Foreign Exchange Trader, Specialist

The FX Trader will execute foreign exchange transactions across fixed income and equity portfolios in support of portfolio management objectives. The role focuses on delivering best execution minimizing transaction costs and providing market insight through disciplined trading analytics and collaboration with investment teams and technology partners.

Core Responsibilities:

Trade Execution & Portfolio Impact:

• Analyze execute and manage FX trades for fixed income and equity portfolios across active and passive strategies.

• Deliver relevant concise and valueadded analysis to portfolio managers to support trading and investment decisions.

• Monitor market conditions liquidity and volatility to optimize trade execution and manage execution risk.

• Provide actionable market color and timely insights to portfolio managers and investment teams through market analysis and risk assessments.

• Partner with the Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) team to generate and interpret performance attribution and execution reports.

Workflow improvement & Technology Resolution:

• Identify data or process gaps investigate anomalies and create feedback loops to continuously improve investment and execution outcomes.

• Identify and recommend operational and workflow improvements to enhance efficiency scalability and control.

• Collaborate with technology and product teams to design and implement new tools platforms and workflows to improve operational resilience and execution quality.

Relationship Management & Special projects:

• Maintain effective relationships with FX counterparties and trading venues to support liquidity access and best execution.

• Work closely with investment teams risk technology and operations to support broader organizational objectives.

• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Proven related work experience including specific experience in investment management.

• Undergraduate degree in finance or economics or equivalent experience required. Graduate degree preferred.

• CFA designation preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

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To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.