Job Description

Core Activities

• Broking the product in accordance with established market practice and in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
• Gaining a full understanding and working within internal compliance and other policies and procedures, including specific desk procedures. Maintaining this knowledge as policies and procedures evolve.
• Complete all assigned training and policy attestations in a timely manner.
• Calculating dealing prices in accordance with the Company's pricing policy.
• Recording all brokerage deals in accordance with the Company's settlements and Operations requirements.
• Raising the profile of the desk.
• Maintain fitness and propriety to become and/or continue to be an approved person with the FCA's approved persons regime, if required.
• Attend and contribute in all team meetings as required by the desk head or other manager.
• Be alerted to Conduct Risk issues, specifically the risk of harm to client interests, market integrity and/or competition in financial markets due to inappropriate practices or behaviours across the firm.

Key contacts/working relationships

• Liaising with clients, traders and financial institutions in London and the rest of Europe or globally as required.
• Securing business through and improving relationships with existing contacts.
• Developing relationships with new clients in the financial markets, thus increasing the Company's client base.
• Contribute to brokerage agreement negotiations as required.
• Entertaining and making personal contacts with existing and potential customers.
• Key outputs and key performance indicators
• Generate at least the minimum amount of revenue as set out in the individual employment contract.
• Attesting to and demonstrating sound understanding of all regulatory requirements on an ongoing basis.
• Actively contribute to the work of the desk, being a team player and ensuring the Company's needs are at the forefront of all activities undertaken on the desk.

Responsibilities

Technical Ability

• A high level of product and market knowledge to provide a professional and profitable service to the Company's clients
• Computer literacy, with extensive knowledge of market data
• Firm understanding of compliance regulations and FCA requirements, including specific understanding of market practice and compliance regulations in relation to product.

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years' trading experience at a local bank
• Experience carrying out transactions in REPO/Reverse REPO, FX Swap, FX Forward, Money Market, OIS in Turkish Lira in addition to FX Derivatives and Fixed Income Products

Client Relationships

• Ability to identify client needs in Turkish Lira and EMFX products
• Ability to attract, entertain and do business with new and existing clients

Problem Solving

• Demonstrable mathematical knowledge and
• Excellent numeracy skills

Communication Skills

• Excellent negotiation skills, able to influence others to achieve a successful outcome
• Clear and confident verbal and written skills