Equity Derivatives Business Manager – Derivatives & Solutions

United Kingdom Business management, administration and support, Investment Banking Investment Bank

Job Reference #

264728BR

City

London

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Can you be innovative in your approach and challenge the status quo? Are you a proactive problem solver highly oriented to detail? Do you enjoy working in fast paced and dynamic environments to make sure all runs smoothly? We’re looking for a highly driven, analytical, teamwork oriented, forward thinking individual to join the Derivatives & Solutions COO team, in London, supporting the Equity Derivatives business, partnering with front office stakeholders and infrastructure functions to help drive day-to-day operations and business strategy.

The responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• partner with front office stakeholders both locally and globally to manage the implementation of key projects and initiatives, including business driven changes to transform our Trading, Structuring and Sales functions
• manage relationships with Technology, Operations, Compliance, Finance and Legal to drive efficiencies across the business
• work closely with your team members to implement an effective risk framework that adheres to industry standards and liaise with regulators as needed
• monitor, analyze and present on financial performance of the business to senior stakeholders
• responsible for managing day to day BAU activities: problem solving, trouble shooting, issue management, communication, etc. with the business
• be continuously aware of market environment, trends and regulation

Your team

You'll be working in the Global Derivatives & Solutions COO team in London. The team is a global team with business managers based in London, Zurich Hong Kong and New York with responsibilities for business management of the Derivatives & Solutions products within Global Markets, which includes Equity Derivatives (Flow, Structured Products, Public Distribution, Fund Derivatives & Fund Financing), Solutions, Rates, Credit, FX and Structured Financing.

The team focuses on ensuring the business operates effectively by managing risk, helping navigate change maximizing profitability, as well as ensuring we are compliant across a range of regulations, policies and procedures.
This is a diverse role spanning across elements of strategy, analytics, budgeting, performance monitoring, regulatory impact, front to back controls, market structure issues, tech implementation/digitization, and comprehensive understanding of business. In this role, there is ample opportunity to connect with senior leaders across different areas both regionally and globally.

The team counts with a well-diversified pool of team members

Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

• previous relevant experience preferred (i.e. business management, COO, finance, operational risk, management consulting)
• comfortable working and networking across diverse businesses and personalities through consensus building and a partnership approach across the COO team globally
• comfortable working both independently and in a collaborative environment, with ability to make timely and independent judgement decisions while working in a fast paced and results driven environment
• ability to work as part of a team and promote a teamwork culture, highly motivated, self-driven, passionate about their work
• strong written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in both spoken and written English. Any other language skills are an advantage
• excellent analytical and presentation skills and capable of interpreting information to support decision making, with the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data effectively for delivery to management, especially through Excel and PowerPoint
• capacity to understand new processes and quickly evaluate issues in order to prioritize work and design solutions to benefit the business
• manage multiple priorities, and ensure completion of deliverables in timely fashion. Organized and logical thought process in which they can adopt systematic approach to resolve problems

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About us

UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.