Trading Assistant

We are seeking a Trading Assistant to join our Fixed Income trading pod in Dubai. As a Trading Assistant, you will play a critical role in supporting the trading team, capturing traded risk accurately, and serving as a key point of contact between Portfolio Managers and sales teams or brokers.

Responsibilities:

• Capture traded risk accurately in booking systems across a broad Fixed Income product universe, including swaps, bonds, FX, inflation, rates volatility derivatives, futures, and options.
• Serve as a key point of contact between Portfolio Managers and sales teams or brokers to agree trade details and resolve trade-related issues.
• Partner closely with Middle Office, Operations, Technology, and Business Management to support timely, accurate trade processing and issue resolution.
• Monitor and improve trading book efficiency, including FX cash balance cleanups, inter-strategy clean transfers, trade lifecycle management, and unwind package execution.
• Identify, develop, and deliver tactical process enhancements that create value for the team and individual Portfolio Managers.
• Provide backup trade execution support for the Portfolio Manager team.
• Deliver responsive, front-line trading support as the team prepares for its transition to an independent fund.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in a trade assistant or trading desk support role.
• Strong interest in Fixed Income and derivatives markets; relevant experience is preferred.
• Genuine motivation to learn and support a broad range of traded products, trading styles, and Portfolio Managers.
• A proactive approach to challenging and improving established processes, tasks, and operating models.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability and openness to expanding the scope of the role as the business evolves.
• Familiarity with AI tools or large language models, and technical coding ability, are advantageous.