Manager, Markets Middle Office

JOB TITLE: Manager, Markets Middle Office

SALARY: From £93,000+ (dependent on experience)

LOCATIONS: London

HOURS: Full-Time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About This Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is now available within Markets Operations, specifically in the Markets Middle Office function where innovation meets excellence.

This dynamic and evolving area is at the heart of our Corporate & Institutional Banking division. A natural problem solver with strong attention to detail is needed for Middle Office to support improvements to our control environment, optimize products and client franchise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Growth Leadership: Drive the Markets Middle Office growth plans, working together with Business and Product teams.

• Coordination: Coordinate across various business areas, ensuring alignment with Platform teams and strategic programmes.

• Data and Process Design: Offer expert advice on creating new processes and systems to meet professional standards and achieve desired outcomes.

• Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory standards, proposing enhancements where needed.

• Documentation: Maintain up-to-date process and control documentation, especially during business transformations with new products or changes.

• Partnership: Collaborate with Platforms, Market Risk, Finance, Risk teams to deliver both tactical and strategic outcomes.

• Control Framework: Continuously evolve the control framework, shifting from detective, manual to automated preventative controls.

• Problem Solving: Analyse specific problems and issues to determine the best technical and professional solutions.

• Risk Minimisation: Independently ensure risk minimization in policy, procedure, process, and system design, and create effective remedial steps.

• Continuous Improvement: Provide technical guidance on adopting new working methods and enabling continuous product and service improvements for customers and clients.

What You'll Need

• Strong demonstrable experience in Markets, with strong knowledge of traded products.

• Preferred background in Financial or Capital Markets Front or Middle Office -excellent knowledge of Risk, PnL and / or Capital methodologies would be an advantage.

• Skills: Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with a focus on technical and professional solutions. Solution-focused with a record of delivery.

• Risk Management: Solid understanding of risk and control environments, with the ability to apply Group policies effectively.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences.

• Passion for continuous improvement and process optimisation, with experience in developing and implementing organizational procedures.

• Leadership: Experience in supporting and developing team members, encouraging a high-performance culture.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation and excellence with a chance to create a significant impact on the business. If you're ready to make a real impact and be part of a team that is shaping the future of Markets Operations in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, we would love to hear from you!

About Working For Us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours. Join us and grow with purpose. 🚀