eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Citi

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  02 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  583048

The Equity documentation group forms part of OTC Derivatives Operations. It is a group that has rapidly grown over the past 18months and includes processing centres on and off shore. This position offers excellent training opportunities to continuously learn and develop across Equity products.

The two main functions of the team are to draft internal and external legal documentation for London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York Trading Desks: and, actively work on projects supporting automation and STP.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure drafting and review of OTC Derivative confirmations for all product types, deal events and regions in a timely manner
• Liaison with Traders/Sales and Legal groups regarding new structures
• Internal liaison with other areas across Operations including Valuations, Margin, Settlements, Legal and Middle Office
• Active project management including specifying/writing Business Requirement Documents, testing and implementation of new templates, systems and system enhancements
• Assist in any other initiatives that impact Operations
• Leadership and strong management 

Development Value: Citigroup's success depends on its people and their ability to develop and grow within the organisation. However, growth within Citigroup no longer means a company telling its staff where they must move to, when or how, but rather a proactive employment where employees feel empowered and able to take responsibility for their own development. An opportunity to quickly and thoroughly learn about the multiple derivative products

• Ability to be involved in key project initiatives outside of the day-to-day activities
• Opportunity to develop individual and teams profiles within a leading power house organisation
• High level of exposure to both internal and external clients
• Communication in with the Global arena
• To be part of an organisation that is committed to becoming a market leader in Derivatives

 Knowledge/Experience:

• Able to understand the workings of Derivative products
• Must be conversant with at least one product's ISDA Derivative Definitions
• Template negotiation desirable
• Process management
• Good customer service skills

Skills:

• Ability to learn system processes quickly and re-engineer to improve efficiency
• BRD preparation 
• Derivative product knowledge
• Strong access and excel skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills

Competencies:

• Organised and excellent attention to detail skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Customer service orientated
• Ability to resolve problems with the minimum of supervision
• Flexible in their approach
• Self motivated, driven and hard working
• Ability to work under pressure
• Display initiative, a desire to contribute to discussions around process improvement and system enhancements