Macro Credit CDS Trader

About this role:

Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking capital markets and advisory solutions including a full complement of sales trading and research capabilities to corporate government and institutional clients. We focus on our clients overall financial needs with consideration and respect for their total relationship with Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo is seeking a Macro Credit CDS Trader to join our Credit Investment Grade Trading Desk.

In this role you will:

• Effectively manage risk positions across high grade credit within the guidelines of Well Fargos trading mandate
• Work with desk strategists and the sales force to source and develop unique trade ideas to introduce to clients create liquidity and drive capital efficiencies
• Create and maintain relationships with buy-side trading counterparts internal business partners and internal sales and trading personnel across all trading desks

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of Securities Trading experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 years of credit trading experience with a background that includes trading institutional investing or other relevant capital markets experience in the CDS markets at a bank corporate trading desk and/or investing client.
• Extensive credit product knowledge inclusive of bonds ETFs and credit derivatives
• Strong analytical skills to support in depth corporate asset class sector industry issuer and product valuation & risk analysis.
• Strong quantitative and technical skillset to support Portfolio Trading Electronic Trading and Hedging/Capital optimization.
• In-depth understanding of risk management and regulatory/capital requirements and its respective impact to credit trading.
• Has established relationships across the credit markets including buy-side clients.
• Adaptive skillset and can work well in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Organized affable and able to work in a collegial team-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated possess exceptional communication skills.

Job Expectations:

• Registration for FINRA Series 7/63/SIE and 55/57 must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.
• NFA Swap Dealer and SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer AP Designation required.
• Ability to travel as needed
• Willingness to work on-site in accordance with current office requirements
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• This position is subject to Dodd-Frank Background Screening Requirements including successful completion and clearing of a background screen. Applicants are subject to a new screen to comply with Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which states that Associated Persons (AP) cannot be subject to statutory disqualification. Under industry regulations an AP is defined as a team member who solicits or accepts client orders for swaps. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements skills experience or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit Market Financial Crimes Operational Regulatory Compliance) which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring governance risk identification and escalation as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

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a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.