Manager – Equities and Equity Derivatives
Listing reference: jse_000537
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 10 September 2024
Position summary
Job category: Banking, Finance, Insurance. Stockbroking
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
About our company
The JSE recognises that its success and strength depend on the quality of its employees. We are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and high standards of performance. Our employee wellness programme is designed to encourage work-life balance for employees. We naturally seek to empower staff and encourage diversity and opportunities for all.
Introduction
To manage a team of product specialists in achieving growth of Equities and Equity Derivatives markets and ensuring they are liquid and globally competitive by creating sustainable partnerships that provide effective solutions that add value to the JSE.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver financial performance in line with Budget targets
- Engage traders on market conditions, identify opportunities for emerging trading strategies and for new products.
- Grow existing product lines through cross-selling and identify new market opportunities for local and offshore product exposure.
- Manage and lead the crafting of client and product development strategy and take action to ensure delivery of focus areas for the year in support of department and JSE business strategy.
- Provide strategic input into departmental/divisional revenue and costs budget to ensure appropriate resource allocation in achievement of departmental goals by also ensuring team is researching, analysing trends and macro-economic factors, revenue drivers and benchmark against other exchanges and how it impacts the market.
- Lead and manage the Pricing Strategy of the allocated Products to ensure an optimal balance between growing market share and revenue sustainably.
Effective Process Management
- Manage team to run with research process end to end, by conducting research, presenting proposals to internal stakeholders and completing business cases to ensure initiative viability.
- Document research and craft a business case.
- Resolve and manage escalations of complex client queries.
- Keep abreast of changes in legislation or standards by conducting research and utilising networks, ensure legislation or standards are in line with client and market needs and if not, lobby with regulators to challenge legislation or standards where appropriate.
Self-Management
- Improve personal capability and professional growth relating to field of expertise.
Talent Management
- Attract, grow and retain high calibre talent.
- Upskill team in core professional knowledge and expertise in Equity Derivatives.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree (Hon), BSC or Maths of Finance.
- 5 - 8 years direct experience in financial markets with exposure to equities and/or equity derivatives.
- Sales experience and coverage of Sell-Side clients.
- Exposure to the Buy-Side (Asset Management) is an added advantage.
Knowledge and Skills required
- Client relationship and client service management.
- Business Development and Sales experience.
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