their clients with all aspects of their fixed income allocations. This includes daily advice and guidance, market color, portfolio review and trade execution and is done primarily thru the firm''s electronic systems. The Fixed Income Platform Specialist will play a key role supporting all aspects of the platform, including monitoring and catalyzing development of the technology systems, analyzing the trading flow from a client segment and channel perspective, optimizing our trading approaches (e.g. electronic vs. high touch) based on key factors (e.g. liquidity, trade size, etc), and developing ongoing strategy for the business to best serve advisors and clients.Key Responsibilities:Ensure high level of efficiency for fixed income platformsProactively identify and resolve platform deficienciesMonitor in-flight projects and gather current/long-term business needsIncrease platform efficiency through innovationPartner with Fixed Income trading team to understand pain points and opportunities to provide gains in functionality and scaleLead technology development, in partnership with Technology team, to effect platform improvementsPartner closely with key stakeholders, such as governance, legal, risk, and compliance to ensure new technology builds satisfy all requirementsMaintain key trading data around all platforms across all client segmentsEnsure platform development is in line with Capital Markets strategy, including scalability and resiliency of core trading systemsIdentify opportunities to leverage platform technology in the ultra-high net worth space, including tools that can demonstrate the value of Fixed Income capabilities in client portfoliosRequired skills:3 plus years of experience optimizing a trading platform, including managing communications.Knowledge of Bond and Fixed Income MarketStrong drive to learn, improve and create valueSkilled in project and process management, with the ability to lead lengthy projects across large working groupsHigh level thinker who can manage complex topics and distill down to first principlesStrong data analytics experience required and data science expertise preferredAbility to rapidly learn new subjects / conceptsExcellent verbal and written communicationAbility to craft presentations for a range of audience types, including senior leadershipKeen awareness of risk and compliance issuesStrong resourcefulness and the ability to adapt to a range of new situationsGeneral understanding of fixed income markets and OTC execution frameworkAdvanced technology skills - databaseMulti-tasking and ability to work under pressureExperience with MS Office, Excel and Bloomberg Desired: MBA or other advanced degreeBasic understanding of FINRA/MSRB regulationsJob Band:H4Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40Weekly Schedule:Referral Bonus Amount:0 Job Description:The ISG Fixed Income Sales Trading team provides individual bond solutions to HNW clients and family offices globally. The team helps advisors and their clients with all aspects of their fixed income allocations. This includes daily advice and guidance, market color, portfolio review and trade execution and is done primarily thru the firm''s electronic systems. The Fixed Income Platform Specialist will play a key role supporting all aspects of the platform, including monitoring and catalyzing development of the technology systems, analyzing the trading flow from a client segment and channel perspective, optimizing our trading approaches (e.g. electronic vs. high touch) based on key factors (e.g. liquidity, trade size, etc), and developing ongoing strategy for the business to best serve advisors and clients.Key Responsibilities:Ensure high level of efficiency for fixed income platformsProactively identify and resolve platform deficienciesMonitor in-flight projects and gather current/long-term business needsIncrease platform efficiency through innovationPartner with Fixed Income trading team to understand pain points and opportunities to provide gains in functionality and scaleLead technology development, in partnership with Technology team, to effect platform improvementsPartner closely with key stakeholders, such as governance, legal, risk, and compliance to ensure new technology builds satisfy all requirementsMaintain key trading data around all platforms across all client segmentsEnsure platform development is in line with Capital Markets strategy, including scalability and resiliency of core trading systemsIdentify opportunities to leverage platform technology in the ultra-high net worth space, including tools that can demonstrate the value of Fixed Income capabilities in client portfoliosRequired skills:3 plus years of experience optimizing a trading platform, including managing communications.Knowledge of Bond and Fixed Income MarketStrong drive to learn, improve and create valueSkilled in project and process management, with the ability to lead lengthy projects across large working groupsHigh level thinker who can manage complex topics and distill down to first principlesStrong data analytics experience required and data science expertise preferredAbility to rapidly learn new subjects / conceptsExcellent verbal and written communicationAbility to craft presentations for a range of audience types, including senior leadershipKeen awareness of risk and compliance issuesStrong resourcefulness and the ability to adapt to a range of new situationsGeneral understanding of fixed income markets and OTC execution frameworkAdvanced technology skills - databaseMulti-tasking and ability to work under pressureExperience with MS Office, Excel and Bloomberg Desired: MBA or other advanced degreeBasic understanding of FINRA/MSRB regulationsShift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40

Created: 2021-11-29