Base Metals Trader, VP

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Introduction:

Are you a highly experienced and successful trader looking for a leadership opportunity in Base Metals? We are seeking a Senior Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and contribute to the growth of our trading franchise. This is a high-impact role where your expertise and leadership will be essential for driving revenue generation and building strong client relationships.

Introduction:

Are you a highly experienced and successful trader looking for a leadership opportunity in Base Metals? We are seeking a Senior Trader to oversee a trading book, manage risk, and contribute to the growth of our trading franchise. This is a high-impact role where your expertise and leadership will be essential for driving revenue generation and building strong client relationships.

Team/Role Overview:

Our Base Metals Trading team plays a crucial role in Citi's global markets business. As a Senior Trader, you will be responsible for managing a trading book, developing and executing trading strategies, and collaborating with sales and structuring to expand our franchise. You will work closely with other traders, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure the success of our trading operations.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee a trading book, generate revenue, and manage risk effectively.
• Collaborate with sales and structuring to build and maintain a strong client franchise.
• Establish and cultivate key client relationships to expand business opportunities.
• Anticipate client demand and facilitate large trades in the Base Metals market.
• Coordinate with desk analysts and sales to develop the franchise further.
• Mentor and guide junior traders, fostering their professional development.
• Maintain strong governance and controls, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Partner closely with control functions (Legal, Compliance, Market & Credit Risk, Audit, Finance) to ensure robust governance and control infrastructure.
• Promote a culture of responsible finance, ethical conduct, and expense discipline.
• Assess risk/reward effectively in business decisions, prioritizing the firm's reputation.
• Adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services.
• Maintain all required registrations/licenses within the specified timeframe.
• Demonstrate sound ethical judgment and escalate control issues transparently.
  
  

What We'll Need From You:

• Proven experience in Base Metals trading.
• In-depth knowledge of Base Metals products and clients.
• Demonstrated track record of successful trading book management.
• All necessary licenses and registrations.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Effective interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze market situations, identify opportunities, and determine suitable counterparties.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocols, and closing procedures.
  
  

What We Can Offer You:

• Trading Leadership: Manage a significant trading book and contribute directly to revenue generation in the Base Metals market.
• Mentorship and Development: Guide and mentor junior traders, sharing your expertise and contributing to their professional growth.
• Impact and Influence: Play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our Base Metals trading franchise.
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including performance-based bonuses and other incentives.
• Dynamic and Collaborative Environment: Be part of a fast-paced and challenging trading environment where teamwork and collaboration are essential for success.
  
  

If you are a highly skilled and motivated Base Metals trader with a proven track record of success, we invite you to apply.

• Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.
  
  

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• Honesty, integrity and reputation
• Financial soundness
• Competence and capability
  
  

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

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Job Family:

Trading

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking

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