Sales & Technology

Sales and Business Development remain key to the success of any business. Riversdale Consulting supply talented sales people to the software vendor, investment banking and electronic trading community. We work with the leading suppliers of Execution Management, Order Management, Risk and Compliance solutions. We also operate in the 'back-office' with the leading vendors of portfolio management and accounting systems whether provided on an in-house or outsourced basis.

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This forms a complimentary bridge into the investment banking community who are striving to provide a more comprehensive range of services to their clients and are now offering broad technology platforms to process the full variety of instruments in which they trade.

Technology is also at the heart of most recruitment areas at Riversdale Consulting and remains a core competency. We have a long history of recruiting for the Investment Banks, Asset Managers and Hedge Funds along with the software providers and consultancies which service the capital markets arena.

We place Project Managers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Implementation Consultant and Managers and Technical and Managing Consultants. Riversdale Consulting has over 15 years experience in their field and therefore can not only offer constructive advice to both clients and candidates but provides a thoroughly professional approach to placing people in this sector.

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Details for Financial Engineer - OTC Derivatives & Structured Products or FX Derivatives Structuring Background

Business Area: FX/Money markets
Package: highly competitive plus bonus and benefits
Type: Permanent
Location: London
Start Date: ASAP

Contact Name: Fatiha Belorf
Contact Email: fbelorf@riversdaleconsulting.com
Contact Phone Number: +44 203 371 6860

My client, Global Leaders are experiencing rapid growth in OTC Derivatives/Structured Notes and FX Derivatives. They are seeking market practitioners in financial engineering, structuring, or trading in either OTC Derivatives/Structured Notes or FX Derivatives to specify market leading pricing and execution tools, increasing product coverage.

These entrepreneurial roles involve a high level of autonomy and becoming the “product specialist” by acting as a conduit between external clients, internal sales specialists, developers and quants.You will either be responsible for specifying, designing and testing the look, functionality of pricing and structuring screens for existing and new FX products for new and existing clients. Also, interpreting variants of term sheets for new FX products and distilling these down to an accurate specification for pricing screens and tools suitable for traders trading these products.

Or you will have familiarity in bespoke derivatives term sheets, the industry standard valuation models and street practices used for security valuation and portfolio risk analysis is imperative. Experience using Numerix and other derivative pricing platforms is a plus.

Essential requirements:- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency with Excel and Word. - The ability to present in front of a group and interact with clients, via phone or face-to-face.- Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex and cross-asset environment.
- Structuring background with an understanding of derivatives models including market conventions, vanilla/exotic options, and market practices regarding bespoke exotic valuation and hedging. OR Strong understanding of FX derivatives including market conventions, vanilla/exotic options, and standard strategies - Familiarity with the workflow involved in trading FX structured products, from price exploration/revaluation, and execution/affirmation/confirmation right through to booking, trade management and scenario analyses - Experience interpreting and term sheets for FX structured products

It is desirable but not essential to have: Experience with structured products in other asset classes; regulatory risk reporting and VaR; Interest Rate and/or Commodity derivatives.

Qualifications:
- Masters degree in a technical area (such as Math, Physics or Engineering), quantitative finance related Master Degrees (or DEA)
- Working knowledge of Excel, VBA. Familiarity with financial libraries (C, C++) and mathematical packages such as Matlab or Mathematica a plus.
- 3 years minimum experience at a Dealer (or at other top financial institutions).

The role provides an exciting opportunity for the successful Candidate to deepen their knowledge whilst working in a vibrant and dynamic environment. If the role is of interest, please contact Fatiha Belorf on 0203 371 6860 or send your CV to fbelorf@riversdaleconsulting.com.

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