Structured Product Advisor (Associate Director / Director)

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General Description

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated team member, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited to make meaningful contributions to the Structured Solutions team.
• Key objective of the team is to focus on structured solutions & derivatives across different asset classes to best express Bank's view, in this ever-changing market environment.
• As a Structured Product Advisor, the key responsibility is to actively generate actionable investment ideas to take advantage of prevailing market environment. Such solutions/ideas could be Equity-underlying focused, or hybrid with other asset classes including credit, commodities and interest rates.
• The role involves active marketing of such ideas/solutions to Front Office sales including Relationship Managers and Investment Consultants (IC).
• The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with creative mindset and good marketing skills to promote such ideas/solutions, with the ultimate objective to grow thematic and non-flow structured product business.

Main Duties

• Core responsibility is to generate actionable structured product investment ideas to express view of Bank's research. Such ideas can be in the form of thematic topdown solutions, or bottom-up non-flow solutions. The focus is on innovation and creative solutions that best represent a certain theme in any prevailing market environment, with the ultimate aim to grow structured product business.
• The role involves preparing marketing materials for periodic Bank-wide focused launches.
• In searching and development of innovative solutions, the Advisor is expected to work closely with other teams within IAS across different asset class, as well as with external structured product counterparties.
• Part of the responsibility of the team is to manage the process and control of all structured product & derivatives trades, to ensure marketing guidelines and product suitability.
• Advisor will have to actively utilize data analytics to further increase the penetration of targeted advisory on such thematic solutions distribution.
• Advisor is expected to effectively communicate relevant market information and investment ideas to internal stakeholders, through regular presentations in various channels to the Front Office.
• Advisor has to manage after-sales process, including performance monitoring & update on such thematic ideas.
• Advisor has to ensure compliance with all internal and regulatory policies and procedures are adhered to

Others

• Participate in IAS (sales trading) department's business initiatives and process changes.
• Responsible for enhancements of existing structured product platform-related issues.

Qualifications

• Candidate should possess minimum 10 - 12 years of relevant structured product and/or derivatives experience in sell-side or buy-side institution.
• An ideal candidate is someone with experience in structuring ideas and/or marketing of non-flow solutions in a Private Bank environment. Experience in a multi-asset class role an added plus.
• Candidate must demonstrate previous experience in managing active client engagement in an Equity Advisory role (not just Execution, which is more of a passive role).
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills required.
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or relevant disciplines. Candidates from STEM backgrounds, but with relevant work experience in related financial fields are also well received.
• CFA qualification or equivalent an added plus