Execution Sales Trader, Equities Electronic Sales Trading, Director

Execution Sales Trader, Equities Electronic Sales Trading, Director

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Job Overview

The Director level, Electronic Sales Trading role is the primary contact point for Institutional clients trading Low Touch equities in NAM. The role involves active day-to-day Low Touch sales trading coverage, idea generation, cross-product content delivery and market intelligence. The Sales Trader will also work with the broader franchise across Global Markets, including: High Touch Sales Trading, Program Trading, Prime Brokerage, Advisory and Derivatives Sales. The overall objective of this role is to help grow our electronic market share, generate commission, source liquidity and be a conduit for the customer base into the Equity markets.

Responsibilities:

• Actively cover new and existing trading accounts to grow market share and overall Equities footprint
• Act as primary point of contact for any/all Low Touch cash trading needs providing a High Touch approach to service
• Work closely with Sales and Execution Advisory Services teams to increase mindshare
• Develop, implement and drive client coverage and growth strategy
• Develop action plans and accountability framework to ensure we achieve our growth and market share goals
• Actively market Citigroup's execution capabilities, contribute to team strategy and deliver a high level of customer service
• Develop new relationships, cement current relationships and share existing relationships with Citi colleagues
• Develop client ownership of high-profile Institutional accounts
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation
• Lead with strong risk and controls
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales trading experience
• Experience in a client-facing role working with the buy-side community
• In-depth knowledge of equity market structure, analysis and fundamentals
• Proven client relationships and Institutional client-specific knowledge
• Hybrid knowledge of Low and High Touch equity trading
• Broad client relationships preferred
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Proven negotiation and persuasion skills and fluency in additional languages preferred
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the following licenses: Series 7, 63, 57.

Education:

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred.