Trading Assistant

We are seeking a Trading Assistant to join our Fixed Income trading pod, which is preparing for an external spinout and needs a scalable support infrastructure to enable its next phase of growth.

As a Trading Assistant, you will 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serving as a key point of contact between Portfolio Managers and sales teams or brokers to agree trade details and resolve trade-related issues.
• Partnering closely with Middle Office, Operations, Technology, and Business Management to support timely, accurate trade processing and issue resolution.
• Monitoring and improving trading book efficiency, including FX cash balance cleanups, inter-strategy clean transfers, trade lifecycle management, and unwind package execution.
• Identifying, developing, and delivering tactical process enhancements that create value for the team and individual Portfolio Managers.
• Providing backup trade execution support for the Portfolio Manager team.
• Delivering responsive, front-line trading support as the team prepares for its transition to an independent fund.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• 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.