Vice President or Director, Corporate Sales and Structuring, Global Markets

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BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking treasury management as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets

The Corporate Sales & Structuring group is a team within Global Fixed Income Sales & Trading responsible for originating and executing hedging and financing transactions for BMOs corporate and commercial clients. Working closely with investment corporate and commercial banking the team serves as product experts with a coverage universe including foreign exchange interest rate and equity derivatives structured finance equity linked securities and commodities.

There is an immediate need for a highly motivated and experienced VP or Director to join the Corporate Sales & Structuring team focusing on distribution of interest rate derivative solutions within the U.S. universe of corporate clients. This individual will play a key role in driving client engagement and revenue generation through the delivery of customized interest rate derivative solutions to corporate clients. The ideal candidate is a proven salesperson with deep expertise in fixed income markets a strong analytical foundation and a relentless drive to win business and build relationships.

In this role you will be responsible for managing key corporate client relationships including day to day pitching and execution across all interest rate products. You will need to be comfortable speaking to corporate finance rationale behind hedging strategies as well as the technical details underlying the various products to effectively work with mid to large cap corporations across multiple sectors. Additionally you will need to incorporate a collaborative approach working closely with investment & corporate banking trading structuring credit & risk management research and back office to provide comprehensive coverage and efficiently deploy the banks resources. Familiarity and experience in foreign exchange products and strategies is also beneficial. Location: preference for Toronto based; but other major centers across Canada may be considered.

Key Areas of Accountability:

• Origination and Negotiation

• Enhancing Client Relationships

• Pricing and Execution

• Structuring and Modelling

• Working with Internal Partners

Origination and Negotiation

• Lead pitching activities with contacts at corporate clients including senior executives

• Effectively and compellingly market BMOs capabilities in interest rate products and solutions

• Develop value-add trade ideas that apply economic political and market trends

• Conceptualize and deploy creative solutions for client risk management problems

• Assist in the negotiation of key derivative legal documentation

Enhancing Client Relationships

• Partner with Investment & Corporate Banking to support client relationships and business development

• Expand on the CSS client coverage map where there are blind spots and enhance relationships where one already exists

• Engage in frequent thoughtful touchpoints with key client relationships to build trust and demonstrate value

• Go above and beyond to demonstrate a high touch seamless service to key clients

Pricing and Execution

• Accurately price and execute all interest rates products including swaps options and cross- currency swaps

• Work collaboratively with traders across several desks to digest and manage underlying risks

• Understand resource constraints and manage client trading activity efficiently

Structuring and Modelling

• Digest and understand the nature of structured requests from clients

• Accurately and efficiently model risks associated with client transactions and restructuring opportunities

• Structure trades precisely incorporating trader inputs

• Model scenario analysis under various hedging strategies

Working with Internal Partners

• Build strong internal relations with Investment and Corporate Banking and trading teams to offer value-added client solutions while adhering to product and risk limits

• Coordinate with internal partners (including back office and legal) to assist in improving processes for the best client experience

• Support development of junior team members as part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment

Cross-Functional Relationships

This job requires the incumbent to interact with the following processes and/or groups in BMO Capital Markets:

• Global Markets

• Investment and Corporate Banking

• Credit and Market Risk Management

• Derivative Operations

• Derivatives Legal Group

• Corporate Services: Compliance Human Resources

Scope and Impact

This role has direct or indirect impact on the following:

• The work product directly involves front-line revenue generation impacts the growth initiatives within the Business Unit impacts client exposures and multiple other aspects of market risk.

• The successful candidate will contribute to the team through delivery of interest rate derivative and foreign exchange strategies and strategic recommendations to clients. This ultimately results in significant revenue generation for the Business Unit.

Qualifications:

Knowledge

• 7 years experience in Interest Rates or Foreign Exchange sales with a strong understanding of Fixed Income markets

• Experience working directly with corporate clients

• Strong knowledge of Global Markets including fixed income corporate debt markets and foreign exchange

• Undergraduate degree in Business Finance Mathematics or a related field

• Experience with Calypso or equivalent systems

• Working knowledge of Bloomberg and MS Office (Word Power Point Excel)

• Understanding of hedge accounting concepts and applicability to client solutions

• Familiarity with concepts of XVA RWA and bank resource management

Skills

• Refined sales skill and experience

• Highly developed written and oral communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills used within a demanding team environment

• Ability to be creative insightful and resourceful in performance of duties

• Strong ability to attentively review assess and provide detailed information daily on multiple projects in an organized manner

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills

• Highly skilled in pricing and modeling interest rate derivatives

• Self-motivated to keep up to date on product knowledge and market news

Base Salary:

The target salary range(s) for this specific position in New York is $260000 Vice President and $275000 Director (subject to the candidate meeting the specific skills experience education and qualification requirements)

Salary:

Pay Type:

The above represents BMO Financial Groups pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location skills experience education and qualifications for the role and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Groups expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Groups total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives discretionary bonuses as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance tuition reimbursement accident and life insurance and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits please visit: Us

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