Head Trader eFX Spot – Associate-Director — Swissquote
- Location
- Gland
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
- 23 days ago
Full description
As an Associate-Director in the FX & DA Trading department, you will be in charge of the eFX Spot team. Reporting directly to the Head Spot Vice-Director, you will supervise the operational activities and manage people in accordance with your senior management. Key responsibilities
Team Management
- Leading and supporting the eFX Spot team:
- Fostering a positive work atmosphere where employees feel motivated, valued, and connected to the team and the organization.
- Promoting collaboration, trust, and cohesion among team members.
- Addressing any potential conflicts among team members to your senior management and/or HR Partner
- Supporting employee growth through training, mentorship, coaching, and advancement opportunities.
- Hiring:
- Leading the recruitment process with your Talent Acquisition Partner
- Ensuring new hires are properly introduced to the team, the organization, its culture, policies, and their specific roles.
- Performance Management: Setting performance expectations, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and addressing any performance issues.
- Conducting under performance process with the help of your Senior Management and HR Partner.
Operational duties
- Own the realized risk and PnL
- Ensure successful and compliant operations
- Monitor orders, trades, overall market conditions, news flow, real-time risk and PnL
- Fine-tune price construction, execution and risk management production systems
- Monitor the overall client activity and ensure flow quality, as well as smooth client trading experience
- Maintain a gainful network of hedging counterparties and market venues
- Analyze results, identify and drive improvements
- Data analysis: Use internal analytical tools and your own quantitative capabilities to draw data-driven conclusions, suggest actions, deliver reporting
- Documentation: maintain up-to-date operational procedures and ensure compliance
- Collaborating: Be a reference point for Sales, Software Engineers, IT colleagues and other internal teams
- Project Management: Contribute to product development and infrastructure improvements
- Monitoring: team’s capacity allocation
- Experience in sell-side electronic FX trading is a must
- Previous experience in a leadership role is a strong advantage
- Deep understanding of market (micro)structure
- Good understanding of client needs and the competition landscape
- Proficient in transforming large data sets into actionable insights
- Ability to prioritize and deliver multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills, results-oriented, team player
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swissquote offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Gland is CHF 174'500 - 306'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Swissquote. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swissquote offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Swissquote during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Vaud?
EU/EFTA citizens living in an EU/EFTA state can apply for a G permit and can work anywhere in Switzerland: border zones no longer apply to them, and they must return home at least once a week. The Swiss employer files the request with Canton Vaud's migration office after the contract is signed. Processing times vary by canton, so confirm the specifics with Vaud's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Swissquote?
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