Fixed Income Derivatives Sales Analyst

About the Role

Support EMEA Fixed Income Derivatives Sales with pricing, structuring, analytics, and client materials; automate workflows. As a Fixed Income Derivatives Sales Analyst within the EMEA Sales team, you will be responsible for supporting sales coverage through interest rate hedging and derivatives solutions for corporate clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Fixed Income Derivatives sales/marketing coverage by understanding client objectives and identifying suitable interest rate hedging and derivatives solutions for corporate clients.
• Structure and price derivative solutions (vanilla and bespoke) using internal flow pricing models and by combining option strategies, and run relevant analytics to support pricing metrics and quantify market/credit risks.
• Generate trade ideas and client-ready strategies by synthesizing macroeconomic drivers and external/internal research, and optimizing payoff profiles for the target client base.
• Create client materials for meetings including tailored pitchbooks/factsheets and market analysis, articulate product rationale for the current environment and backtest strategy outcomes where applicable.
• Manage end-to-end trade support across the lifecycle including instrument setup/creation, booking support, term sheet preparation, note issuance coordination, and responding to post-trade client queries (settlements, lifecycle calculations, reconciliations, and documentation checks).
• Drive process improvement and automation for the sales team by building tools to streamline recurring workflows and daily tasks.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Python
• VBA
• Internal flow pricing models
• Option strategies

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of derivatives and greeks – indices, futures, and options.
• Strong knowledge of Equities, Rates, FX, and Commodities.
• Knowledge of VBA and any object-oriented programming language (specifically Python).
• Close attention to detail and ability to work at very high standards of precision.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Good communication and team skills in a multi-location set up.
• Clear, logical thinker with strong qualitative skill set.
• Strong team player that partners well with stakeholders.