Associate Director, EUR Rates Trading (H/F)

Job description

Description de l'emploi

At HSBC, our purpose is opening up a world of opportunity and by joining our team, you can be part of something bigger! We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible.

Here in France, you’ll help evolve and grow our business. HSBC’s Global Debt Markets division is one of Europe’s largest Market Makers on European Government Bonds. Are you eager to develop your skills and learn new ones? Do you enjoy working in a multicultural and fast-paced environment? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you! 

What you will do:

·  Participate in HSBC’s market making activity trading mostly German, French and Italian Government Bonds.
·  Manage trading book risk within defined limits and generate appropriate return on risk in context of market opportunity.
·  Maintain high level of client engagement, providing market colour, views and trade recommendations.
·  Assist in the delivery of technical enhancements around pricing and data capture of the business.
·  Ensure all transactions deliver fair outcome for our clients and do not cause disruption to market transparency and/or order, and are in line with HSBC Code of Conduct.

In this role you will:

·  Effectively maintain risk positions whilst adhering to pre-set risk parameters and help the trading team achieve revenue targets.
·  Provide pricing to sales teams and clients that is in line with Bank’s policies.
·  Ensure timely execution and reporting of trading tickets, maintain communication with sales desk and assist in resolving settlement problems, ensure ticket entry completion and provide general trade support as necessary.
·  Provides timely and accurate execution of trades for the Bank’s targeted clients.
·  Ensure all trades are booked into front office primary trading systems in accordance with internal policy and regulatory requirements.

Conditions

You should apply if you have:

·  Experience and demonstrated understanding of financial markets and knowledge of derivative products.
·  A capacity for transparent and comprehensive communication with various stakeholders including team members, sales teams and support functions.
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong analytical skills.
·   Knowledge of pricing and valuation methodologies in rates products.
·  The ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and strong decision making skills.

Even if you feel you do not meet 100% of our qualifications, we encourage you to apply, if you believe this role is right for you.

What you’ll get in return:

Not only is HSBC a great place to work, but we also offer the following unique and exciting opportunities and benefits!

HSBC has been certified “Top Employer 2024” in Europe. This recognition from the Top Employers Institute rewards our HR practices and recognises HSBC as an HR Leader in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland and Spain. HSBC in France has been certified with LinkedIn Top Employer 2024 for Finance, recognising our team as a great place to work within the Finance industry.

A unique and flexible working environment:

·  Advantageous remote working agreement.
·  Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of our business: joining HSBC will give you the opportunity to work in a collegiate and supportive environment.
·  You’ll be able to join our Employee Resource Groups that bring together colleagues with shared characteristics and common interests.
·  Usual local benefits (refund of transport fees at 50%, 5 weeks of paid vacation + RTT).
·  Family events days off, additional maternity or breastfeeding leave, advantageous paternity leave, parental presence or dependency support leave (for child or parent with disability).
·  A Time Savings Account to monetize your untaken off days (CET).

Family benefits:

·  Partial reimbursement of childcare costs.
·  Various bonus (birth bonus, back-to-school bonus for your children up to 25, parental bonus).
·   An allowance for parents of children with disabilities.
·  Possibility to work part-time.

Financial benefits:

·  A company savings plan and a savings plan for collective retirement.
·  Meal voucher card or corporate restaurant depending on your place of employment.
·   Mutual insurance for you and your family, and a pension contract to protect your loved ones.
·  A loyalty bonus and a long-service medal rewarding seniority.
·  Holiday vouchers based on your reference tax income.
·  CESUs (for tax purposes) if you are disabled or if you have a disabled child, spouse or parent.
·  A Work Council which offers, among other things, ticketing, travel, sports, legal aid, etc.

Personal development benefits:

·  Access to our Degreed platform (learning platform above all, that you can use to discover learning content, develop skills, and successfully meet new business challenges).
·  We’ll help you progress your career, including access to development programmes, mentoring and coaching, as well as world-class training through HSBC University.
·  We’ll give you access to resources that support your mental, physical, and social well-being.

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For further information on building your career at HSBC, please visit: www.hsbc.com/careers