Business Manager (Credit & Rates Trading), COO Office - Vice President
Business Manager (Credit & Rates Trading), COO Office - Vice President
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Job Description
Profile Summary
Become the primary Business Manager to the Rates and Credit desks. Partner with the COO Manager and collaborate with the wider EMEA COO team liaising with EU offices for business expansion projects and ongoing operations. Lead Front Office (FO) related projects within the FO Business Management function.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide business management support to rates and credit
- Support the desks with building business case for new business implementing new products or projects and set up clear go live documentation and controls before handing over to BAU.
- Act as a FO escalation point person and push for resolutions of issues preventing business operations.
- Build expertise on these desksand effectively communicate/escalate issues and business progress (e.g. large deals P&L organizational or IT matters) to the COO manager
Support manager and partner with the wider COO team including:
- Support the EU Universal Bank go live for derivatives business
- Liaise with the EU offices for BAU matters
- Conduct strategic analysis
- Feed into Markets updates
Projects and new products
- Partner with the relevant traders & sales for each initiative (credit and rates in priority) to understand challenge and help detail an initiative business case including the support of FO SMEs to provide input to the establishment of the parameters of the project.
- Represent FO Business Managementin New Product and project-related forums especially for credit and rates and coordinate follow-up actions.
- Proactively suggest improvement ideasin front office space projects FO business management or the wider functional operating model utilizing the central position of Business Management to identify efficiency and improvement opportunities. Representing FO Business Management in New Product and project related Forums especially for credit and rates and co-ordinating follow up required.
Qualifications Skills and Experience
- Proactive and adaptable approach with a curiosity to learn take on new responsibilities and grow into the role.
- Strong project management capabilities including a problem-solving mindset a delivery focus the ability to manage and prioritise a wide and comprehensive workload escalate issues and communicate progress clearly. Proven ability to deliver change and enhance functionality. Organised and comfortable with managing several projects in parallel as well as with evolving prioritisation.
- Relationship building expertise ability to leverage internal relationships and build trust. Actively build and sustain relationships across various business areas. Experience of working with various internal stakeholders.
- Product knowledge Experience working with markets products especially Fixed Income. Derivatives with at least a good understanding of Rates cash and derivatives products. Awareness and understanding of the fundamentals of the instruments the Bank provides to the client base.
- Commercial mindset ability to critically assess business strategies and operational efficiencies.
- Market Knowledge awareness and understanding of the wider business economic and market environment.
- Regulatory & Risk Acumen awareness and understanding of the overall regulatory framework and associated Risk parameters.
- Strategic Thinking - Good understanding of an Investment Banking Trading business. Ability to understand the firms business strategy. Provide input on business strategies considering commercial needs and associated risks.
- Effective Presentation Skills - Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely with seniority level verbally and in writing internally and externally.
- Organisational Awareness Possess (develop) a comprehensive understanding of the Groups overall aims structures policies and culture.
What Mizuho can offer you
Here at Mizuho there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.
In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:
- Competitive starting salary plus discretionary bonus
- Non-contributory pension
- 27 days annual leave
- Core working hours*
- Virtual GP
- Wellbeing benefits including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders
*For applicable roles only
At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality and diversity and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds sexual orientation beliefs gender identities and disabilities.
If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team and we will be happy to help.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full Time
